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Kash Patel slammed for denying Epstein trafficked victims despite files naming ‘powerful men’

In a fiery congressional hearing this week, Representative Thomas Massie pressed FBI Director Kash Patel to release Epstein-related files, accusing him of shielding high-profile names linked to the disgraced financier’s crimes.

Victims cooperating with the FBI have identified at least 20 “powerful men”, including bankers, a Hollywood producer, a royal prince, and other elite figures, as recipients of trafficked victims.

Patel, however, told lawmakers there was no credible evidence Epstein trafficked victims to anyone else, a claim Massie and others dismissed as evasive and misleading. The clash highlighted mounting frustration over the FBI’s handling of Epstein’s network and the secrecy surrounding files in the agency’s possession.

Critics argue Patel’s refusal to acknowledge the evidence signals an attempt to protect influential individuals, while Massie has vowed to keep pressing until the files are made public. Observers say the confrontation marks one of the sharpest challenges yet to the FBI’s narrative on Epstein’s crimes.

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5 COMMENTS

  1. Kash Patel was an outspoken main protagonist in those wanting the Epstein documents released
    Until he was muzzled and made director of the FBI
    And transformed from an attack dog into a eunuch overnight
    And where is Don Bongino another ardent critic?
    The FBI has lost all semblance of credibility and has become an instrument of state lawfare overreach
    Serving political aims agendas and aspirations

  2. The people on this list have evidence against their political leaders and wealthy people. Therefore it is agreed all must stay silent. Those who threaten to tell all are eliminated.

    See no crime here, move along, move along.

  3. If the Epstein files came out it would cause the fall of the entire US government. Both sides, Republican and Democrat. Plus there are hundreds of other high profile people implicated in those files. They will never let the files out.

  4. Trump has surrounded himself with incompetent idiots
    To make himself look good
    Whose lack of intelligence
    Will never pose any threat or challenge
    And not eclipse ‘the Don’
    Navarro is a noted accomplisher

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