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deminks

(11,499 posts)
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 12:51 PM Yesterday

Epstein/Ken Starr emails re Beer Boy Kavanaugh

That doesn’t surprise me.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (@whitehouse.senate.gov) 2026-02-19T17:23:07.401Z


Jeffery Epstein sympathized with Brett Kavanaugh during the then-supreme court nominee’s contentious 2018 confirmation and even suggested Republicans should have been harder on Christine Blasey Ford, who had accused Kavanaugh of sexual assault.

Emails and text messages released by the Department of Justice show Epstein was closely monitoring the confirmation and seemed to believe that Ford’s allegation of sexual assault could derail the process.

Epstein told one person, whose name was redacted, on 22 September 2018 “Ive sat in Kavanaugh chair. Im thinking of November.” The meaning of the November reference is not clear.

Epstein called the pending judiciary hearing “a trap!”, adding “Iye [sic] been through many of these. MANY!! She will cry, make sordid allegations. Say she feels bullied, fearful, traumatized. Every thing bad in her life was s result of the rape attempt. Suffered anxiety! Her relationships with men etc. this is a very special skill set needed.”

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/16/jeffrey-epstein-brett-kavanaugh-supreme-court

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I wonder if Epstein donated to erase Kavanaugh's debts? IMHO.

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Alpeduez21

(2,032 posts)
1. Epstein seemed to have forgotten repukes just don't care
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 01:14 PM
Yesterday

As long as the man uses an R behind his name they will endorse him no matter what. Don’t forget what repukes want. Get out the vote

Quiet Em

(2,678 posts)
5. Like Senator Whitehouse, this doesn't surprise me at all.
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 01:43 PM
Yesterday
The meaning of the November reference is not clear.


Actually that reference is crystal clear. Epstein, Bannon, and other disgusting creeps in the MAGA movement used Kavanaugh being called out on his sexual predator behavior as a rallying cry for creepy men everywhere to show up and vote in the midterms.

MLAA

(19,695 posts)
7. He called it a rape attempt in the second to last sentence..not alleged rape attempt or false allegation.
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 02:01 PM
Yesterday

popsdenver

(1,993 posts)
10. I have to say
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 02:52 PM
23 hrs ago

if this was my daughter or grand daughter, the LEAST of their worries would be the law enforcement community.
And, I would think that I am speaking for most fathers and grandfathers out there.........

orleans

(36,794 posts)
9. love your comment: "I wonder if Epstein donated to erase Kavanaugh's debts?" GREAT QUESTION! nt
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 02:49 PM
Yesterday

Tree Lady

(13,149 posts)
11. Interesting how a rapist talks with authority
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 02:57 PM
23 hrs ago

And what the girls or victims will say and helping him get past it and onto bench like he did.

This is why we never saw this, too many very important and rich people just might have to go to jail or lose a lot of money.

patphil

(8,888 posts)
12. Wow! That tells me an awful lot about how Epstein felt about women.
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 03:36 PM
23 hrs ago

He didn't know her, but he was full of judgement about her.
Poor Brett Kavanaugh. He suffered so much from this woman's testimony...Not!
Epstein's casually callous advice for Kavanaugh is a dismissal of all woman who find themselves in the position Christine Ford was in.
What a loveless man.
But then, the real problem is much deeper. Kavanaugh was confirmed to the Supreme Court.
Unbelievable!

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