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Newly Surfaced Epstein Photo Raises Eyebrows — And Casts Trump’s Oval Office Changes In A Disturbing New Light

It appears Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein have similar tastes in home decor.

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There hasn’t quite been a smoking gun yet, from newly-released Jeffrey Epstein documents, showing that Donald Trump had direct involvement in Epstein’s crimes.

But it was pointed out this week that the two men seem to have similar tastes in home decor.

The New York Times, back in August, published photographs of Epstein’s residences, especially his Manhattan townhouse. They did find a photo of Epstein and Trump together, as well as with other world leaders.

“In the office, according to photos reviewed by The Times, Mr. Epstein showcased a green first edition of ‘Lolita,’ the 1955 novel in which an intellectual develops a sexual obsession with a 12-year-old girl and repeatedly rapes her. Atop a wooden sideboard were more framed photos, including one of Mr. Epstein with Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman.”

A photograph has also surfaced that shows Epstein favored a lot of the same decorative touches that Trump has begun to bring to the White House.

That photo, with the caption “the main stairway inside Epstein’s townhouse,” is credited to “US District Attorney’s Office,” and presumably comes from the indictment of Epstein in New York, shortly before his death in 2019. 

There was grosser stuff in the Times story as well.

“In the massage room were paintings of naked women, a large silver ball and chain, and shelves stocked with lubricant, according to photos reviewed by The Times,” the newspaper said in August. “Mr. Epstein regularly directed teenage girls — some recruited from middle schools in Queens — to massage him while he was naked. Sometimes he masturbated in front of them, according to court records and interviews with victims. Sometimes he raped or assaulted them.”

There were comments on the similar decorations:

Photo courtesy of an X screenshot. 

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Stephen Silver

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Stephen Silver is an award-winning journalist, essayist and film critic, and contributor to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Broad Street Review and Splice Today. The co-founder of the Philadelphia Film Critics Circle, Stephen lives in suburban Philadelphia with his wife and two sons. Stephen has authored thousands of articles that focus on politics, technology, and the economy.

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