| | Charles Ortel noted, "The Clintons and others in the Democrat ranks, as well as certain '[[Never Trump]]' Republicans are experts in political '[[dirty tricks]]', especially including 'gas-lighting' accusing opponents of nefarious acts that the accusers are themselves perpetrating," commenting on [[Fusion GPS]]' failed attempts to link Epstein to Trump. "Given Bill Clinton's well-documented proclivities and failings, and the Clinton tactic of 'pre-butting' scandal allegations, I am not surprised that Fusion GPS may have been used to attempt sullying Trump's image during the [[2016 presidential election]] contest."<ref>[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/dec/10/glenn-simpsons-fusion-gps-ran-donald-trump-smear-c/ Fusion GPS tried to tie Trump to Clinton's pedophile pal Epstein as part of smear campaign], By Rowan Scarborough, ''The Washington Times'', December 10, 2017.</ref> | | Charles Ortel noted, "The Clintons and others in the Democrat ranks, as well as certain '[[Never Trump]]' Republicans are experts in political '[[dirty tricks]]', especially including 'gas-lighting' accusing opponents of nefarious acts that the accusers are themselves perpetrating," commenting on [[Fusion GPS]]' failed attempts to link Epstein to Trump. "Given Bill Clinton's well-documented proclivities and failings, and the Clinton tactic of 'pre-butting' scandal allegations, I am not surprised that Fusion GPS may have been used to attempt sullying Trump's image during the [[2016 presidential election]] contest."<ref>[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/dec/10/glenn-simpsons-fusion-gps-ran-donald-trump-smear-c/ Fusion GPS tried to tie Trump to Clinton's pedophile pal Epstein as part of smear campaign], By Rowan Scarborough, ''The Washington Times'', December 10, 2017.</ref> |
| | + | The Pritzer Group, of the Hyatt hotel chain, was [[Hillary Clinton]]’s second biggest donor in 2016, giving her campaign $16.6 million. Executive Chairman Thomas Pritzker’s name was included in Epstein’s “little black book” and his private plane logs. In the unsealed documents, Virginia Roberts Giuffre named Tom Pritzker as someone she was directed to have sex with. |