Do you think we'll ever get to the bottom of the Trump/Epstein Files 🤔⁉️I don't, but what a indepth back story you've written here, Excellent Job 🎯 and will reStack ASAP 💯👍
Karen, I appreciate that more than you know...thank you for the restack.
As for whether we’ll ever “get to the bottom” of it… I think the honest answer is: probably not in the way people imagine.
Big cases like this...rarely end with a cinematic reveal. They end with partial disclosures... jurisdictional limits...dead witnesses...sealed materials...and unanswered edges.
That doesn’t mean nothing happened. It means complex networks don’t unwind neatly.
What we can get are documents. Timelines. Clarifications. Pressure for transparency.
That’s slower, less dramatic...but it’s real.
And...that’s the lane I’m staying in.
We may never get a single...satisfying conclusion.
"2016 was the last moment when Brunel could have spoken under American jurisdiction without the complications of a later arrest." I don't understand that conclusion. What is the basis?
Emma...fair question. The basis is practical, not mystical.
In 2016...Brunel wasn’t in French custody...and appears (per reported DOJ notes) to have at least explored cooperation...meaning U.S. prosecutors...had a shot at a voluntary proffer.
Once he’s arrested in France (2020), access and incentives change...France controls custody...U.S. interviews become conditional...and...anything he says can worsen his French exposure. Then he dies in 2022.
So “2016” = last relatively clean window for voluntary U.S. cooperation before foreign-custody complications.
The extent to which this massive global crime syndicate is being protected is jaw dropping to me. Is someone still running operations in Epstein‘s absence? Maxwell holds all the secrets and has all the answers. It might be worthwhile to make a deal with her and get all this out in the open once and for all.
Jail cells leave the case wide open. I have a very difficult time believing these types of people would consider committing suicide. Steady as we go. Thank you Jack.
Sure seems to be a lot of clumsy and/or suicidal folks in the Epstein/trump galaxy.
Brunell was a major player. Lots of the girls who have spoken spent time in Paris. Those seem to be realistic conclusions/facts. Has any info come out on whether he was trafficking French girls? Or were they "provided" by Epstein? His arrest was for child rape. Age of consent in France is 15. But just because it can be given, doesn't mean it was. Records on Brunell and what was investigated in France would more likely be found in CIA records, wouldn't they?
And now please consider the suicide of Virginia Giuffre who was weeks away from becoming rich and vindicated, and the accident of Ivana Trump, good friend to Maxwell.
The shared knowledge between KR and JE is a significant connection established. The Boies name also connects to GM. It shows that KR probably had more than a casual connection to JE.
Without following our Constitution there is complacency in lawlessness which appears to be spreading like wildfire right now. Steady as we go. Thank you Jack.
PS. For some reason I can’t let this go. I read it and commented about 2 1/2 hours ago… now I just feel hollow… empty inside. For me it hit heavy. I suspect you understand what I mean. Another tiny piece of a million.. or more.. piece puzzle that we don’t know where the rest of the pieces even are. Was he going to talk? Maybe… maybe not. If so, why didn’t he? Did he commit suicide or was it something darker? How many children could have been saved or at least seen some justice if he had? I’m so tired of the secrets. How long did this go on? How many children were raped, abused, murdered or something even much harder to consider while men (and women) like this.. and so many others… were only concerned with evading punishment. Will we ever get those answers? Will the survivors ever see justice? We already know unthinkable details. Will those still alive and responsible ever pay? I hope so but I don’t know. Meanwhile, somewhere.. things like this are still happening and the rich and powerful are still getting away with it… or at least most of them. Not quite sure why I’m so troubled by this story but I am. Maybe it’s that no one is talking about it and the one person with the answers is dead.
Excellent article — truly sheds light and, had the notes still been intact and international law more harmonious, it would have answered so many questions.
Brunel wasn’t just in Epstein’s orbit; he even sued him, showing the tangled mix of money, influence, and loyalty. His multiple suicide attempts before dying in custody only deepen the unresolved questions. The real issue isn’t rumor — it’s transparency about power and accountability.
IMPORTANT! A petition to preserve news snd independent journalism is in this site by COMMON CAUSE. The purpose of the petition is to stop the merger of public media as requested by the person who wants to control everything and who ignores our Constitution to a great extent and will be speaking soon.
I hope a lot of people will see, sign, and share this petition. We must preserve independent journalism and our right to truthful news.
Anyone not wanting to tap or open this site might find the petition by searching for COMMON CAUSE. I understand hesitancy to tap on a site. This one is through
actionnetwork.org, and they sent many petitions within an email with opportunities to sign as well as to write letter letters to Congress.
Every last human on the face of the Earth who knew what was happening and did nothing or worse should face a jury of OUR peers as obviously their own are complicit. Burn it all down!
Do you think we'll ever get to the bottom of the Trump/Epstein Files 🤔⁉️I don't, but what a indepth back story you've written here, Excellent Job 🎯 and will reStack ASAP 💯👍
Karen, I appreciate that more than you know...thank you for the restack.
As for whether we’ll ever “get to the bottom” of it… I think the honest answer is: probably not in the way people imagine.
Big cases like this...rarely end with a cinematic reveal. They end with partial disclosures... jurisdictional limits...dead witnesses...sealed materials...and unanswered edges.
That doesn’t mean nothing happened. It means complex networks don’t unwind neatly.
What we can get are documents. Timelines. Clarifications. Pressure for transparency.
That’s slower, less dramatic...but it’s real.
And...that’s the lane I’m staying in.
We may never get a single...satisfying conclusion.
But...we CAN keep narrowing the unknowns.
And... that matters.
-Jack
"2016 was the last moment when Brunel could have spoken under American jurisdiction without the complications of a later arrest." I don't understand that conclusion. What is the basis?
Emma...fair question. The basis is practical, not mystical.
In 2016...Brunel wasn’t in French custody...and appears (per reported DOJ notes) to have at least explored cooperation...meaning U.S. prosecutors...had a shot at a voluntary proffer.
Once he’s arrested in France (2020), access and incentives change...France controls custody...U.S. interviews become conditional...and...anything he says can worsen his French exposure. Then he dies in 2022.
So “2016” = last relatively clean window for voluntary U.S. cooperation before foreign-custody complications.
Good on you, Emma...for asking for clarification.
-Jack
Brilliant Jack. Keep pulling the thread.
Thank you, Buck. Much appreciated. Will do!
-Jack
The extent to which this massive global crime syndicate is being protected is jaw dropping to me. Is someone still running operations in Epstein‘s absence? Maxwell holds all the secrets and has all the answers. It might be worthwhile to make a deal with her and get all this out in the open once and for all.
Jail cells leave the case wide open. I have a very difficult time believing these types of people would consider committing suicide. Steady as we go. Thank you Jack.
Sure seems to be a lot of clumsy and/or suicidal folks in the Epstein/trump galaxy.
Brunell was a major player. Lots of the girls who have spoken spent time in Paris. Those seem to be realistic conclusions/facts. Has any info come out on whether he was trafficking French girls? Or were they "provided" by Epstein? His arrest was for child rape. Age of consent in France is 15. But just because it can be given, doesn't mean it was. Records on Brunell and what was investigated in France would more likely be found in CIA records, wouldn't they?
And now please consider the suicide of Virginia Giuffre who was weeks away from becoming rich and vindicated, and the accident of Ivana Trump, good friend to Maxwell.
Sue
What month in 2016? Before or after tRump was "elected?" Could that have influenced Brunel's calculus?
The shared knowledge between KR and JE is a significant connection established. The Boies name also connects to GM. It shows that KR probably had more than a casual connection to JE.
Without following our Constitution there is complacency in lawlessness which appears to be spreading like wildfire right now. Steady as we go. Thank you Jack.
Intriguing backstory, Jack. I wonder if we’ll ever have answers. Somehow I doubt it but never say never…
The truth deserves to see sunlight… The survivors and victims deserve it most of all.
Restacked as always.
Thank you!
##HOLDFAST
~Susan
PS. For some reason I can’t let this go. I read it and commented about 2 1/2 hours ago… now I just feel hollow… empty inside. For me it hit heavy. I suspect you understand what I mean. Another tiny piece of a million.. or more.. piece puzzle that we don’t know where the rest of the pieces even are. Was he going to talk? Maybe… maybe not. If so, why didn’t he? Did he commit suicide or was it something darker? How many children could have been saved or at least seen some justice if he had? I’m so tired of the secrets. How long did this go on? How many children were raped, abused, murdered or something even much harder to consider while men (and women) like this.. and so many others… were only concerned with evading punishment. Will we ever get those answers? Will the survivors ever see justice? We already know unthinkable details. Will those still alive and responsible ever pay? I hope so but I don’t know. Meanwhile, somewhere.. things like this are still happening and the rich and powerful are still getting away with it… or at least most of them. Not quite sure why I’m so troubled by this story but I am. Maybe it’s that no one is talking about it and the one person with the answers is dead.
Could the lawyer have been involved and might he or she have told the leader?
Do you suspect that murder for keeping silence was involved?
UNRELATED: Jack - is the Follow-Through series complete or are there more posts coming?
Very interesting!!! Thanks for this, I always wanted to be a detective so this stuff really intrigues me!
Excellent article — truly sheds light and, had the notes still been intact and international law more harmonious, it would have answered so many questions.
Brunel wasn’t just in Epstein’s orbit; he even sued him, showing the tangled mix of money, influence, and loyalty. His multiple suicide attempts before dying in custody only deepen the unresolved questions. The real issue isn’t rumor — it’s transparency about power and accountability.
IMPORTANT! A petition to preserve news snd independent journalism is in this site by COMMON CAUSE. The purpose of the petition is to stop the merger of public media as requested by the person who wants to control everything and who ignores our Constitution to a great extent and will be speaking soon.
I hope a lot of people will see, sign, and share this petition. We must preserve independent journalism and our right to truthful news.
Anyone not wanting to tap or open this site might find the petition by searching for COMMON CAUSE. I understand hesitancy to tap on a site. This one is through
actionnetwork.org, and they sent many petitions within an email with opportunities to sign as well as to write letter letters to Congress.
https://click.actionnetwork.org/ss/c/u001.qUXRBnqZ7T8nxbpAcIVwocMWCl0Z_ZtCTHi4CaOp3PPp1MT5T94CDOdtaC8Qk0CuS3ko81Oj6za_IYOdlxkyBWt4eAiGQbFHv9ASST1yu5fLnaUK9yaGJkF6szcFkdyvgbm7CFoM0Y578qrNtpPOP4Uh3K1MDCcB78lyGCQ8gTwuF0ySFciY-qE9K3AUgY4PrzeMwsu-dW-eHfvsKT0jTh6F_uGTV6LylogJMh0syzLwimTUUYUo0ReCHtkHf4u1vBCeDT_kTA8XmdRTk_SsNdO7TqfkOHdEFMZur9SxuR-b-I4zhvZro_UEpvEMHJekugsDo5erUCIvChwEKL47Ysm66qDmcFBABaJb1Vn0m_gKoER19SMurs86HIHA5eGWw4p0WOvxvKKbxCFzXxKugA/4of/vXEXs7xGQfeOhjFg3srjyQ/h0/h001.YxX0ezDy_k0XXJ-Uh9ohSLsr-Ea773PrQReWhDT4xc4
Every last human on the face of the Earth who knew what was happening and did nothing or worse should face a jury of OUR peers as obviously their own are complicit. Burn it all down!
But don’t forget to #holdfast