Trump and Epstein Cannot Escape AI

Nobody really trusts the media now, so I asked Gemini to replay some of Jeffrey Epstein’s insults to Trump in the recently released horde of materials. . . . Well, they may have been friends once.

Remember, “Gemini” means “twins” in Latin. Here are some of the Epstein appellations for Trump:

• • “Borderline insane”
  • “Worse in real life and upclose”
  • “A horrible human being”
  • “Borderline insane” and showing signs of “early dementia.” Other critical comments found in private correspondence.

It turns out that, for all his horrific flaws, Epstein was a pretty fair judge of character. Last Friday, the President instructed his Justice Department to formally investigate all Democrats―no Republicans―and a list of notables including Bill Clinton. AG Pam Bondi jumped to comply though, as you’ll remember, she earlier declared “that nothing in the Epstein files warranted further investigation.”

There has been a lot of speculation about where Epstein’s money, all that money, came from. Gemini reponded: “The precise sources of Jeffrey Epstein’s vast wealth remain shrouded in secrecy, but most reporting indicates it was primarily built on managing the finances and tax affairs of a very small number of ultra-wealthy individuals,” including Leslie Wexner and Leon Black. (Links to Gemini don’t work consecutively; you should enter your own queries. It does give you lists of sources.) For a little more detail on the finances, try this.

But what we all want to know―and what many of us clearly assume―is that Trump has patently engaged in an elaborate coverup of his connections with Epstein. Gemini presents some strong evidence for this but―trying to be fair―with a weak conclusion:

In summary, the claims of a coverup focus on the administration’s handling of the official documents and the conflicting accounts between Epstein’s alleged private emails and Trump’s public, forceful denials of any knowledge of the underlying criminal activity.

Well, Gemini excels in some things, not so much in politics and opinion. It doesn’t tell you how Trump’s new investigation puts the Repubs in a difficult position of whether to support Epstein’s victims or the pedophiles. It doesn’t tell you that it could stifle bona fide investigations. It doesn’t give you much of a historical framework. Susan B. Glasser of The New Yorker does provide some of that. Her piece, “The Epstein Scandal Is Now a Chronic Disease of the Trump Presidency,” gives all of this a context.

Trump of course knew what was going on with Epstein “and may have even participated.” Glasser asks, “If he had no suspicions about Epstein’s behavior with girls then how could he have kicked him out of Mar-a-Lago for being a pedophile?” Trump’s public support is slumping. Emails and more will continue to reveal his dedication to lying and depravity. The pot will continue to boil.