more things I don't understand

[calimac]

Why is everyone so shocked at the revelations about DT in the Epstein e-mails? This is exactly in keeping with his sordid, crass character as revealed in the Billy Bush tape, which came out before he was ever elected in the first place, and confirmed by everything he's done since. We can't say we weren't warned about what sort of man he is.

Then there's Larry Summers. It's news to us that he was pals with Epstein, but he's acting as if it's just as much a surprise to him as it is to everybody else. He didn't know that he was pals with Epstein??

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[sartorias]

I'm not everyone, but no surprise here.

[calimac]

I had had no previous idea that Larry Summers had anything to do with Jeffrey Epstein. Had you?

[sartorias]

I hadn't a clue. But his reaction seems right in there with the rest of these crooks and sleazes.

[ethelmay]

I am not sure I have seen anyone (barring people like Summers) even pretend to be surprised.

[calimac]

“Surprised” in the basic sense of “we didn’t know it,” not in the sense of being gobsmacked.

[wild_patience]

I would expect that most big-name politicians and rich folks spent some time with Epstein. They may not have all abused girls, but I bet they all knew him to some extent.