Lawrence O’Donnell questioned what a very harmless individual would do in the event that they noticed their identify pop up within the Jeffrey Epstein information, evaluating President Invoice Clinton and President Donald Trump’s responses within the course of.
“With the world now questioning concerning the 10 co-conspirators of Jeffrey Epstein referred to in a few of the Epstein information launched immediately, it’s value contemplating what would an harmless individual do?” O’Donnell mentioned on Tuesday’s “The Final Phrase.”
“What would somebody who’s talked about within the Epstein information do if she or he believed that she or he is completely harmless of any wrongdoing?” he contemplated additional.
O’Donnell’s inquiry got here after the Justice Division launched hundreds of paperwork associated to Epstein, his intercourse trafficking ring and people who probably partook in it. Up to now, a number of notable names have appeared within the information, together with Prince Andrew, Invoice Gates, Steve Bannon, Michael Jackson, Kevin Spacey and Clinton. The latter, on Monday, referred to as for Lawyer Normal Pam Bondi to “instantly launch any remaining supplies” referring to, mentioning, or containing a photograph of Clinton.
On his MS NOW podcast, O’Donnell examined how Clinton went about addressing his appearances within the information versus Trump’s repeated pushback towards their launch fully.
“And there it’s, that’s the mannequin for a way you deal with this example in case you are within the Epstein information and also you imagine you probably did nothing improper,” O’Donnell mentioned, applauding Clinton’s dealing with of the scenario.
He added that his viewers ought to take into account all of the distinguished names which have been talked about with Epstein “who haven’t demanded the instant launch of any supplies” concerning them, stating that Trump by no means has.
“Donald Trump has by no means demanded that,” the anchor asserted. “Donald Trump has carried out all the things he may to stop that from occurring. Jeffrey Epstein’s largest enterprise accomplice, Les Wexner, has by no means mentioned, ‘Launch all the things about me that’s within the Epstein information.’ And he isn’t saying it now after his named emerged immediately in a 2019 Justice Division e-mail titled, ‘Co-Conspirators. The e-mail described makes an attempt to subpoena the listing of co-conspirators, which included Ghislaine Maxwell.”
O’Donnell defined that Wexner’s response to the scandal — which was by way of his lawyer— was that Wexner cooperated with the federal investigation of Epstein and was finally by no means contacted once more.
“If a lawyer of Mr. Wexner of Ohio says he did nothing improper, that should settle it. I might like to have that lawyer for Mr. Wexner of Ohio be part of us right here on this program and inform us whether or not he responded to a grand jury subpoena and whether or not he testified to the grand jury,” O’Donnell concluded. “I’d like to have Mr. Wexner of Ohio come right here and inform us all about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, which nobody has ever been in a position to perceive or clarify.”
It’s value noting the DOJ has additionally said a few of the information launched this week are pretend, whereas others have been redacted and even retracted since their publication.
