Cindy McCain, the widow of Sen. John McCain, recently made a major blunder at a conference on Combating Human Trafficking at Florida International University in Miami. She violated the elite's code of omertà by revealing that everyone in elite circles knew about Jeffry Epstein’s activities. In response to a question that the elite not only benefit but actively participate in sex trafficking she responded “You know, it’s like everything. It hides in plain sight. Epstein was hiding in plain sight. We all knew about him. We all knew what he was doing. But we had no one that was, you know, um, uh, legal aspect that would go after him. They were afraid of him. For whatever reason, they were afraid of him.”
The elite is a relatively small community. Members have an interest in knowing what their colleagues are doing. People who work in a bureaucracy are aware of what is taking place: who is sleeping with who. Even if they are disinterested in such matters they can not avoid learning about much of what is going on because people talk openly about such things. Those who have something to hide or are interested advancing their careers make a special effort to learn information that can be useful. When Representative John Conyers was facing charges of sexual misconduct his attorney Arnold E. Reed claimed there are allegations against "many members" of the House and Senate. This was veiled threat to expose his colleagues if Conyers was not punished lightly.
Sometimes the information is about someone's behavior is criminal. But there is no "you know, um, uh, legal aspect that would go after" the criminal. If Cindy McCain is correct, some of the most powerful people in the United States knew that Epstein was prostituting children as young as 12 and did nothing. "They were afraid." They were also complicit. In 2011 federal prosecutor Alexander Acosta claimed "that he was unduly pressured by Epstein’s heavy-hitting lawyers." It is probably not a good tactic for a defendant to attempt to intimidate a federal prosecutor. However, it appears to have worked on this occasions.
How extensive is the corruption? McCain made her comment in response a statement by an audience member, “The perception of a lot of young people is that there is an untouchable ring of governmental and economic elites in this country, that not only benefit, but actively participate in sex trafficking." If Epstein was as effective as he appears to have been he would have been targeting the 535 individuals who are responsible for disbursing over 4 trillion dollars a year and their senior bureaucrats.
ABC News commentator, the late Cokie Roberts claimed that "every female in the press corps knew" to avoid being in an elevator with Rep. John Conyers. She stated, "You know they are so used to it. I mean, the culture of Capitol Hill for so many decades was men being bad.” People in the entertainment industry would had to have been blind to not know what Harvey Weinstein was up to. Powerful men frequently use their positions to take advantage of the vulnerable. This should surprise no one. What might be surprising is the amount of perversion. Sex is a normal and healthy human activity. Pedophilia and exposing genitals in public are not. Three female elected officials recounted how elected male officials indecently exposed themselves on the House floor. These women did not thinks is was advisable to reveal the names of the perverts. They claimed they didn't know who they actually were.
Cindy McCain believes that this corruption will be eventually exposed. She claims, "It’s like a house of cards now, it’s going to start tumbling, believe me. And these guys – if they don’t leave the country – they’re going to get caught… and they’re going to be made examples of.” McCain is talking about some of the most powerful people in the country. They will have their defenders in the media. They will go to extreme lengths to retain their power. They can intimidate a federal prosecutor. They can make the leadership of both parties in the House and Senate remain silent. They can destroy anyone who threatens to expose them. That is why a large number of people do not believe that Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide.
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