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In 2015 at the [[CPAC]] convention Donald Trump told [[Sean Hannity]] that he thought Jeffrey Epstein would have a lot of trouble in the near future over his "orgy island." In May 2016 former [[John McCain]] campaign manager Steve Schmidt told [[Joe Scarborough]] and Mark Halperin (who later went down in a [[MeToo]] scandal) on [[MSNBC]], that there has "always been specific guardrails" in a campaign and that "the media has policed it," but that Trump was "intent to go there" in exposing the Clinton/Epstein/Liberal Left relationship.<ref>[https://freebeacon.com/politics/msnbc-clintons-jeffrey-epstein-connection-could-blow-up-campaign/ MSNBC: Clinton's Jeffrey Epstein Connection Could ‘Blow Up’ Campaign].</ref>
In 2015 at the [[CPAC]] convention Donald Trump told [[Sean Hannity]] that he thought Jeffrey Epstein would have a lot of trouble in the near future over his "orgy island." In May 2016 former [[John McCain]] campaign manager Steve Schmidt told [[Joe Scarborough]] and Mark Halperin (who later went down in a [[MeToo]] scandal) on [[MSNBC]], that there has "always been specific guardrails" in a campaign and that "the media has policed it," but that Trump was "intent to go there" in exposing the Clinton/Epstein/Liberal Left relationship.<ref>[https://freebeacon.com/politics/msnbc-clintons-jeffrey-epstein-connection-could-blow-up-campaign/ MSNBC: Clinton's Jeffrey Epstein Connection Could ‘Blow Up’ Campaign].</ref>
In July 2019 Senate Democrat Leader [[Chuck Schumer]] called for the resignation of [[Secretary of Labor]] Alex Acosta<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/24/secret-lefkowitz-meeting-epstein-case/</ref> who negotiated the plea deal with Epstein defense lawyers [[Alan Dershowitz]], Ken Starr and other; according to opensecrets.org,<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/donor-lookup/results?name=jeffrey+Epstein&order=asc&page=2&sort=Dhttps://www.opensecrets.org/donor-lookup/results?name=jeffrey+Epstein&order=asc&page=2&sort=D</ref> Schumer was one of the very first recipients of campaign cash that Epstein gave to Democrats over the past 20 years.
In July 2019 Senate Democrat Leader [[Chuck Schumer]] called for the resignation of [[Secretary of Labor]] Alex Acosta, <ref>https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/24/secret-lefkowitz-meeting-epstein-case/</ref> who was limited by the [[intelligence community]] as to what remedies he could pursue in negotiating a plea deal with Epstein defense lawyers [[Alan Dershowitz]], Ken Starr and others; according to opensecrets.org,<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/donor-lookup/results?name=jeffrey+Epstein&order=asc&page=2&sort=Dhttps://www.opensecrets.org/donor-lookup/results?name=jeffrey+Epstein&order=asc&page=2&sort=D</ref> Schumer was one of the very first recipients of campaign cash that Epstein gave to Democrats over the past 20 years.
==Mainstream media coverage of Epstein==
==Mainstream media coverage of Epstein==