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Kid Berwyn

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Thu Nov 13, 2025, 09:52 AM Nov 2025

Epstein helped GOP smear Kavanaugh accuser. [View all]



'Is that a hint?' Epstein helped top Trump advisor attack Brett Kavanaugh's accuser

by Carl Gibson
Alternet.org, November 12, 2025

One of the emails from convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein recently released by the House Oversight Committee reportedly shows correspondence with Steve Bannon — one of President Donald Trump's longtime advisors — about getting Trump's embattled second Supreme Court nominee through a major controversy.

On Wednesday, journalist Sean Morrow of More Perfect Union posted a September 2018 email exchange between Epstein and Bannon, in which the two are seen discussing a potential line of attack on Dr. Christine Blasey Ford. According to the emails, Epstein suggested that then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's attorneys press Ford — who accused Kavanaugh of assaulting her at a high school party — on medications she may have been using that can sometimes cause memory loss.

"I delayed my trip a day. So I'm still around," Epstein wrote from a personal gmail account. "Tell [Kavanaugh attorney Bill Burck] they should make sure they ask Ford about her medications, what type and for how long. My guess is that [Ford lawyer Debra Katz] won't let her answer."

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The convicted child predator then sent Bannon a link to a 2017 University of São Paulo study entitled "false memories in social anxiety disorder," followed by another correspondence that read: "She couldn't recall if the lie detector was given the same day as her mother's funeral or the next day? MEDS."

"Oh I get it now," Bannon wrote back.

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https://www.alternet.org/epstein-trump-kavanaugh/


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UGH................. Lovie777 Nov 2025 #1
Alexander Acosta! Come on down! Kid Berwyn Nov 2025 #8
Epstein had his evil tentacles everywhere. Irish_Dem Nov 2025 #2
The Octopus, ergo Bill Barr Kid Berwyn Nov 2025 #11
How does a 20 yr old kid get a job as a teacher in prestigious prep school with no college degree or credentials? Irish_Dem Nov 2025 #24
Greenbergs were dirty dirty dirty UpInArms Nov 2025 #30
Eliot Spitzer Mollyann Nov 2025 #36
The "scandal" that wasn't UpInArms Nov 2025 #37
How many others on the SC are beholden to Trump/MAGAs? Irish_Dem Nov 2025 #3
They owe a lot to the Feudalist Society and the Plutocrats and Oligarchs for which they stand. Kid Berwyn Nov 2025 #12
The US corruption at the highest levels is deep and wide. Irish_Dem Nov 2025 #22
I wonder if Kavanaugh partied with Epstein. sheshe2 Nov 2025 #4
Kavanaugh partied with "Hard Righters" Kid Berwyn Nov 2025 #6
Thank you for the background info! sheshe2 Nov 2025 #9
I Would Be Surprised If He Didn't Deep State Witch Nov 2025 #33
The rot is UpInArms Nov 2025 #5
Prefer a trial for this all to be exposed newdeal2 Nov 2025 #7
I'm not too concerned about who is the next Democratic president . . . AverageOldGuy Nov 2025 #13
Rupert Murdoch looked away, for some reason. Kid Berwyn Nov 2025 #15
The big difference here between Clinton and Dumpy........Clinton doesn't have a sex trafficking background Clouds Passing Nov 2025 #19
Remember when Hillary was pilloried for stating there was 'a vast Republican travelingthrulife Nov 2025 #17
Just as a reminder, the "controversy" is that Kavanaugh and his buddy tried to rape 15 year old Christine Blasey Ford Prairie Gates Nov 2025 #10
Very Important Reminder, Prairie Gates! Kid Berwyn Nov 2025 #18
Next Dem President should order the FBI to truly investigate this incident Prairie Gates Nov 2025 #23
Hopefully his name can be tarnished along with Dump's Blue Owl Nov 2025 #14
Without DU, many might still escape justice. Kid Berwyn Nov 2025 #20
Kick BlueWavePsych Nov 2025 #16
Britt sure pegged Putin's Puppy Kid Berwyn Nov 2025 #21
KNR and bookmarking for later, when I can read all this with a stiff drink. niyad Nov 2025 #25
Did you know you could give your local government officials tips when they do things you like? Kid Berwyn Nov 2025 #34
This is HUGE malaise Nov 2025 #26
Epstein had his tentacles all over the place, didn't he? Ocelot II Nov 2025 #27
Such a disgusting pig. 58Sunliner Nov 2025 #28
Not surprising Catherine Vincent Nov 2025 #29
DURec leftstreet Nov 2025 #31
Wish I could say I was surprised.... GoCubsGo Nov 2025 #32
K&R. nt Wednesdays Nov 2025 #35
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