Newly released files show how Maria Farmer, who worked for Mr. Epstein in the 1990s, had urged the F.B.I. to investigate him. The case went nowhere for years.

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[–] 162 points 7 months ago (2 children)

1996? When Bubba was potus? I wonder why the FBI ignored it

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  • [–] [S] 73 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

    Funny thing is that no FBI director has been appointed by a Democrat. Not even Clinton had that kind of control of the FBI.

    Edit: looks like I was wrong about appointments; Clinton did appoint an FBI director who had previously been appointed by Bush to another position. He still didn't have the kind of power over the FBI that would have let him quash an investigation like this

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  • [–] 72 points 7 months ago (77 children)

    The 5th Director of the FBI, Louis Freeh, who was director at the time of the complaint, was literally appointed by Bill Clinton. Furthermore, the 3rd director, William Webster, was appointed by Jimmy Carter, and the 7th director, James Comey, was appointed by Barack Obama.

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  • [–] [S] 10 points 7 months ago

    Youre right. He was also previously appointed by Bush. Not exactly a partisan, and the FBI still would gladly have gotten Clinton for this if they'd been aware of his involvement

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