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Scrivener7

(56,488 posts)
Sat Jul 19, 2025, 12:56 PM Saturday

Senator Ron Wyden's floor speech yesterday on Epstein was a barnburner. Here's a link and summary.

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I tend not to want to watch videos, but I really recommend this one. However, if you just don't want to, here's a summary.
He says:
... a detailed Treasury Department file shows Epstein moved nearly $1.1 billion through just one of his bank accounts, including thousands of wire transfers possibly tied to sex trafficking.

... the still-undisclosed Epstein Treasury file contains “actionable information” that should be fully investigated. (Note: The Treasury file Wyden refers to is separate from the court documents and Epstein associate lists often called the “Epstein files.”)

He said investigators found links between Epstein and sanctioned Russian banks, and payments tied to women and girls from countries like Russia, Belarus, Turkey, and Turkmenistan. “These are not conspiracy theories,” Wyden said. “These are real leads pointing to an international sex trafficking operation.”

Wyden accused the Trump administration, including Attorney General Pam Bondi, of blocking access to the full file, despite previously campaigning on transparency. He said repeated requests to review the material were denied.

https://www.kptv.com/2025/07/17/oregon-senator-uncovers-epstein-financial-records-trump-calls-case-hoax/
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Senator Ron Wyden's floor speech yesterday on Epstein was a barnburner. Here's a link and summary. (Original Post) Scrivener7 Saturday OP
Thank you so much for providing summary! cally Saturday #1
din. thanks for the sumary. AllaN01Bear Saturday #2
Thank you. Glad it was a floor speech and is in the Congressional Record. ancianita Saturday #3
k and r BoRaGard Saturday #4
That's my Senator! calimary Saturday #5
I did put a summary, but I hope some watch the speech. There's more in it but it's short, and soooooo impressive. Scrivener7 Saturday #6
K & R Thanks for posting this FakeNoose Saturday #7
Forbes Breaking News is a right wing channel SouthBayDem Saturday #8
Kicked and recommended Uncle Joe Saturday #9
Somehow I think the Citizens United rulling LuvLoogie Saturday #10

cally

(21,771 posts)
1. Thank you so much for providing summary!
Sat Jul 19, 2025, 01:03 PM
Saturday

I rarely watch the videos posted here unless there is a summary! And I was wondering what Wyden had found

ancianita

(41,088 posts)
3. Thank you. Glad it was a floor speech and is in the Congressional Record.
Sat Jul 19, 2025, 01:55 PM
Saturday

Democrats being on the Congressional Record might not seem important now, but it officially tells the American people what we stand for and stand up against.

Scrivener7

(56,488 posts)
6. I did put a summary, but I hope some watch the speech. There's more in it but it's short, and soooooo impressive.
Sat Jul 19, 2025, 02:18 PM
Saturday

FakeNoose

(37,916 posts)
7. K & R Thanks for posting this
Sat Jul 19, 2025, 02:49 PM
Saturday

Normally I skip the videos but this is definitely worth the 9 minutes or so to see and hear for myself.
(Closed captions are available for the hearing impaired.)

Thank you Senator Wyden!

SouthBayDem

(32,776 posts)
8. Forbes Breaking News is a right wing channel
Sat Jul 19, 2025, 03:11 PM
Saturday

considering the company behind it, and the content of most of its videos (Republicans speaking on the congress floor or in committee hearings).

LuvLoogie

(8,148 posts)
10. Somehow I think the Citizens United rulling
Sat Jul 19, 2025, 03:32 PM
Saturday

and related donor anonymity was a prerequisite to the money laundering/transfers.

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