Speaker 1: What's up, everyone, and welcome to another episode of the
Epstein Chronicles. In this episode, we have some more news
on the congressional subpoena front, as we're now adding Leslie Groff,
Sarah Kellen, Leon Black, Doug Band, and Ted Waite, the
former boyfriend of Glenn Maxwell to the list. And of
course we talked about Katherine Rummler and Howard Lutnik previously,
so these are added on to that. And again I
don't expect much from Congress, but it'll be interesting at
least to see people get put under oath. And as
far as Sarah Kelln goes or Leslie Groff, I highly
doubt that either of them are going to put themselves
into legal jeopardy by incriminating themselves in front of Congress.
So I doubt that Leslie Groff and Sarah Kellen are
ever going to show up. Now, maybe if you subpoena
them and you try and compel them to do so,
but short of that asking them to come, okay, I guess,
but if you know anything about the case, you know
that both of them have a whole lot to lose,
more to lose than just about anybody else in Jeffrey
Epstein's whole circle. Considering the scope and the length of
time that they were both with Epstein, and according to
all the reports we've heard though, both of them were
key components in his criminal enterprise. So it's not like
those two were just you know, hanging around. They weren't
just invited to a party. And there's a reason that
the both of them were given protection under the NPA
because Epstein and his lawyers knew that they were dead
to rights. If the federal government pursued the case the
way they should have pursued the case, then everybody would
have been charged. So that's why you see them get
the non prosecution agreement as basically a payoff to remain quiet. Now,
of course there was a financial component all of that
as well, and both of them received a ton of
money from Jeffrey Epstein. So I have some doubts about
either of them showing up willingly. And if you want
to talk to the core of four, my guess is
you're going to have to compel them to be there
under subpoena. All right. So this article was published by
CBS News and the headline Bill Gates among seven asked
to testify before House Committee on possible Epstein ties. This
article was authored by Faris Tanyos. Microsoft co founder Bill
Gates is among seven people who on Tuesday were asked
to testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
regarding its ongoing investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The six others are Leslie Groff, a former longtime executive
assistant to Epstein, Sarah Kellen, another former Epstein employee, Katherine
Rumler for White House Council to former President Barack Obama,
Leon Black, co founder of Apollo Global Management, Doug Band,
a longtime personal aid and counselor to former President Bill Clinton, who,
along with his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton,
both testified separate lyon Epstein before the House Oversight Committee
last week. And tech billionaire Ted Waite, a former boyfriend
of Epstein, associate, co conspirator, all around scusbag, fellow child abuser,
and bipeteral serpent. You mean Glenn Maxwell, who attended Chelsea
Clinton's twenty ten wedding as a guest of Maxwell. And
you notice they say here that Maxwell wasn't the plus one.
Ted Waite was in the seven letters House Oversight Committee
Chair James Comer writes that the committee believes the recipients
have information that will assist in its investigation. Comer explains
that the committee is reviewing the alleged mismanagement of the
federal government's investigation into Epstein and mac ways, in which
Epstein and Maxwell sought to curry favor an exercise influence
to protect their legal activities and potential violations of ethics
rules related to elected officials. Notice it doesn't talk about
how the DOJ needs to be overseen or how there
needs to be a look at the FBI. Right, No, no, no,
can't have that. That's what they're trying to protect. They
got to make sure the institutions keep on humming, even
if the institutions are completely broke. The seven were given
testimony dates ranging from April sixteenth to June ninth. A
spokesperson for Gates indicated that he planned to testify before
the committee. Gates welcomes the opportunity to appear before the committee,
the spokesperson told CBS News in a statement. While he
never witnessed or participated in any of Epstein's legal conduct,
he's looking forward to answering all the committee's questions to
support their important work. Oh what a hero, What a
white knight, what a savior. Give yourself a round of applause,
Bill Gates. Meanwhile, this idiot has been lying about his
relationship with Jeffrey Epstein for all these years, but all
of a sudden, he's just so sorry and he wants
to come clean. Jennifer Connolly, a spokesperson for Rumler, told
CBS News that Rumbler welcomes the opportunity to appear before
the committee. At the time she interacted with Jeffrey Epstein,
she was a practicing criminal defense attorney and shared a
client with him. The spokesperson said she has done nothing
wrong and had no knowledge of any ongoing criminal activity
on his part. Well, we talked about her earlier, so
we're just gonna keep it moving. It's very obvious that
Rumler was very much closer to Jeffrey Epstein than she
ever let on, and that she's been lying about her
relationship to him for all these years. An attorney for
Groff said she had no comment on the letter. Oh
I bet not. Like I said, I highly doubt that
Leslie Groff wants any to do with being under oath
when it comes to Jeffrey Epstein, considering how she benefited
and how she grew her wealth on the back of
pain and suffering. I'd be pretty scaredify with her too,
And I think there are mountains of evidence, circumstantial and
otherwise that would easily lead to a grand jury indicting
Leslie Groff and Sarah Kelln. CBS News also reached out
to black Band and wait for a comment and is
attempting to contact Helen. None of the seven have been
criminally charged with wrongdoing and connection with Epstein. Nice little qualifier,
but do you really think that's the case. Do you
really think that none of them have been targeted. If
that's the case, then why is Leslie Groff and Sarah
Kelln Vickers protected under the NPA? And why to Judge
Nathan call Sarah Kelln Vickers a co conspirator an open
court so you can save your qualifiers when you're talking
about Sarah kell and Vickers. The House request comes after
the Justice Department in December began the process of releasing
millions of files related to its decades long investigation into Epstein,
a wealthy financier pedophile who was accused of running an
extensive sex trafficking operation with Maxwell's aid. The tour believed
to have victimized dozens of underage girls and women, dozens
the Justice Department itself set over a thousand. Where do
they get these numbers from? YO? You don't have to
be an expert in what's going on in the case,
but you should at least have the very basics down right.
The Justice Department only released the files after Congress passed
a bill in November signed into law by President Trump
compelling it to do so. In two thousand and eight,
Epstein pleaded guilty in Florida to stay charges of soliciting
prostitution in exchange for having a federal case against him
charges for soliciting prostitution, not soliciting prostitution from a child, right,
not abusing a child, just soliciting prostitution. YO, what's going
on with CBS? Is Barry Weiss writing all these articles?
Sure seems like it. A New York federal grand jury
indicted Epstein on child sex trafficking charges in July of
twenty nineteen, but he was found dead weeks later in
August twenty nineteen in a Manhattan jail. His cause of
death was ruled to suicide, no questions about it, not alleged,
not called, but ruled a suicide. So that's the end
of it. Maxwell was convicted in twenty twenty one of
federal sex trafficking charges and later sentenced to twenty years
in prison. The release files, however, have revealed the wealthy
financier's deep connection to the rich and powerful that persisted
well after his Florida conviction. Last week, Gates apologized to
the staff of his philanthrope Big Gates Foundation for his
ties to Epstein, which he said began in twenty eleven
and continued through twenty fourteen. Imagine knowing what Jeffrey Epstein
was and showing up to his house asking for money. Hey,
you know, hey, jeff, I was wondering if you wanted
to help me save the world. I know you abuse
kids and shit, but we're gonna overlook that you got
a couple mill for your boy, Like what, you don't
have anybody else you can go and get money from nobody,
not one single person. I'm pretty sure there's some rich
people out there that would love to help you out,
even if it's only for tax purposes. But Jeffrey Epstein
Bill Gates, nobody believes you, buddy. According to audio of
the apology obtained by The Wall Street Journal, Gates told
staff he and Epstein shared a private jet together once
and spent time in Germany, France, New York, and Washington. Yeah,
you know, hardly knew each other. I fly on jets
with people all the time who I don't know. I mean,
I'm flying commercial. But that's not the point, I guess.
Included in the trove of DOJ files where two emails
Epstein sent to himself on July eighteenth, twenty thirteen, containing
unverified allegations that Gates had extra marital sex with Russian
girls that resulted in sexually transmitted disease requiring antibiotic treatment,
and one email Epstein claimed Gates also sought surreptitiously to
give antibiotics to his then wife, Melinda Gates. Well, that's
weird because he did admit that he had those affairs, right,
So what do you mean alleged? Pro tip, it's not
alleged when it's proved to be a fact. The emails
appeared to have been written by Epstein on behalf of
an aggrieved employee of Gates who was resigning. Regarding those allegations,
agates spokesman told CBS News in January that the claims
are absolutely absurd and completely false. The only thing these
documents demonstrate is Epstein's frustration that he did not have
an ongoing relationship with Gates and the lengthy would go
to entrap and to fame them. At last week's town hall,
according to the Journal, Gates admitted that he did have affairs,
one with a Russian bridge player who he met at
bridge events and one with a Russian nuclear physicist who
I met through business activities. So he was lying, okay,
just like he's been lying about everything that has to
do with Jeffrey Epstein. And if you want to believe them, cool,
I don't care. Personally, I don't believe the guy at all.
Catherine Rumler wrote that she adored Epstein. Rumler served as
the White House counselor under Obama from twenty eleven to
twenty fourteen, before joining the law firm Lathlam and Watkins
in twenty fourteen and then Goleman Sachs in twenty twenty.
Rumler appeared several times in the Justice Department's release files,
including a December twenty fifteen email exchange in which he
wrote that she adored Epstein. How cute, What a great
cute couple helicopters volcanoes. In May of twenty fifteen, Epstein
asked Rumler if she could get filmmaker Woody Allen and
his wife sun Yee a tour of the White House,
which took place in December twenty fifteen, according to White
House records. Last month, Rumbler announced she would resign from
her role as top lawyer for Goldman Sachs in the
wake of the release files. Well, the least you could
do imagine being one of her colleagues over at Goldman Sachs.
Pretty awkward conversation at the coffee machine. So, uh, Kathy,
get any chicken noodle soup from Uncle Jeffy Lately. The
DJ's documents show that Black, co founder of investment from
Apollo Global Management, received advice from Epps on how to
keep a six year affair with a Russian woman from
going public. In one September twenty fifteen email, Epstein suggested
to Black that he hired former law enforcement officers to
approach the woman about signing a non disclosure agreement. Choose
met that a message delivery my choice too. Highly respected
former law enforcement agents fill in the blank, Immigration Scotland
Yard SFO, who may knock on the door and present
the terms, Epstein wrote. In October of twenty fifteen, the
woman signed a non disclosure agreement with Black in which
he agreed to pay her one hundred thousand dollars monthly
for fifteen years, forgive a one million dollar loan, and
provide two million British pounds for her to obtain legal
status in the UK. Senate Finance Committee. Documents also showed
that Black paid Epstein one hundred and fifty eight million
for tax and estate planning services. Black stepped down as
chairman and CEO of Apollo in twenty twenty one. A
law firm retained by Apollo's board to review Black's dealings
with Epstein cleared Black of any possible wrongdoing. Well, he's
been cleared Donald Trump's been cleared by Bill Clinton. Bill
Clinton's been cleared by Donald Trump. I guess we could
just pack it in. Huh, don need to have any subpoenas,
no need for an investigation. I mean, I don't know
why you're laughing. Have you checked the Dow? I mean
it's under fifty thousand, so that means we can talk
about Epstein again. Right, wasn't that the barometer that was
set by Pam Bondy. Now, as far as the subpoenas look,
it's a good step, right, But I have my doubts
about what we're gonna learn. Have you learned anything new
from any of these depositions yet? I know I haven't.
But with that said, we'll keep an open mind and
we'll see what happens. And when we have some concrete
dates for all these people, we'll get those added to
the catalog as well. All Right, everybody that's gonna do
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