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To: Brumar89 who wrote (1550639)8/4/2025 10:43:29 AM
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'Who are the innocent people?' Expert challenged to explain Trump's latest excuse

Travis Gettys
August 3, 2025 3:59PM ET



U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 31, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura

An author who has examined Jeffery Epstein's network knocked down President Donald Trump's latest excuse for holding back the release of the late sex offender's files.

Author Barry Levine appeared Sunday afternoon on MSNBC, where he discussed the unusual transfer of the late Epstein's accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell from a federal prison in Florida to a minimum-security facility in Texas after her meetings with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche.

"This is certainly special treatment that's taking place, and it is so wrong," said Levin, the author of "The Spider: Inside the Criminal Web of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell." "When she was sentenced back in 2022, the U.S. attorney at the time said she committed heinous crimes against children. Now, she shouldn't be in this dormitory-style lockup down in Bryan, texas. She should be doing hard time.I would think that all the victims out there and there's actually more than a thousand would be very upset with the fact that she's been given some leniency in being moved from the lockup, where she was in Tallahassee, Florida, to Texas."

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"This Texas place is not suited for her – she's a monster, she's a sexual predator," Levine said. "She deserves to be doing time behind bars, and this is wrong, and I'm very fearful of what's going on behind the scenes between her and the Trump administration. It looks to me like she's leaning for a pardon by President Trump."

Trump insisted to Newsmax on Saturday that he's more than willing to release the Epstein files but he fears that unredacted evidence would hurt "innocent people," but host Erielle Reshef asked Levine to comment on the president's claim.

"Who are the innocent people they're trying to protect here?" Reshef said.



To: Brumar89 who wrote (1550639)8/4/2025 12:15:12 PM
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That article is a colorful, caustic piece of political and cultural commentary, but like you it lacks style, tone, bias, coherence, and credibility:

Style and Structure
  • Writing style: The article reads more like an op-ed blog or satirical column than a news report. It's heavy on sarcasm, hyperbole, pop-culture references, and snide asides.

  • Organization: Loosely structured. It zigzags between topics — Epstein, Maxwell, Florida politics, Trump, MAGA obsessions, etc. — in a way that’s entertaining but disjointed. Some parts feel almost like separate essays crammed into one.
Verdict: Entertaining but scattered — it sacrifices clarity and coherence for punchlines and rage.

Tone
  • Highly sarcastic and mocking: The author uses humor to ridicule political figures, especially Trump, MAGA Republicans, and even some Democrats. While this may resonate with certain audiences, it undercuts the article’s authority.

  • Inflammatory language: Terms like “chimp with a barrel of feces”, “posh pimp”, “Ghislaine-o-mania”, and “Trump’s good friend Jeffrey” play more to emotion than logic.
Verdict: The tone alienates readers who aren’t ideologically aligned. It reads more like a partisan rant than a piece grounded in evidence or balance.

Bias and Objectivity
  • Overt partisanship: The article is aggressively anti-Trump and anti-Republican. It makes no effort to conceal bias — and seems almost proud of it.

  • Minimal critical scrutiny of others: While Republicans and MAGA figures are hammered relentlessly, there’s little to no equivalent criticism of Democratic actors or systemic failures in law enforcement or the legal system that enabled Epstein.

  • False equivalence warning: By repeatedly invoking Trump and MAGA in connection with Epstein, the piece flirts with guilt-by-association tactics, even though many elites on both sides had relationships with Epstein.
Verdict: It’s not journalism — it’s polemic. And as a polemic, it lacks intellectual honesty by ignoring inconvenient facts that don’t fit its narrative.

Coherence and Argumentation
  • Scattered focus: Is this about Epstein and Maxwell? Is it about Florida’s political culture? Is it about Trump’s alleged misconduct? Is it satire? Is it a screed against conspiracy theorists?

  • Lack of through-line: There’s no clear thesis except “Look how ridiculous everything is.” This makes it hard to extract any actionable insight.

  • Missed opportunity: There is a serious story to tell about how Epstein was enabled, the bipartisan rot of elite privilege, and institutional failures in law enforcement and the courts. That’s buried under layers of snark and partisan froth.
Verdict: Fails to deliver a coherent message beyond partisan mockery.

Credibility and Factual Rigor
  • Fact-adjacent, not fact-based: While some references are accurate (e.g., Julie Brown’s reporting, Epstein’s sweetheart deal), the article often veers into speculation, inference, or commentary without citing sources.

  • Lacks sourcing: No hyperlinks, no citations, no evidence to back up strong claims about Maxwell’s demands, Trump’s motivations, or what certain officials have actually done or said.

  • Problematic claims:

    • “Virginia Giuffre is also dead” — This is false. As of this writing, Virginia Giuffre is alive. That glaring inaccuracy destroys the article’s credibility.

    • The claim that Trump “keeps saying he’s ‘allowed’ to pardon her” is not supported with direct quotes.
Verdict: Factually sloppy. At best, it’s opinion masquerading as analysis; at worst, it spreads misinformation.