Epsteins Client list.
July 8, 2025
Lots of people are really upset at the trump Administration for seeming to back down on prosecuting the pedophiles from Jeffery Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell and their private island in the US. Virgin Islands. Epstein reportedly committed suicide while in prison and Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence. She was convicted on five counts of aiding Epstein in his abuse of underage girls in December 2021. The Trump Administration has promised truth and transparency regarding the investigation of the Epstein files and specifically, a 'client list'.
This might help explain some things.
It is the duty of the legislators to MAKE the laws.
It is the job of Law Enforcement to ENFORCE the laws.
It is the job of the judiciary to JUDGE the law and decide punishment based upon the law itself, as passed by the legislators.
The job of the justice Department, starting with the Attorney General, is to seek justice according to the law. The DOJ initiates investigations, obtains evidence that will likely produce a guilty verdict when the case goes to trial. The DOJ knows the law, understands the courts and the judges that will be hearing these cases. In addition to the requirements of the criminal justice system to present evidence to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt, the DOJ knows the personal history and the particular proclivities of the federal judiciary. They KNOW which judges are (or could be) corrupted or blackmailed, pressures that could be applied to family members, questionable business holdings, etc. etc. The DOJ (as with any other prosecutor) has to arrive at an honest evaluation of the likelihood of a successful prosecution, given the defense that will be mounted and the judge(s) that will be hearing the case. A good prosecutor knows the holes that a good defense lawyer will poke in the State's case, and the incredible (and make no mistake about it, the life -threatening) pressures that will be brought to bear. They are not going to bring a case that is going to get someone else killed and ruin more lives.
There has been a lot of talk about an actual LIST of patrons (clients/participants, etc.) that engaged in actual sexual relations with minors ( a violation of the law). There seems to be AMPLE objective, reasonable evidence that famous/popular/wealthy and powerful people attended events at Epstein's island resort. We know this from aviation manifests and testimonial evidence.
There are (apparently) volumes of evidence that provide clues as to what went on at that resort. There seems little doubt that these records were hidden by the Biden administration and only released under extreme pressure from the Trump administration.
According to the DOJ, it is this voluminous quantity of files that were on Pam Bondi's desk, and which she (apparently) was led to believe contained the aforementioned actual 'list' that actually CONNECTED specific patrons (client's etc.) to specific criminal acts.
It is no stretch at all to accept that there is NO ACTUAL LIST that connects a specific perpetrator to a specific crime. IF IT IS TRUE that after all of the investigation, and everyone KNOWING what went on, there remains enough of an evidentiary 'gap' that a good attorney would create 'reasonable doubt' as to their clients criminal guilt. Hear me... everyone KNOWS that crimes were committed. We KNOW the names of many (most) of the victims. We can almost certainly place any number of accused persons (defendants) at the location of the crime and at the time(s) of the crime(s). BUT THAT IS NOT ENOUGH to guarantee a conviction of a well-defended (wealthy, powerful, influential) person in what would, with absolute certainty, be an expensive, and drawn out trial.
It is also true that because of the age of the victims, and the social, emotional, and mental damage that would certainly be produced in a public trial (even with safeguards in place) when that testimony comes to light. Then, there are the inevitable (expensive) lawsuits that will come when any person may be found NOT GUILTY after the state's best evidence has been presented but a jury that could not decide BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT that the accused committed that crime. These are conditions and realities that must be weighed by the DOJ.
We are incensed at the way that the rich and powerful can circumvent the law. We HATE that some of these perpetrators are to avoid justice and thumb their noses at the system. We feel outraged that the victims will not see justice.
Do I believe that this is a miscarriage of justice? You bet I do. Do I think that are people and institutions so powerful that even Donald Trump cannot shake them? You bet I do. Do I think I could withstand the enormous pressures being brought to bear? Only in my vain imagination.
I am not blind to the political realities of the world and of our government. We, the people, lost control of our government a LONG time ago. I am not arrogant enough, or shallow enough, to think that I would do better, or that Trump or anyone in his administration has 'dropped the ball' on this matter. I would like to see a miracle and know that justice is going to be done, but apart from God's divine judgment in God's appointed time, I have adjusted my expectations to the present reality.
The U.S. Criminal Justice system is a GOOD system- the best in the world, I think. It is built on solid principles, that, if followed, will produce justice for most of the people most of the time. This may be one of those times when the Criminal Justice system is simply not enough to see justice done because powerful people with no morals have gained control of the system and exploited its safeguards, creating personal loopholes.
I offer no advice but I do offer this counsel: Stop demanding resignation of officials in this administration who have failed to pull off a miracle. If you are doing that, I suspect you do not comprehend the terrible evil that controls the environment in Washington DC. We have some good people accomplishing very good things against incredible pressure. I DO agree that it is maddening to see the Trump Administration backing away from their earlier narrative. I believe that there is a truth here that is MUCH deeper than is made public and we may never know the whole truth. I Believe that we are NOT getting the 'truth and transparency' we were promised. But I am willing to reserve further judgment on this matter at this time.
Those are my thoughts on the subject.
John Sterling