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Honestly, we're at the point now where anyone attempting to downplay anything related to this is so fucking obviously involved
Yeah no kidding, the best tactic is to keep quiet and as unknown as possible
You'd think at some point they'd learn about the Streisand effect
Heh so many ways to deflect when you're involved than saying oh there's too much focus on this pedophile. Like maybe we had lunch, dinner? Hung out once or twice...no no, just too much focus on the pedophile I hung out.
Exactly. Simply being in a photo isn't damning by itself. Depending on where the photo was taken of course.
Especially if you're a journalist in New York, Epstein worked in finance in NY for over a decade and was at many exclusive events.
The people to watch for are the ones who went to his island more than once. Once people realized what was up, they either excitedly came back or were steadfast in staying away.