France’s Epstein Investigation Expands as New Victims Come Forward (5/18/26)

France’s Epstein Investigation Expands as New Victims Come Forward (5/18/26)

French prosecutors investigating Jeffrey Epstein’s activities in France say roughly ten previously unidentified women have recently come forward claiming they were victims connected to Epstein or his wider network. Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said the total number of people who have now contacted investigators has climbed to around twenty after French authorities publicly encouraged potential victims earlier this year to speak out. The renewed French investigation was launched after the release of additional U.S. investigative files related to Epstein, prompting authorities in Paris to revisit allegations tied to crimes committed in France or involving French nationals. The French probe is now expanding beyond simple trafficking allegations and is examining a broader web of facilitators, recruiters, and financial connections surrounding Epstein’s operations in Europe. Investigators are reportedly revisiting old leads involving figures like French modeling agent Jean-Luc Brunel, who had long been accused by multiple women of helping recruit vulnerable young girls into Epstein’s orbit before his death in a Paris jail in 2022. French magistrates are also reviewing testimony connected to Epstein’s Paris apartment near the Arc de Triomphe, where authorities believe parts of the trafficking operation may have been coordinated. Prosecutors described the investigation as a “labyrinth,” with victims identifying additional names and connections as authorities attempt to map out the full scope of Epstein’s network inside France. to contact me: bobbycapucci@protonmail.com source: Around 10 'new' victims come forward in France's Epstein investigation - France 24 [https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260517-around-10-new-victims-come-forward-in-france-s-epstein-investigation]

Mega Edition: Bill Barr And The Epstein Related Deposition Given To Congress (4-6) (5/18/26)

Bill Barr’s deposition before Congress on Jeffrey Epstein was a masterclass in calculated deflection. While Barr insisted that Epstein’s death was “absolutely” suicide, he conceded that the prison surveillance system had “blind spots”—a detail that conveniently leaves just enough room for speculation without providing definitive answers. His reliance on flawed or incomplete camera footage, combined with his dismissal of alternative forensic perspectives, came off less like transparency and more like institutional damage control. Instead of holding the Bureau of Prisons accountable, Barr’s narrative positioned the failures as unfortunate but inconsequential, a stance that fails to satisfy the public demand for clarity. Just as troubling was Barr’s evasiveness when pressed about Donald Trump’s knowledge of Epstein. He admitted to having spoken with Trump about Epstein’s death but couldn’t recall when one of those conversations occurred—an astonishing lapse considering the gravity of the matter. His reasoning that “if there were more to it, it would have leaked” was not only flippant but dismissive of the very real history of suppression, obstruction, and selective disclosure that has defined the Epstein saga. By leaning on institutional trust in a case defined by betrayal of that very trust, Barr’s testimony did little more than reinforce suspicions that the Department of Justice has long been more concerned with containment than accountability. to contact me: bobbycapucci@protonmail.com source: Barr-Transcript.pdf [https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Barr-Transcript.pdf]

Mega Edition: Bill Barr And The Epstein Related Deposition Given To Congress (1-3) (5/18/26)

Bill Barr’s deposition before Congress on Jeffrey Epstein was a masterclass in calculated deflection. While Barr insisted that Epstein’s death was “absolutely” suicide, he conceded that the prison surveillance system had “blind spots”—a detail that conveniently leaves just enough room for speculation without providing definitive answers. His reliance on flawed or incomplete camera footage, combined with his dismissal of alternative forensic perspectives, came off less like transparency and more like institutional damage control. Instead of holding the Bureau of Prisons accountable, Barr’s narrative positioned the failures as unfortunate but inconsequential, a stance that fails to satisfy the public demand for clarity. Just as troubling was Barr’s evasiveness when pressed about Donald Trump’s knowledge of Epstein. He admitted to having spoken with Trump about Epstein’s death but couldn’t recall when one of those conversations occurred—an astonishing lapse considering the gravity of the matter. His reasoning that “if there were more to it, it would have leaked” was not only flippant but dismissive of the very real history of suppression, obstruction, and selective disclosure that has defined the Epstein saga. By leaning on institutional trust in a case defined by betrayal of that very trust, Barr’s testimony did little more than reinforce suspicions that the Department of Justice has long been more concerned with containment than accountability. to contact me: bobbycapucci@protonmail.com source: Barr-Transcript.pdf [https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Barr-Transcript.pdf]

Mega Edition: Michael Thomas And The OIG Witness Statement (Part 17-20) (5/17/26)

Michael Thomas was a veteran correctional officer employed by the Federal Bureau of Prisons at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan — a federal detention facility — where Jeffrey Epstein was being held in the Special Housing Unit (SHU) while awaiting trial on federal sex-trafficking charges. Thomas had been with the Bureau of Prisons since about 2007 and, on the night of Epstein’s death (August 9–10, 2019), was assigned to an overnight shift alongside another officer, Tova Noel, responsible for conducting required 30-minute inmate checks and institutional counts in the SHU. Because Epstein’s cellmate had been moved and not replaced, Epstein was alone in his cell, making regular monitoring all the more crucial under bureau policy. Thomas became a focal figure in the official investigations into Epstein’s death because surveillance footage and institutional records showed that neither he nor Noel conducted the required rounds or counts through the night before Epstein was found unresponsive in his cell early on August 10. Prosecutors subsequently charged both officers with conspiracy and falsifying records for signing count slips that falsely indicated they had completed rounds they had not performed. Thomas and Noel later entered deferred prosecution agreements in which they admitted falsifying records and avoided prison time, instead receiving supervisory release and community service. Investigators concluded that chronic staffing shortages and procedural failures at the jail contributed to the circumstances that allowed Epstein to remain unmonitored for hours before his death, which was officially ruled a suicide by hanging. to contact me: bobbycapucci@protonmail.com source: EFTA00113577.pdf [https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA00113577.pdf]

That Time The Arch Bishop Of Canterbury Came Out In Support Of Andrew

In late May 2022, Justin Welby, then the Church of England’s Archbishop of Canterbury, was asked during an interview about Prince Andrew and the public reaction to him. Welby said that “forgiveness really does matter” and that “we have become a very, very unforgiving society,” adding that there is a “difference between consequences and forgiveness.” He noted that regarding Prince Andrew, “we all have to step back a bit. He’s seeking to make amends and I think that’s a very good thing.” At the same time, he acknowledged that issues of alleged abuse are “intensely personal and private for so many,” which means no one can dictate how others should respond. Following a backlash, Welby’s office clarified that his comments on forgiveness were not intended to apply specifically to Prince Andrew, but rather were a broader comment about the kind of more “open and forgiving society” he hoped for around the time of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The statement emphasised that while consequences remain important, forgiveness is also part of Christian understanding of justice, mercy and reconciliation — but it explicitly did not amount to a call for the public to re-embrace the prince or dismiss accountability. to  contact me: bobbycapucci@protonmail.com