{"id":1543910,"date":"2022-07-08T07:19:37","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T11:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1543910"},"modified":"2022-07-08T07:19:51","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T11:19:51","slug":"dominick-sansone-epstein-linked-pedophilia-is-a-bigger-deal-than-a-fake-insurrection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dominick-sansone-epstein-linked-pedophilia-is-a-bigger-deal-than-a-fake-insurrection\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominick Sansone: Epstein-Linked Pedophilia Is a Bigger Deal Than a Fake Insurrection"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdominick-sansone-epstein-linked-pedophilia-is-a-bigger-deal-than-a-fake-insurrection%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1543910&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><em>Commentary<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-ghislaine-maxwell\">Ghislaine Maxwell<\/a> stood up to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/victims-confront-maxwell-before-judge-sends-her-to-prison-for-20-years_4564720.html\">address<\/a> the court. The former cosmopolitan socialite was sentenced on June 28 to 20 years in prison for trafficking young women.<\/p>\n<p>For years, Maxwell had delivered up victims for sexual assault and childhood grooming to her billionaire boyfriend\u2014the proven <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-pedophile\">pedophile<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-jeffrey-epstein\">Jeffrey Epstein<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The two had been documented as flying countless <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/crime\/jeffrey-epstein-island-ghislaine-maxwell-b2111535.html\">underage girls<\/a> to Epstein\u2019s privately owned island, where they were sexually abused.<\/p>\n<p>Even more alarming is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/names-epsteins-little-black-book-powerful-people-officially-debuted-maxwell-trial\/\">number<\/a> of high-profile guests that accompanied the couple to what has come to be known as \u201cEpstein Island\u201d: Hollywood celebrities, U.S. politicians, and even a member of the British royal family all appeared in the flight logs of the aptly (and grossly) named \u201cLolita Express.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2998966\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/external\/2019\/07\/little-saint-james-island-1200x675.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2998966 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/external\/2019\/07\/little-saint-james-island-1200x675.jpg\" alt=\"Epoch Times Photo\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a> A structure on Little Saint James Island, in the U.S. Virgin Islands on July 9, 2019. Jeffrey Epstein owns the island. (Gianfranco Gaglione\/AP Photo)<\/figure>\n<p>As would be expected, every major news outlet focused on the groundbreaking case. The proceedings were aired on primetime television across all cable news networks, with the entire country encouraged to tune in. Apple sent a push notification to anyone who owned one of their products, letting them know that the consequential trial was beginning and where they could watch. U.S. nighttime talk show hosts focused each evening\u2019s programming on the unraveling mystery of how such a sick and twisted gimmick was allowed to go on, entirely with the complicit, if not active participation, of prominent members of the ruling class.<\/p>\n<p>Just kidding.<\/p>\n<p>That was all for the Jan. 6\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/our-own-stalinist-moment_4520010.html\">show trials<\/a> against former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>In reality, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/ghislaine-maxwell-sentenced-to-20-years-in-prison_4561088.html\">Maxwell case<\/a> will be out of the already dimmed public spotlight of mainstream media outlets within the next week. Many American citizens would probably not even recognize the name. Slightly more may know who Epstein was. All, however, will be aware that there is a series of congressional hearings currently underway with the focus of investigating the former president for inciting an insurrection.<\/p>\n<p>That is because Maxwell\u2014and the Epstein case in general\u2014offer nothing of political advantage to the entrenched forces that currently wield power in the United States. Quite the opposite. Epstein Island is direct proof of the moral bankruptcy and generally shady nature of those we are encouraged to regard as our American aristocracy.<\/p>\n<p>Claims have been made for years of widespread criminal behavior in the latter\u2019s social circles. A few brave souls have devoted their lives to shining a light on this murky underworld. They have worked diligently through investigative journalism to expose the actions of these dark cliques\u2014including the type of pedophilia that Maxwell stands convicted of enabling. Thanks to their tireless effort, as well as the rise of the internet and new forms of communication, the twisted operation on Epstein Island was finally exposed to the world.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4564413\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Jeffrey_Epstein_Maxwell_Trial_22179524121797-1200x701-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy wp-image-4564413 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/themes\/eet\/images\/white.png\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Jeffrey_Epstein_Maxwell_Trial_22179524121797-1200x701-1.jpg\" alt=\"Epoch Times Photo\" width=\"640\" height=\"374\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4564413 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Jeffrey_Epstein_Maxwell_Trial_22179524121797-1200x701-1.jpg\" alt=\"Epoch Times Photo\" width=\"640\" height=\"374\" \/><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a> Sarah Ransome, an alleged victim of Jeffrey Epstein and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-ghislaine-maxwell\">Ghislaine Maxwell<\/a>, right, alongside Elizabeth Stein, left, speak to members of the media outside federal court in New York on June 28, 2022. (John Minchillo\/AP Photo)<\/figure>\n<p>This is embarrassing for the ruling class. In the past, those who control the media narrative have been able to sweep these types of allegations under the rug as the ramblings of conspiracy theorists. Money, power, and influence ensured that the kind of criminal behavior on Epstein Island remained under wraps from peering eyes on the outside.<\/p>\n<p>Plenty of recognizable names were reputed to have previously kept the company of Epstein and Maxwell. Former President Bill Clinton is estimated to have taken the Lolita flight as many as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/flight-logs-show-bill-clinton-flew-on-sex-offenders-jet-much-more-than-previously-known\">26 times<\/a>. Epstein was reported to have visited the White House at least <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/12\/02\/jeffrey-epstein-visited-clinton-white-house-at-least-17-times-report\/\">17 times<\/a>. Maxwell even attended daughter Chelsea Clinton\u2019s wedding.<\/p>\n<p>Epstein was eventually <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-sdny\/pr\/jeffrey-epstein-charged-manhattan-federal-court-sex-trafficking-minors\">arrested<\/a> for sex trafficking in 2019. He allegedly committed suicide while awaiting trial. His death took place under shady circumstances, and many have speculated that there was foul play involved. It is expected that he would have turned over the names of many high-level figures who he had connections with. Epstein\u2019s suicide joins a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ex-clinton-aide-epstein-connection-dies-strange-suicide-family-sues-keep-details-public\/\">long<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/06\/13\/christopher-sign-alabama-news-anchor-who-broke-clinton-tarmac-story-dead-at-45\/\">list<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/weekly-standard\/vince-foster-in-the-park-with-the-gun\">other<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/news\/bs-xpm-1998-03-09-1998068020-story.html\">unfortunate<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2017\/04\/ron-brown-dies-in-plane-crash-april-3-1996-236759\">deaths<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1992\/09\/25\/us\/paul-tully-is-dead-at-48-top-democratic-strategist.html\">former<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-clinton\">Clinton<\/a> associates.<\/p>\n<p>There was still the expected campaign from many news outlets to reduce the magnitude of the Epstein revelations. Reuters \u201cfact\u201d checking has previously come to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/05\/15\/bill-gates-didnt-visit-sex-criminal-jeffrey-epsteins-island-repeatedly\/\">defense<\/a> of elitist figures such as Bill Gates, dispelling claims that the fellow billionaire ever visited the island\u2014although admitting far down into the piece that there was indeed a documented connection and frequent dinners between Gates and Epstein.<\/p>\n<p>But there was one feature of the story that the piece made sure to hang on to\u2014Epstein\u2019s relationship with Trump. The billionaire socialite Epstein was a regular staple of ultra-wealthy circles, so it\u2019s no surprise that he and Trump were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/reminder-trump-flew-epsteins-plane-fl-nyc-later-banned-mar-lago\/\">acquaintances<\/a> at one time. \u201cI knew him like everybody in Palm Beach knew him,\u201d Trump told reporters in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>What should be of more interest is why Trump so adamantly turned against Epstein while celebrities and politicians continued to visit the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/crime\/jeffrey-epstein-island-ghislaine-maxwell-b2111535.html\"> pedophile-fueled island<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It would instead seem that Trump came to despise Epstein for his questionable character. Unlike Clinton, Trump never made the trip to the island, and any flights he took on Epstein\u2019s private jets occurred before Epstein\u2019s initial conviction for soliciting a minor for prostitution.<\/p>\n<p>Besides their personal relationship, Trump is also documented as having <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2019\/07\/09\/trump-barred-jeffrey-epstein-from-mar-a-lago-over-sex-assault-court-docs\/\">banned<\/a> Epstein from his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. What precipitated this reaction? Of all things, because Epstein allegedly sexually assaulted a minor! Trump was also on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0vh0AklSXkU\">video<\/a> in 2016 calling out Clinton\u2019s trips to Epstein\u2019s \u201cpedophile island,\u201d nearly three years before the latter\u2019s arrest and suicide.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4072279\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/US-NEWS-EPSTEIN-AIRCRAFT-LAWSUIT-PM-1200x800-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy wp-image-4072279 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/themes\/eet\/images\/white.png\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/US-NEWS-EPSTEIN-AIRCRAFT-LAWSUIT-PM-1200x800-1.jpg\" alt=\"US-NEWS-EPSTEIN-AIRCRAFT-LAWSUIT-PM\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4072279 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/US-NEWS-EPSTEIN-AIRCRAFT-LAWSUIT-PM-1200x800-1.jpg\" alt=\"US-NEWS-EPSTEIN-AIRCRAFT-LAWSUIT-PM\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a> Jeffrey Epstein (C) appears in court in West Palm Beach, Fla., on\u00a0July 30, 2008. (Uma Sanghvi\/Palm Beach Post via AP)<\/figure>\n<p>This article is not meant to be a strict defense of Trump or any of his previous actions; instead, the facts stated above elucidate why the political establishment and their media enablers are attempting to \u201cmemory hole\u201d the entire Epstein escapade.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that it is getting so little time on the airwaves should be enough to prove that there isn\u2019t even close to enough evidence to condemn Trump\u2014if there was, the entire corporate news world would be playing stories about it on a loop.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, they are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/the-jan-6-committee-is-after-more-than-midterm-votes_4538631.html?utm_source=ref_share&#038;utm_campaign=copy&#038;rs=SHRLXJQM&#038;\">preoccupied<\/a> with the Jan. 6 Capitol riots and the notion that Trump is responsible for launching an insurrection against the U.S. government. The Jan. 6 commission is a political ploy, and its legitimacy is further deteriorating with examples like the laughable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/cassidy-hutchinson-testimony-at-jan-6-hearing-would-be-inadmissible-in-real-court-attorney_4566805.html\">Hutchinson testimony<\/a>. Still, it provides an opportunity to construct a narrative against Trump from the careful manipulation of video, audio, and testimony that the Maxwell case just doesn\u2019t offer.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecution of Maxwell cuts at the heart of corruption in the U.S. political establishment and criminal behavior in the elitist echelons of power and wealth in our society. As such, it is downplayed and ridiculed. It will shortly be forgotten by the same corporate media that tells us \u201cdemocracy is under attack.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>These are not the types of issues that our media will investigate because they don\u2019t actively support the causes they support. In reality, they actually work to undermine the entire fa\u00e7ade. The dichotomy of the Maxwell case with the Jan. 6 show trial is a perfect example of the fact that the current political environment and its media lapdogs do not seek to report objective facts, or support constructive dialogue, or certainly not defend \u201cdemocracy\u201d and the people\u2019s public weal.<\/p>\n<p>No, instead, what it proves, beyond a shadow of a doubt, is that there is truly only one thing that concerns those who lord power over us: desperately clinging to that power at all costs.<\/p>\n<p><i>Views expressed in this article are the opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"author_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"one_author_block round\">\n<div class=\"top_row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/author-dominick-sansone\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/ttl7daynwd_WEB_DominickSansone.jpg\" alt=\"Dominick Sansone\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Dominick Sansone is a PhD student at the Hillsdale College Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship. He is a regular contributor to The Epoch Times, and has additionally been published at The American Conservative, The Federalist, and the Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CommentaryGhislaine Maxwell stood up to address the court. The former cosmopolitan socialite was sentenced on June 28 to 20 years in prison for trafficking young women. 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