US Justice Department scrambles to defend its about-face on release of Epstein files

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3. These conspiracy theories never die

Sure, we have the "Q" type off-the-wall stuff like secret subterranean alien bases in Antarctica and stuff like that. Foster was murdered, hillary feasting on blood of children, etc.

What's remarkable to me is these Epstein conspiracy theories seem to have adherents all across the political spectrum, both left and right.

"Client list" is unsupported. Sure, they have Maxwell's contact list, apparently a "book." Well, I have such a list myself and it, too, contains names of lots of people I've interacted with in one way or another. I don't think anyone would refer to my contact list as anything sordid. I do have some of my professional clients in there such as lawyers, plumbers, etc., as well as people I have interacted in one way or another that I want to remember. The term "client list" in the Epstein conspiracy theory is being used intentionally to conjure up all sorts of sordid scenarios. But it garners clicks, I guess.

"Murdered" is also unsupported. The fact is that almost everyone who knows they'll be facing a public trial involving sex with kids commits suicide, either by their own hand or by cop. David Koresh is just one well-known example. It is no surprise at all that Epstein would kill himself. Why would he want to live knowing what lay ahead for him? Nevertheless, this weaves perfectly into this conspiracy theory because it implies he was "murdered" by people threatened by the infamous "client list." But it garners clicks, I guess.

As for trump's taking advantage of this, well, that's trump. It's what he does. He says things his MAGA base wants to hear, plus it keeps him in the spotlight. The more inflammatory, the better. More clicks.