He retweeted nonsense that blamed the Clintons. Bots are picking up on it, too. This is disgusting but typical for Trump. I don’t trust Barr to do a complete and fair investigation.
As Epstein conspiracy theories abound, remember this is about both partisan politics & broader loss of confidence in govt. When I was in the Middle East (the former conspiracy theory capital) that was the fuel: folks didn’t trust authorities so assumed a plot behind every event
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) August 10, 2019
The right is going to think the left is responsible for Epstein’s death and vice versa.
— Pam Keith (@PamKeithFL) August 10, 2019
But simple fact is the left did NOT have physical control of Epstein’s person. Bill Barr did.
FACT! Pure and simple. FACT! And no one had more to lose from Epstein talking than 45. NO ONE!
Jeffrey Epstein has turned everyone into a conspiracy theorist. My piece on a very strange Saturday, and why paranoia seems inevitable now: https://t.co/jzMEVv0CoS
— McKay Coppins (@mckaycoppins) August 11, 2019
The most prominent conspiracy-monger is the man you support as president of the United States. Why don’t you start there? https://t.co/ZVo6h0Vs94
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) August 10, 2019
Hey @realDonaldTrump, you were friends with Jeffrey Epstein and were at parties with him. His death happened under your watch. Before you tweet out conspiracy theories, you may want to first talk with your AG Bill Barr and your head of the Federal Bureau of Prisons. https://t.co/YZXV8oaAKS
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) August 10, 2019
Trump amplifies Epstein conspiracy theories on social mediahttps://t.co/pkXWdrYZ07
— POLITICO (@politico) August 10, 2019
With his retweets of those vile anti-Clinton conspiracy theories, Trump gave permission — or perhaps even, in effect, assigned — his supporters in right-wing media to go full steam ahead with that narrative.
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) August 10, 2019
President Trump now retweeting his apparent favorite Epstein conspiracy theory. Epstein was in US custody. The president has the ability to find out what actually happened from those who work for him if he so chooses. Or he can retweet this without evidence. https://t.co/3g8kvpSuUz
— Eamon Javers (@EamonJavers) August 10, 2019
It is unfathomable to me that a President of the United States would retweet this. Literally unfathomable. It would be outrageous for even a member of a local city council, let alone from the person who is to Take Care that the Laws be Faithfully Executed. pic.twitter.com/wx7FCdnmp2
— Neal Katyal (@neal_katyal) August 10, 2019
Uh huh, The Russian Trumpbots are working hard to make sure ClintonBodyCount is trending.#TrumpBodyCount #TrumpEpstein pic.twitter.com/ygB6vjBTCP
— Wayne's The Name!!!✝️🤚🏾🇺🇸 (@EngineerMinded) August 10, 2019
The president retweeted this. So, here we are. https://t.co/aaGhvOYTLo
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) August 10, 2019
The Epstein saga is a perfect example of why conspiracy theories have such a stranglehold on so many people right now. It’s confirmation that the world often works exactly the way people have always suspected — that the rich and powerful and connected will always win in the end.
— Scott Bixby (@scottbix) August 10, 2019
Don Barr (Bill Barr's dad) hired Jeffrey Epstein to teach at Dalton school.
— Thom Hartmann (@Thom_Hartmann) August 10, 2019
Feds release docs a few days ago implicating Dems (but not Trump! Surprised?) w/ Epstein.
Bill Barr runs the DOJ, so runs the prison where Epstein died; Barr now runs the death investigation.
Dots?
Exactly. Well that and his history of greasing pardons for the Iran Contra crew…and getting called The Coverup General by conservative writer William Safire for tidying up Iraqgate…and not recusing on the Epstein fed case…and behaving like 'the hand to the king' not the AG. https://t.co/2QBvQJJ5es
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) August 10, 2019
Bill Barr’s father, the soon-to-be-canned headmaster Donald Barr, hired Jeffrey Epstein to teach teenagers at NY’s Dalton School in 1970s. Even though Epstein had no college diploma. https://t.co/6SKkCGAMcv
— Frank Rich (@frankrichny) August 10, 2019
And… scene. https://t.co/jOCrldfjLs
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) August 10, 2019
Lynne Patton—the Trump family wedding planner who lied about her qualifications on her CV and was nonetheless put in charge of all federal housing in NY/NJ—has said Epstein was “Hillary’d.” How many more reasons do you need for why she should resign & is unfit for public office?
— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) August 10, 2019
I’m with @AOC on this #Epstein mess. You don’t have to be a conspiracy theorist to see an evil coverup to protect lots of powerful men here. You’d have to be bizarrely naive not to. https://t.co/WDbek257US
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) August 10, 2019
This is either another colossal screw up by the @realDonaldTrump Administration, or something nefarious happened. @HouseJudiciary Committee has oversight over the Fed Bureau of Prisons. Let's hope @TheJusticeDept won't obstruct Congress from looking into the death of Epstein. https://t.co/lYKFsWZ9Yj
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) August 10, 2019
So we are to believe:
— Tim Wise (@timjacobwise) August 10, 2019
1. Hillary Clinton managed to have Seth Rich, Vince Foster & Jeffrey Epstein killed;
2. But she can't manage to win Pennsylvania or Michigan;
Mmm…k y'all.
Qballs gonna Qball…
Holy crap @LynnePattonHUD, Trump’s administrator of Dept of Housing and Urban Development Region II — and former Trump family event planner — says Hillary Clinton killed Epstein. https://t.co/nXc7E3vB5t
— Eric Columbus (@EricColumbus) August 10, 2019
Guilt has a thousand tongues. For Trump, it speaks through projecting onto those he envies sins of which he knows himself capable and may even have committed. . . https://t.co/XloKjvmiho
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) August 11, 2019
To every Republican in America-now is your time to condemn this shit. If not you are complicit and just as bad as him. Maybe worse since you’re not nearly as mentally unstable as he is. This is judgement time. https://t.co/8q3wh4FYeS
— Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) August 10, 2019
If you only read 1 thing about the Epstein conspiracy theories, read @cwarzel https://t.co/WaR51jf3CP
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) August 11, 2019
Trump just fanned the flames of the Clinton-Epstein conspiracy theory again. His supporters love it. https://t.co/5hU89Eyr3l
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) August 13, 2019
Sad! 