The transcript appears to be a rap song or a spoken word piece discussing the Epstein files and their connection to Donald Trump. The content is presented in a lyrical and poetic format, making it a unique blend of news, discussion, and performance art. The main topic is the alleged cover-up of the Epstein files, which contain sensitive information about Trump's association with Jeffrey Epstein and other powerful individuals. The key claims made in the transcript include Trump's contradictory statements about his relationship with Epstein, the existence of photographs and flight logs that contradict his claims, and the alleged suppression of the Epstein files by powerful individuals. The transcript also touches on the topic of Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted of sex trafficking and was involved with Epstein. The content is primarily serious, but it also has a satirical tone, particularly in its use of lyrical language and its critique of Trump's actions. The transcript mentions several key figures, including Donald Trump, Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, and Steven Colbert. The supporting evidence or examples given include photographs, flight logs, and the testimony of Ghislaine Maxwell. The conclusion or takeaway is that the Epstein files contain sensitive information about Trump's association with Epstein and other powerful individuals, and that this information has been suppressed by those in power. The transcript also touches on the topic of the woman who read the Epstein files and was subsequently fired, as well as the idea that the files are being kept in a locked room, inaccessible to the public. The content raises questions about the power dynamics at play and the ways in which those in power can suppress information.
0:02In 2002, In 2002, Donald Trump told New York Magazine, Donald Trump told New York Magazine, "I've known Jeff for 15 years. Terrific "I've known Jeff for 15 years. Terrific guy. He likes beautiful women as much as guy. He likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the I do, and many of them are on the younger side."
0:19younger side."
0:19In 2019, after the arrest, he said, "I In 2019, after the arrest, he said, "I barely knew him. I wasn't a fan."
0:27barely knew him. I wasn't a fan."
0:27Both of those statements are on record.
0:32Only one of them is true.
0:4015 years of terrific.
0:4415 years of terrific.
0:4415 years of fun.
0:4815 years of fun.
0:4815 years of photographs 15 years of photographs at parties you both owned.
0:55at parties you both owned.
0:55Marilago dinners. Arms around each Marilago dinners. Arms around each other. smiling for the cameras in the other. smiling for the cameras in the rooms you built together. Then the world rooms you built together. Then the world found out what kind of man he was. And found out what kind of man he was. And suddenly the memory got shorter than it suddenly the memory got shorter than it was. The cameras don't forget. And paper was. The cameras don't forget. And paper doesn't burn. And every word you printed doesn't burn. And every word you printed is a lesson you can't unlearn. Ter, is a lesson you can't unlearn. Ter,
1:19>> that's what you said in 2002.
1:25Terrific guy.
1:27Terrific guy.
1:27>> He liked them young, you knew.
1:33>> Terrific guy.
1:34>> Terrific guy.
1:34>> 15 years of knowing who he was.
1:38>> 15 years of knowing who he was.
1:38And when they asked you later, you said And when they asked you later, you said I barely knew him. I barely knew him at I barely knew him. I barely knew him at all. Steven Colbert held the photos one all. Steven Colbert held the photos one by one by one. Five images of memory by one by one. Five images of memory that couldn't be undone. The audience that couldn't be undone. The audience went quiet, not from shock of something went quiet, not from shock of something new, but from the way to watching new, but from the way to watching someone's words come back to undo them.
2:04someone's words come back to undo them.
2:04You called it casual, you called it Palm You called it casual, you called it Palm Beach. You called it nothing special, Beach. You called it nothing special, just a social circle showing. But the just a social circle showing. But the man beside you in the photos had a man beside you in the photos had a private jet. Had an island, had a list private jet. Had an island, had a list of names. The world is not forgotten of names. The world is not forgotten yet. And cameras don't forget. And paper yet. And cameras don't forget. And paper doesn't burn. And every word you printed doesn't burn. And every word you printed
2:23is a lesson you can't unlearn.
2:26is a lesson you can't unlearn.
2:26>> Terrific guy. That's what you said in >> Terrific guy. That's what you said in 2002.
2:34>> Terrific guy.
2:35>> Terrific guy.
2:35>> He liked them young.
2:41Terrific guy.
2:43Terrific guy.
2:43>> 15 years of knowing who he was.
2:47>> 15 years of knowing who he was.
2:47Then when they asked you later, you Then when they asked you later, you said, "I barely knew him. I barely knew said, "I barely knew him. I barely knew him at all."
2:57him at all."
2:57He banned him from Marilago. That's what He banned him from Marilago. That's what the story became.
3:02the story became.
3:02After the first arrest in 2008, After the first arrest in 2008, after the headlines came, after the headlines came, but the photos are from after 2000 but the photos are from after 2000 and the quote is from 2002.
3:17and the quote is from 2002.
3:17And the flight logs are public record.
3:20And the flight logs are public record.
3:20And the logs don't need anyone's And the logs don't need anyone's permission permission to tell the truth.
3:29>> Terrific guy.
3:30>> Terrific guy.
3:30>> That's what you said in 2002.
3:34>> That's what you said in 2002.
3:34>> Terrific guy.
3:36>> Terrific guy.
3:36Terrific guy.
3:38Terrific guy.
3:38>> He liked them young, you knew.
3:44Terrific guy. 15 years of knowing who he Terrific guy. 15 years of knowing who he was.
3:49was.
3:49And when they asked you later, you said, And when they asked you later, you said, "I barely knew him. I barely knew him at "I barely knew him. I barely knew him at all." The photographs are still there.
4:02all." The photographs are still there.
4:02The magazine is still there.
4:06The magazine is still there.
4:06The quotes are still there. Somebody The quotes are still there. Somebody always knew.
4:13always knew.
4:13Somebody always knows.
4:21>> 6 million pages reviewed, 3 and 1/2 million released, 3 and 1/2 million released, 2 and 1/2 million went somewhere.
4:332 and 1/2 million went somewhere.
4:33No one is explaining.
4:37The woman who knew what was in them The woman who knew what was in them was fired the next morning.
5:06There is a room somewhere in a building There is a room somewhere in a building with a lock where 2 and 12 million pages with a lock where 2 and 12 million pages are waiting for a knock that may never are waiting for a knock that may never come.
5:18come.
5:18There is a woman who read them, who There is a woman who read them, who prosecuted Maxwell, who put her behind prosecuted Maxwell, who put her behind bars across six felony counts and bars across six felony counts and received an email effective immediately.
5:31received an email effective immediately.
5:31You're done.
5:33You're done.
5:33They called it article two. They called They called it article two. They called it the president's right. They called it it the president's right. They called it no reason needed in the middle of the no reason needed in the middle of the night. The files are in a room. The room night. The files are in a room. The room has a lock. The lock has a key in the has a lock. The lock has a key in the wrong hands. The files are in a room wrong hands. The files are in a room where the light never comes. Where the where the light never comes. Where the names are protected by the powerful names are protected by the powerful
5:57ones. And somewhere a woman is keeping ones. And somewhere a woman is keeping about a dry. She knows every name in the about a dry. She knows every name in the pages they hide. She knows what Maxwell pages they hide. She knows what Maxwell said when no one challenged her lies.
6:10said when no one challenged her lies.
6:10She knows and she's waiting She knows and she's waiting for the right time.
6:18Epstein advised Theo, told him how to Epstein advised Theo, told him how to grow, how to weather bad press, which grow, how to weather bad press, which way the winds blow. Theo fund advance 15 way the winds blow. Theo fund advance 15 million clean. Built the sanity seat, million clean. Built the sanity seat, built the presidency, built the wall built the presidency, built the wall between the files between the files and everything they mean. Palanteer got and everything they mean. Palanteer got the contracts, the circle close the contracts, the circle close complete. The man who took the money is
6:44complete. The man who took the money is now two heartbeats from the seat where now two heartbeats from the seat where decisions about the files get made.
6:52decisions about the files get made.
6:52They called it article two. They called They called it article two. They called it president's right. They called it no it president's right. They called it no reason needed in the middle of the reason needed in the middle of the night. The files are in a room. The room night. The files are in a room. The room has a lock. The lock has a key in the has a lock. The lock has a key in the wrong hands. The files are in a room wrong hands. The files are in a room where the light never comes. Where the where the light never comes. Where the names are protected by the powerful names are protected by the powerful
7:16ones. And somewhere a woman is keeping ones. And somewhere a woman is keeping the powder dry. She knows every name in the powder dry. She knows every name in the pages they hide. She knows what the pages they hide. She knows what Maxwell said when no one challenged her Maxwell said when no one challenged her lies. She knows and she's waiting lies. She knows and she's waiting for the right time.
7:36for the right time.
7:362 and 1/2 million pages.
7:402 and 1/2 million reasons.
7:442 and 1/2 million names.
7:482 and 1/2 million names.
7:48No one was meant to see.
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