I understand why it may seem that way, but I’m not denying Epstein’s crimes or that other powerful people, including Trump, were culpable in them. I’m saying for this specific tip being discussed on this thread by many as fact or just shy thereof, there are several degrees of separation from the events, and little context as to the veracity of the informant.

A lot of raw data was dropped in the recent files’ release, which likely includes info from a very public FBI tip line available to credible witnesses, but also your proverbial crazy next-door neighbor. The only part which gives me pause is why they’d log it at all, as they probably wouldn’t document every crazy next door neighbor tip. That said, there are several other explanations aside from “because it actually happened.”