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[–] deczzz@lemmy.dbzer0.com -3 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (2 children)

rapist, pedophile

I would like this to be true (which is fucked up when you think about it), but do we actually have hard evidence or is this still just speculation? Sure, a lot of information indicates that Trump & co has been involved in sexual abuse with Epstein. Not trying to be a troll or bait, but we need to base our claims on facts and evidence or else we will become just like Trump & co - liars and conspirators.

[–] pjwestin@lemmy.world 8 points 6 hours ago

Well, he was found civilly liable for rape, so I'd say that one is settled. As for pedophilia, we have a lot of circumstantial evidence, and he's literally blocking the release of the hard evidence, so I'd say most reasonable people can come to that conclusion.

[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 4 points 5 hours ago

He is an adjudicated rapist.

As for the pedophilia, his various comments over the years sexualizing minors (including his own daughter), eyewitness accounts of him entering teen pageant dressing rooms unannounced, his close friendship with Epstein, and his general unwillingness to cooperate with releasing unredacted versions of the files are just about all the evidence you need to have a reasonable suspicion that he is involved with the trafficking or rape of children. Unfortunately we probably won't know the whole truth until after he leaves office or dies because we live in a clown country where the chief executive is immune to consequences.