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(13,565 posts) Sun Jul 13, 2025, 09:40 PM Jul 13

Alexander Acosta: "I was told Epstein 'belonged to intelligence' and to leave it alone." [View all]

Could this explain why Blondi also had a change of heart?

Epstein's arrest and Acosta's resignation

On July 6, 2019, Epstein was arrested by the FBI-NYPD Crimes Against Children Task Force on sex trafficking charges stemming from activities alleged to have occurred in 2002–2005.[39]

Amid criticism of his mishandling of the Epstein case, Acosta resigned his role as Secretary of Labor effective July 19, 2019, after a public outcry.[40]

According to an internal review conducted by the Department of Justice's Office of Professional Responsibility, which was released in November 2020, Acosta showed "poor judgment" in granting Epstein a non-prosecution agreement and failing to notify Epstein's alleged victims about this agreement.[41]

Crucially, when he was vetted for his cabinet post in the Trump administration, Acosta stated “I was told Epstein ‘belonged to intelligence’ and to leave it alone.”[42]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Acosta

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Alexander Acosta: "I was told Epstein 'belonged to intelligence' and to leave it alone." [View all] AntiFascist Jul 13 OP

Could it be Russian intelligence? LaRaven Jul 13 #1

This is interesting... AntiFascist Jul 13 #3

Israeli - many believe Ghislaine's father Robert Maxwell was involved in Epstein 's connection womanofthehills Jul 14 #30

Likely a bad actor with multiple intelligence connections... AntiFascist Jul 14 #31

No, that is not a better explanation for Bondi's actions than RockRaven Jul 13 #2

Trump and Bondi may be providing cover for the deepest, darkest aspects of what they would call the Deep State... AntiFascist Jul 13 #4

MAGA's 'deep state' bs is a projection anyway. B.See Jul 13 #5

Yes I understand... AntiFascist Jul 13 #7

MAGAts are easily manipulated Skittles Jul 13 #10

Nah. Occam's razor. We already know Trump and Epstein were heavily involved RockRaven Jul 13 #6

I'm not sure what you mean by that one specific other thing already well documented... AntiFascist Jul 13 #9

Such a joke that Epstein was intelligence. Who do they think was fooled by that lie? brush Jul 13 #21

Whitney Webb's research on Epstein womanofthehills Jul 14 #32

Hah. I guess some are gullible enough. Epstein's so-called 'intel' status sure got him places. brush Jul 14 #40

Yes, of course. H2O Man Jul 13 #8

What is distressing is that, due to the high-level corporate figures involved, that the corporate media won't touch this AntiFascist Jul 13 #11

They don't dare. H2O Man Jul 13 #13

I remembered Billy Barr's daddy got Epstein into Dalton MorbidButterflyTat Jul 13 #12

I posted this in another thread... AntiFascist Jul 13 #14

Thanks for the link!! MorbidButterflyTat Jul 13 #18

One can do H2O Man Jul 13 #15

Not rude at all, I always appreciate your posts! n/t AntiFascist Jul 13 #16

Thanks! H2O Man Jul 13 #20

No, not at all MorbidButterflyTat Jul 13 #17

Oh, good. H2O Man Jul 13 #19

Your posts on Epstein have been interesting. pacalo Jul 13 #22

Thanks! H2O Man Jul 13 #23

I had been noticing Epstein's facial expressions toward the 74-ish-year-old toddler pacalo Jul 14 #25

Right. H2O Man Jul 14 #27

Tucker Carlson said this week he believed Mossad killed Epstein womanofthehills Jul 14 #33

Please don't push right-wing talking points! n/t AntiFascist Jul 14 #41

Mossad. Ghislaine Maxwell's father Robert Maxwell had connections to the Mossad. When he died Gaugamela Jul 13 #24

Tucker Carlson claims 'everyone in Washington' believes that Epstein was a Mossad operative dalton99a Jul 14 #26

So, Members of Congress Are Still Being Blackmailed MrWowWow Jul 14 #28

I would change that to - still being blackmailed womanofthehills Jul 14 #34

THAT is the key question. By Mossad, or the CIA, or anyone. snot Jul 14 #46

Blaming Mossad sounds like a far right ruse to distract us, and Carlson knows that it hints at anti-semitism... AntiFascist Jul 14 #29

We know Epstein's girlfriend Ghislaine is Maxwell's daughter womanofthehills Jul 14 #35

See my post #31 above... AntiFascist Jul 14 #36

On this one point, I agree with Tucker lanlady Jul 14 #43

He had more personal affinities within the UK... AntiFascist Jul 14 #44

G.O.P. ethics come right out of the sewer BoRaGard Jul 14 #37

Israeli Blue Full Moon Jul 14 #38

Sounds like a deep state Q anon conspiracy IronLionZion Jul 14 #39

It's unfortunate that Tucker Carlson's anti-semitic talking points are being repeated all over the place... AntiFascist Jul 14 #42

Justice for Just Us Kid Berwyn Jul 14 #45