Name: Where's the Epstein accountability in the US? A panel discussion
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This is the first time in almost 400 years that a senior member of the British royal family has been arrested.

And this monumental moment is now raising questions for President Trump about accountability right here in the U.S.

when asked about Andrew's arrest and whether anything similar would happen here, here's how President Trump responded.

Well, you know, I'm the expert in a way, because I've been totally exonerated.

I can actually speak about it very nicely.

I think it's so bad for the royal family.

It's really interesting because nobody used to speak about Epstein when he was alive, but now they speak.

But I'm the one that can talk about it because I've been totally exonerated.

I mean, the question right now for a lot of people is why does there seem to be a much greater appetite overseas for accountability than there is here?

And then a secondary question, as you heard the president there, it's always about him.

As opposed to about the broader concern that people have for justice for the victims here.

Yeah, I was struck by the tone in his voice there, how sad it was.

It feels like that's genuine empathy for the people being brought down for this shocking level of corruption.

It's more empathy than you hear, for example, when he talks about the death of Jesse Jackson or when he talks about disasters in states governed by Democrats.

There was something genuine in there which was gross.

But this is a darkness that just continues to expand.

Not just the horrible abuse and torture and God knows what else that happened to girls and women, but

some of the world's richest and most powerful men trading secrets, getting rich with each other and the impunity that they thought they had.

I mean, I think that's what is terrifically shocking.

And I do think there's a demand for accountability in this country, and

politicians are going to have to reckon with it.

And remember that Trump's Deputy Attorney General, Todd Blanche, let me play what he said not long ago about whether there would be anything coming from the doj, more on Epstein issue.

In July, the Department of justice said that we had reviewed the files, the, quote, Epstein files, and

there was nothing in there that allowed us to prosecute anybody.

Now, there's a lot of correspondence, there's a lot of emails, there's a lot of photographs.

There's a lot of horrible photographs that appear to be taken by Mr.

But that doesn't allow us necessarily to prosecute somebody.

Again, I'll ask how can he be so sure and how much longer, I think, is that going to fly?

When it seems to there's, there's a great desire, not just on the part of the victims, but

on the part of Americans to see more in terms of, at the very least, investigation and accountability here.

Yeah, I think you are going to see some investigations on this.

I mean, the more that's come out, I mean, remember, President Trump's the one that released all this.

Biden never released all these, and he had them.

So I think it's a testament to him that he did release them.

As you said, this is the first time since 1647, Charles I getting arrested.

It's a terrible thing for the Royal Family.

King Charles is going to be here in April.

I'm sure he's unhappy about having to go through that, but

And I think ultimately, by the way, you said, you know, this is for men.

So this was men and women that were doing it rightly so.

It's, it's a terrible thing that's going on.

And it is amazing that someone like Jeffrey Epstein had this kind of power that he could, even after being arrested and put in jail.

He's meeting with Prince Andrew at the time.

I mean, that is remarkable that that was going on.

Yeah, there's a long list of people so far that have stepped aside.

These are big names that are mentioned in the Epstein files who haven't done anything.

I mean, gosh, even MAGA is asking why there are no consequences for him.

Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Les Wes Wexner, who was just opposed this week.

President Clint is coming to speak before Congress.

At the very least, none of these other people.

Yes, I think the people who are not in the Epstein Thousand are not on the list.

I think this is an issue that spans across parties.

That what happened in that cabal of powerful, extremely wealthy.

Folks want them to be held account to account.

And you did say there is a woman in jail, but

it's so funny that there's only one person and that it is a woman in jail when the accounts of the survivors are that it is men and not just one woman or one man, Jeffrey Epstein, but

And there are not hundreds of people in jail.

And so I've said it before, I'll say it again, that math does not math.

And because the reason why this now spins into politics is because the Trump administration, officials in the Trump administration and so many of MAGA made this conspiracy theory come to the forefront and make it be a promise.

Releasing is not persecution for folks who have done wrong.

That is the thing that now this administration is going to have to really circle it around and see if they can close this gap.

And I, if they, if this is the administration, that does it, good for them.

But to date, because you have Todd Blatton saying that nothing else is going to come of it, there's a lot of questions and there's too many names that are blacked out in these emails for no reason.

And I don't like there's an email with a name like, why is this name blacked out?

And there's a lot of defensiveness coming from DOJ about why those names are redacted.

And they seem to be, again, more concerned about protecting the, the names of people who they claim are innocent.

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