Like [[Hillary Clinton]], Epstein received preferential treatment and protection from institutional Washington. To cover up a massive scandal of international proportions involving renowned politicians, businessmen, academics and celebrities having sex with children, Epstein was put to work for [[Robert Mueller]] as an [[FBI]] informant.<ref>According to the ''Miami Herald’s'' reporting: “Records show that Epstein was a key federal witness in the criminal prosecution of two prominent executives with Bear Stearns, the global investment brokerage that failed in 2008, who were accused of corporate securities fraud." Rumors of blackmail have surrounded Epstein for years. In a 2015 court filing, Epstein accuser Virginia Roberts said that Epstein “trafficked” her to “to many other powerful men, including politicians and powerful business executives.” She stated that “Epstein required me to describe the sexual events that I had with these men presumably so that he could potentially blackmail them.” [https://www.scribd.com/doc/267173868/Virginia-Roberts-Affidavit?campaign=SkimbitLtd&ad_group=66960X1516588Xb310d917b41ba8adcca2f2f1f98d8a5e&keyword=660149026&source=hp_affiliate&medium=affiliate Virginia Roberts Affidavit].</ref> The [[DOJ]] instructed [[Florida]] prosecutors that Epstein was a valuable intelligence asset and to let him off easy.<ref>https://www.thedailybeast.com/jeffrey-epsteins-sick-story-played-out-for-years-in-plain-sight</ref> No conspiracy charges involving other high-profile subjects were to be made. | Like [[Hillary Clinton]], Epstein received preferential treatment and protection from institutional Washington. To cover up a massive scandal of international proportions involving renowned politicians, businessmen, academics and celebrities having sex with children, Epstein was put to work for [[Robert Mueller]] as an [[FBI]] informant.<ref>According to the ''Miami Herald’s'' reporting: “Records show that Epstein was a key federal witness in the criminal prosecution of two prominent executives with Bear Stearns, the global investment brokerage that failed in 2008, who were accused of corporate securities fraud." Rumors of blackmail have surrounded Epstein for years. In a 2015 court filing, Epstein accuser Virginia Roberts said that Epstein “trafficked” her to “to many other powerful men, including politicians and powerful business executives.” She stated that “Epstein required me to describe the sexual events that I had with these men presumably so that he could potentially blackmail them.” [https://www.scribd.com/doc/267173868/Virginia-Roberts-Affidavit?campaign=SkimbitLtd&ad_group=66960X1516588Xb310d917b41ba8adcca2f2f1f98d8a5e&keyword=660149026&source=hp_affiliate&medium=affiliate Virginia Roberts Affidavit].</ref> The [[DOJ]] instructed [[Florida]] prosecutors that Epstein was a valuable intelligence asset and to let him off easy.<ref>https://www.thedailybeast.com/jeffrey-epsteins-sick-story-played-out-for-years-in-plain-sight</ref> No conspiracy charges involving other high-profile subjects were to be made. |