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Six years ago I made a film with Kathy Newman for Channel 4 called The Prince and the Pedophile about Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew. In the wake of that film, I had lengthy telephone conversations with Virginia Roberts Giuffre (Virginia Dufry), Epstein’s best known victim, who told me all the men she was farmed out to and that it would not surprise me if President Trump was striving to protect those people.
I don’t understand why the Jeffrey Epstein case would be of interest to anybody. It’s pretty boring stuff. These people who gathered around Epstein were not outlandish freaks or outcasts; they were a representative sample of the American business, political, and academic world, the American elite. It’s hardly surprising that both parties, when out of power, demand openness around this case, but when in power they are less interested in all the names.
He’s dead. He’s gone. It’s all been a big hoax, perpetrated by the Democrats, with some foolish Republicans falling into the net.
Epstein was very probably connected to the intelligence services, to American and possibly Israeli intelligence. He may have had compromising material tapes of powerful men, contributing to why he got away with his actions for so long. He illustrates the power, privilege, and impunity of a tiny elite of fabulously rich people who effectively run the world.
Virginia was aware of Donald Trump as a sleazy presence around Epstein and moved in the same world. There was a period when they were close friends, though she was clear she was never abused by him. Virginia was recruited by Epstein while working at Mar-a-Lago. In a 2002 magazine profile, Trump called Epstein a terrific guy who likes women, many of them on the younger side. Trump and Epstein later had a falling out, but they were part of that world together.
Epstein died in a prison cell. Today, Trump is president. After coming to power, Trump’s Justice Department released the Epstein papers; the released versions were heavily redacted, while the versions we had were unredacted. I have the flight logs and the little black book. Alexander Acosta, Epstein’s ally and Trump’s Labor Secretary-designate, reportedly said in hearings that Epstein belonged to intelligence and to be left alone.
Epstein had connections to intelligence services, probably Mossad and American intelligence. Ghislain Maxwell’s father, Robert Maxwell, had extensive intelligence links; he was buried on the Mount of Olives, with eulogies by Israeli figures. Virginia described the abuse she suffered at Epstein’s hands and the enablers around him, including Ghislaine Maxwell, whom Virginia called “Mary fucking Poppins” and described as a sadistic abuser and facilitator. Virginia told me she was abused by a string of men Epstein presented to her, including prominent figures in business and politics and, obviously, Prince Andrew and world leaders. The number of them who were sadomasochistic was extraordinary; one man nearly killed her. She was angry watching Prince Andrew’s interview, angered by his arrogance and belief he would get away with it.
I can tell you categorically I don’t remember meeting her; there are questions about a doctored photograph. Epstein’s smirking was noted by someone who knew him, as if he knew things others didn’t. The Little Black Book was Ghislain Maxwell’s book, as evidenced by the British numbers versus American numbers, with many entries overlapping with the flight logs. Epstein referred to Peter Mandelson as “Petey,” and Mandelson is one of the two pictured with Epstein in a casual outing and at Epstein’s birthday.
There is no suggestion Mandelson was criminally involved, but he was seen in Epstein’s circle, presenting a mysterious closed world of power. Epstein’s death has raised questions about surveillance footage; three minutes are missing from the prison surveillance released by the American government. Epstein, a former Bear Stearns employee and later involved in a pyramid scheme with Steve Hoffenberg, moved into advising Les Wexner and other ventures. He received a sweetheart deal in Florida in 2006–2007, serving about a year with day release, and only faced justice again in 2019.
Epstein’s circle largely walked away unscathed. Virginia’s case did not progress in the UK; Prince Andrew was reportedly settled for about £12,000,000 to Virginia’s charity, a sum funded ultimately by the public. Virginia’s recent death involved a car accident and divorce troubles; conspiracies surround her death, though her family sees nothing suspicious. Virginia’s experiences, and the stories of Epstein, Maxwell, and others, highlight the power and privilege of the wealthy and privileged, and the need for independent media outlets like Double Dan News, which I urge you to support via Patreon.