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RFK Jr Caught in Lie About Jeffrey Epstein Flight [Dec 06, 202 | Ryan Smith | Newsweek] (www.newsweek.com)

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The independent 2024 presidential candidate was among a number of high-profile people who in 2021 were named as passengers on Epstein's jet, which was often used to transport guests to the financier's private Caribbean island, Little Saint James.

On Tuesday's installment of Fox News' Jesse Watters Primetime, host Jesse Watters said that Senator Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat, is blocking the release of flight logs from Epstein's jet. Several minutes after the discussion, Watters welcomed Kennedy onto his show to discuss unrelated matters.

Kennedy's recollection stands at odds with an emailed statement shared on his behalf with Newsweek on October 31, in which a spokesperson for the former Democrat stated that he had only "flown one time on Jeffrey Epstein's private plane."

"Mr. Kennedy supports the release of Epstein's business and personal records including unredacted flight logs, which might contribute to the public's understanding of Mr. Epstein's sexual abuse of minors and his suspicious death."

Supporters of Donald Trump, one of Kennedy's likely 2024 opponents, have also sought to highlight the Epstein scandal to contrast it with the former president's current legal predicament. In August, for example, MAGA loyalist Kari Lake posted on X, formerly Twitter: "It's been 3 years, almost to the day, since Jeffrey Epstein 'killed himself.' Not a single one of his clients has been indicted for heinous crimes against children. Yet, President Trump was just indicted for the 4th time. Justice is dead in America."

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RFK and Epstein Debacle, Vivek vs. Nikki Haley, Tucker Ukraine Alert, Jake Tapper Push Back [2:15:33 | Dec 07 23 | Sabby Sabs]

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[-] OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee 39 points 8 months ago

Love the Trump supporter all mad. We know Trump, the guy in power when Epstein died, appears in Epsteins flight logs at least 7 times.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 21 points 8 months ago

“I’ve known Jeff for 15 years. Terrific guy. He’s a lot of fun to be with,” Trump said. “It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side. No doubt about it – Jeffrey enjoys his social life.”

https://people.com/politics/jeffrey-epstein-trump-administration-connection/

[-] Igloojoe@lemm.ee 10 points 8 months ago

Lets not forget the lawsuit with Trump and Epstein raping a 13yo. https://cdn.factcheck.org/UploadedFiles/Johnson_TrumpEpstein_Lawsuit.pdf

Or him appearing in Epstein's black book. https://epsteinsblackbook.com/names/donald-trump

[-] Numenor@lemmy.world 28 points 8 months ago

I'm no fan of this idiot, but this is effectively him saying "yes I flew on the Epstein plane once, actually it was twice".

I'd rather have people admit to being on the plane and press for the release of logs.

The whole article is a clear hit piece now that he's gone independent and his votes are more likely to come from Trump's pie slice rather than biden's, he's no longer the darling of the right.

[-] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 15 points 8 months ago

The whole article is a clear hit piece now that he’s gone independent and his votes are more likely to come from Trump’s pie slice rather than biden’s, he’s no longer the darling of the right.

The right doesn't seem to have any problem with electing men that sexually assault women. Trump himself has been found liable for it recently, but even before he was elected he admitted to "grabbing them by the ..." well, you know.

I don't see how a candidate that has just evidence suggesting sexual assault is a downside to conservative voters. If anything it might increase RFK Jr's support among conservatives.

[-] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Because the calculation was that RFK would pull more votes from Biden not Trump. They're seeing that that's not the case so now he's a liability that needs to be burned. Not sure why they thought Democrat voters would fall for such an obvious ploy but that is clearly what the goal was.

[-] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Because the calculation was that RFK would pull more votes from Biden not Trump. They’re seeing that that’s not the case so now he’s a liability that needs to be burned.

Thats my point. Former Trump voters that are swayed to RFK Jr won't be swayed back to Trump because of accusations of sexual assault by RFK Jr. Trump has legal judgements and even personal admissions that he did it and his voters don't care. Why would they care if RFK Jr has even a fraction of that? How does this burn RFK Jr to former Trump voters?

[-] RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Dude. Once is more than enough.

[-] 0110010001100010@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago

Lying asshole is a liar. Who could have possible predicted this...

[-] itsonlygeorge@reddthat.com 10 points 8 months ago

Dude, he looks like the skin isn’t quite attached to his face.

[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 5 points 8 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Robert F. Kennedy stated in a televised interview on Tuesday that he had flown on Jeffrey Epstein's private jet twice—weeks after telling Newsweek that he had only taken one flight on the late financier's aircraft.

The independent 2024 presidential candidate was among a number of high-profile people who in 2021 were named as passengers on Epstein's jet, which was often used to transport guests to the financier's private Caribbean island, Little Saint James.

Epstein's luxury Boeing 727 was derisively referred to as the "Lolita Express" by a number of media outlets following allegations that it was used to fly underage girls to some of the multi-millionaire's properties.

Kennedy's recollection stands at odds with an emailed statement shared on his behalf with Newsweek on October 31, in which a spokesperson for the former Democrat stated that he had only "flown one time on Jeffrey Epstein's private plane."

"Mr. Kennedy adds his voice to those demanding clarity about all of Mr. Epstein's nefarious activities including the identities of powerful partners or shady entities who may have enabled or participated in his crimes.

Virginia Giuffre alleged that she was abused by Prince Andrew and claimed that Maxwell flew her around the world when she was 17 and 18 for sexual encounters with billionaires, politicians, royals and heads of state.

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[-] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

The plot thickens

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