# Epstein Files =\> Trump Impeachment & Conviction? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [November 10, 2025, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-files-trump-impeachment-conviction/1024733 "2025-11-10T17:42:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 47
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2026, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-files-trump-impeachment-conviction/1024733/922 "2026-02-20T13:06:53Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > I understand why Epstein would WANT the information. I don’t understand why Andrew woudl GIVE the information. Unless he was compromised in some fashion. Or just plain stupid. You’re thinking in transactional terms. Andrew gave Epstein the info because Epstein was was his friend. Epstein was _everybody’s_ friend - that was his M.O. He was fun and helpful and showed everyone a good time, so when he asked you to do him a little favor, nothing big, you did it without asking questions. It was just friends looking out for friends. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2026, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-files-trump-impeachment-conviction/1024733/923 "2026-02-20T13:08:22Z")
So, just plain stupid then. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2026, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-files-trump-impeachment-conviction/1024733/924 "2026-02-20T13:10:53Z")
If you were the kind of person who didn’t see a problem with being friends with a guy like Epstein, and if you lived your life without suffering consequences for anything, then you’d probably give him the information, too. It’s not stupidity, just privilege and amorality. ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2026, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-files-trump-impeachment-conviction/1024733/925 "2026-02-20T13:11:46Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Andrew gave Epstein the info because Epstein was was his friend And provided freebies of various kinds ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2026, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-files-trump-impeachment-conviction/1024733/926 "2026-02-20T13:12:03Z")
As friends do. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2026, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-files-trump-impeachment-conviction/1024733/927 "2026-02-20T15:20:16Z")
People in that world need to bring more than just a bottle of wine to the party. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2026, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-files-trump-impeachment-conviction/1024733/928 "2026-02-20T15:56:48Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > I understand why Epstein would WANT the information. I don’t understand why Andrew woudl GIVE the information. Unless he was compromised in some fashion. Or just plain stupid. Weren’t they close friends? ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2026, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-files-trump-impeachment-conviction/1024733/929 "2026-02-20T17:47:05Z")
Why would Andrew even possess classified information as a figurehead prince? Does the royal family have that kind of access? ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2026, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-files-trump-impeachment-conviction/1024733/930 "2026-02-20T18:00:39Z")
Andrew at the time was holding a “day job” as a trade representative ( after having pensioned off the Navy) and as trade rep he would have access to “insider information” that it would be illegal to provide preferentially to an interested private party for personal benefit. Thus his arrest for malfeasance in a public office. ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2026, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-files-trump-impeachment-conviction/1024733/931 "2026-02-20T18:18:22Z")
More detail on the trade/documents issue: > **[Why was former prince Andrew arrested – and what happens now?](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/19/former-prince-andrew-mountbatten-windsor-arrest-explainer?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other)** > > Mountbatten-Windsor, who was a trade envoy between 2001 and 2011, is in custody as police search addresses ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2026, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-files-trump-impeachment-conviction/1024733/932 "2026-02-20T18:32:34Z")
From what I gather, Andrew was appointed as a trade envoy for the UK on the advice of Lord Mandelson, friend of Epstein and former ambassador to the US until he was thrown out of this role recently. His title was “special representative for international trade and investment” (then) Prince Charles objected to this, but was overruled by the Queen. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2026, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-files-trump-impeachment-conviction/1024733/933 "2026-02-21T15:12:04Z")
Come on. Black mail. Just like Trump went through. Why do you suppose he had all those top secret documents in a bathroom that had a freaking copy machine in it. And they wanted to continue to be invited to the ‘parties’. It was a rape club. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-files-trump-impeachment-conviction/1024733/934 "2026-02-24T11:59:01Z")
Not Trump, but at least some small consequences for a buddy of Epstein. > **[Peter Attia resigns from CBS News following Epstein backlash | CNN Business](https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/23/business/peter-attia-resigns-from-cbs-news-following-epstein-backlash)** > > Celebrity doctor Peter Attia has resigned from his new contributor position at CBS News following new revelations about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. ---
**Author:** ![2\_More\_Bits](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2_more_bits/32/4148_2.png) [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-files-trump-impeachment-conviction/1024733/935 "2026-02-24T15:50:23Z")
Seems like this should be more widely reported. NPR: “[Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump](https://www.npr.org/2026/02/24/nx-s1-5723968/epstein-files-trump-accusation-maxwell)” ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-files-trump-impeachment-conviction/1024733/936 "2026-02-24T20:15:56Z")
Iago " "_Oh, there’s a big surprise! That’s an incredib… I think I’m gonna have a heart attack and die from that surprise!"_ I know I predicted this some time ago, perhaps in this very thread > [@DrDeth](#): > > Maybe, at one time, before being censored. > > The only “fantasy” here is that these magical “files” contain stuff bad for trump. > [@DrDeth](#): > > Why would you think Congress has the whole files, and not before Bondi went over them? > [@DrDeth](#): > > And, now, after they have been purified and censored by the MAGAs, there isnt anything to even embarrass trump. ---
**Author:** ![PhillyGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-files-trump-impeachment-conviction/1024733/937 "2026-02-24T22:07:11Z")
> [@2\_More\_Bits](#): > > Seems like this should be more widely reported. I see it at CNN, MSNOW, and Politico. Other media is surely trying to confirm this NPR “exclusive” and will then put out stories. I agree it should be widely reported. Quickly reported – not necessarily. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-files-trump-impeachment-conviction/1024733/938 "2026-02-25T22:21:28Z")
> **[Top House Dem wants Justice Department to explain missing Trump-related...](https://www.iowapublicradio.org/news-from-npr/2026-02-25/top-house-dem-wants-justice-department-to-explain-missing-trump-related-epstein-files)** > > After NPR reporting revealed dozens of pages of Epstein files related to President Trump appear to be missing from the public record, a top House Democrat wants to know why. This absolutely needs to be a story Democrats hammer again and again until the truth comes out. Information that Donald Trump tried to sexually force a 13 year old girl, she bit him, and then he punched her, was illegally removed from the Epstein files by this DoJ. Every time a Democrat goes on TV they need to bring this up. “This President tried to force a 13 year old girl sexually, and then punched her when she resisted.” Democrats need to try to imagine what Republicans would do for such an allegation against Obama and do that. As nasty as this stuff is, it works politically. Trump is a rapist, a child-sexual assaulter, and a child-puncher. And this DoJ, and this Republican Congress, are trying to cover it up. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-files-trump-impeachment-conviction/1024733/939 "2026-02-25T22:31:48Z")
Whatever is in there, Republicans _are_ covering it up, not merely trying to. And my Democratic senator, Durbin, seems to be having a mighty yawn over it. Seriously, I’m in Chicago-ish where I believe Senator Durbin’s protestations would be reported, and I don’t recall hearing anything from him. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-files-trump-impeachment-conviction/1024733/940 "2026-02-25T23:25:42Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > And my Democratic senator, Durbin, seems to be having a mighty yawn over it. Seriously, I’m in Chicago-ish where I believe Senator Durbin’s protestations would be reported, and I don’t recall hearing anything from him. He’s also a short-timer, and this is his last year in office. I kind of feel that he’s just trying to not rock the boat. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2026, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-files-trump-impeachment-conviction/1024733/941 "2026-02-26T12:52:55Z")
The files take down another non-American big shot: [https://www.reuters.com/world/ceo-world-economic-forum-quits-after-epstein-ties-scrutinised-2026-02-26/](https://www.reuters.com/world/ceo-world-economic-forum-quits-after-epstein-ties-scrutinised-2026-02-26/) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-files-trump-impeachment-conviction/1024733.md?page=46) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-files-trump-impeachment-conviction/1024733.md?page=48)