[jacquesm]

This the mindblowing thing about the whole Epstein saga: so many people knew about this. And yet, the mutually assured destruction of having been associated with Epstein was enough to effectively impose a code of silence on all of them.

[frm88]

Have you ever heard of the Bohemian Grove? The birthplace of the Heritage Foundation? There you have them all, in one club https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohemian_Grove

[jacquesm]

No, I never heard of them, so thank you for the pointer.

[defrost]

Secret Men's Business is global: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weld_Club

They have such clubs in your part of the world no doubt? (Netherlands, IIRC?)

The fostering of circles of trust, backed up with Kompromat, to strengthen elite solidarity, ease insider trading, treat handshakes as binding, and cover up the odd "unfortunate incident" is seemingly as old as time.

#PigGate: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piggate is loosely related.