# 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:** 52
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2026, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-files-trump-impeachment-conviction/1024733/1022 "2026-04-10T16:26:16Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > I don’t know if people are joking or not, but I’ve seen comments that Trump has gone full circle and trying to use the Epstein files as a distraction from his war. I’m not joking, and I wonder if this wasn’t someone’s half-assed brainstorm to get our minds of Iran for at least one news cycle. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2026, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-files-trump-impeachment-conviction/1024733/1023 "2026-04-10T17:21:44Z")
> [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > I’m not joking, and I wonder if this wasn’t someone’s half-assed brainstorm to get our minds of Iran for at least one news cycle. Substitute Molotov Cocktail for Iran or Epstein Files or whatever he’s using in an attempt to distract us from his previous distraction… [![](https://preview.redd.it/malazan-sapper-mindset-v0-nmz7l7ssa78e1.jpeg?auto=webp&s=432b410a8fc7d0e6e4ea350bc652a59b88eaf463) ](https://preview.redd.it/malazan-sapper-mindset-v0-nmz7l7ssa78e1.jpeg?auto=webp&s=432b410a8fc7d0e6e4ea350bc652a59b88eaf463) ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2026, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-files-trump-impeachment-conviction/1024733/1024 "2026-04-10T18:29:23Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > What surprises me is why haven’t there been leaks? Oh a couple of women have come forward, but it should be a flood. > > And there are dozens that have seen these files, why is nobody talking? Afraid for their lives? There is a difference between stuff that would be embarrassing for trump and others and stuff that would lead to a conviction. I bet there is nothing in these “files” that could lead to a conviction for trump, or Clinton, et al. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2026, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-files-trump-impeachment-conviction/1024733/1025 "2026-04-10T18:40:10Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > There is a difference between stuff that would be embarrassing for trump and others and stuff that would lead to a conviction. One woman said that as a 13yo Trump forced himself on her. When she did not comply he hit her. That’s criminal, not just embarrassing. A crime is a crime. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2026, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-files-trump-impeachment-conviction/1024733/1026 "2026-04-10T18:42:50Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > One woman said that as a 13yo Trump forced himself on her. When she did not comply he hit her. True, but IIRC those complaints were unverified. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2026, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-files-trump-impeachment-conviction/1024733/1027 "2026-04-10T21:15:27Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > True, but IIRC those complaints were unverified. I think you mean evidence destroyed or redacted. This is why you should not destroy evidence. It’s fine to redact evidence to protect the victims. The perpetrators, not so much. Let’s find out which is which? Who’s afraid of the truth here? ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-files-trump-impeachment-conviction/1024733/1028 "2026-05-29T00:35:36Z")
Looks like The Asshole got his wish. There are now enough other distractions, nobody has mentioned the files in a while. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-files-trump-impeachment-conviction/1024733/1029 "2026-05-29T01:02:49Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > There are now enough other distractions, nobody has mentioned the files in a while. _The files were the distraction._ ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-files-trump-impeachment-conviction/1024733/1030 "2026-05-29T04:16:27Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > There are now enough other distractions, nobody has mentioned the files in a while. Bondi is testifying tomorrow, although I will be amazed if she does anything other than angry grandstanding: > **[Pam Bondi to face closed-door questioning from House lawmakers over Epstein...](https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/pam-bondi-face-closed-door-040139163.html)** > > Former Attorney General Pam Bondi is testifying before House lawmakers investigating Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse cases, a long-awaited appearance that brings fresh scrutiny of the administration's ... I was also surprised to discover that Melania Trump may have been impregnated at the age of 15 by some creep who may have been Epstein and I am not sure why this isn’t a bigger story because the daughter of this union looks a lot like a combination of the two. Various pictures and lots more details at this Reddit link: [https://www.reddit.com/r/MarkMyWords/comments/1mqocff/mmw\_melania\_is\_cagey\_about\_being\_connected\_to/](https://www.reddit.com/r/MarkMyWords/comments/1mqocff/mmw_melania_is_cagey_about_being_connected_to/) ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-files-trump-impeachment-conviction/1024733/1031 "2026-05-29T04:42:25Z")
> [@DWMarch](#): > > I was also surprised to discover that Melania Trump may have been impregnated at the age of 15 by some creep who may have been Epstein and I am not sure why this isn’t a bigger story because the daughter of this union looks a lot like a combination of the two. Probably because conspiracy theories from randos on Reddit aren’t news stories. ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-files-trump-impeachment-conviction/1024733/1032 "2026-05-29T05:26:45Z")
Fair enough but did you see the picture? [![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HEoBD2oaEAAgqgR.jpg?name=orig) ](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HEoBD2oaEAAgqgR.jpg?name=orig) ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-files-trump-impeachment-conviction/1024733/1033 "2026-05-29T05:48:22Z")
ETA: Never mind, this has nothing to do with the subject of this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-files-trump-impeachment-conviction/1024733/1034 "2026-05-29T22:31:30Z")
I searched the photo on the right and got: > [@](#): > > This image features Brina Knauss, a Slovenian DJ and producer who has gained significant international recognition within the electronic music scene. [[1](https://www.ilsussidiario.net/news/chi-e-il-fidanzato-di-brina-knauss-io-nella-musica-grazie-al-suo-aiuto-stanno-ancora-insieme/2908916/)] > > - **Musical Style** : She is best known for blending melodic techno and progressive house, producing atmospheric soundscapes. > - **Career Highlights** : Knauss has performed at major festivals worldwide and frequently plays at notable venues in Ibiza. > - **Background** : Transitioning from a career in modeling, she successfully established herself as a prominent artist in the electronic music industry. [[1](https://www.ilsussidiario.net/news/chi-e-il-fidanzato-di-brina-knauss-io-nella-musica-grazie-al-suo-aiuto-stanno-ancora-insieme/2908916/)] Further search: she was born in 1985. Not sure how that matches up with Melania’s known interactions with Epstein. I mean, one photo doesn’t prove anything. But it is rather suggestive. ---
**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:** [May 29, 2026, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-files-trump-impeachment-conviction/1024733/1035 "2026-05-29T23:14:32Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > Further search: she was born in 1985. Not sure how that matches up with Melania’s known interactions with Epstein. It probably doesn’t. Melania (whose birth surname was Knavs, though she spelled it as Knauss during her modeling career) was born in 1970; according to Wikpedia, she began seriously modeling, in then-communist Slovenia, when she was 16 (so, circa 1986). If Brina Knauss was indeed born in 1985, then she would have been conceived in 1984 or early 1985; at that time, Melania was still in secondary school (again, according to her Wikipedia page), and apparently only doing some local modeling. ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2026, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-files-trump-impeachment-conviction/1024733/1036 "2026-05-30T00:34:40Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > If Brina Knauss was indeed born in 1985, then she would have been conceived in 1984 or early 1985; at that time, Melania was still in secondary school (again, according to her Wikipedia page), and apparently only doing some local modeling. Epstein was in Europe in 1985 and apparently already doing his thing by then: > **[Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuses began by 1985, claims lawsuit](https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/us/jeffrey-epstein-s-sexual-abuses-began-by-1985-claims-lawsuit-1.4103824)** > > Nine accusers begin proceedings against financier’s estate after suicide death in jail cell Cite for Epstein’s 1985 location: > **[Records show Jeffrey Epstein’s requests for multiple passports, travels to...](https://abcnews.com/US/records-show-jeffrey-epsteins-requests-multiple-passports-travels/story?id=106327253)** > > More than 50 pages from Epstein's files were obtained by ABC News in a public records request to the State Department. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2026, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-files-trump-impeachment-conviction/1024733/1037 "2026-05-30T03:22:30Z")
It’s also not shocking that one Slovenian Knauss resembles another Slovenian Knauss. They could well just be third cousins or something. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2026, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-files-trump-impeachment-conviction/1024733/1038 "2026-05-30T03:58:49Z")
How old is the girl in the photo? Melania looked very different when she was in her teens and before plastic surgery. [![](https://preview.redd.it/melania-trumps-modeling-pictures-from-1987-v0-5flqeecshc3c1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=c4f2a4812092435771dc39756733b5aa356128db) ](https://preview.redd.it/melania-trumps-modeling-pictures-from-1987-v0-5flqeecshc3c1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=c4f2a4812092435771dc39756733b5aa356128db) ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2026, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-files-trump-impeachment-conviction/1024733/1039 "2026-05-30T04:21:27Z")
Why are we spending time on a wacko conspiracy theory? What does this have to do with the Epstein files? ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2026, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-files-trump-impeachment-conviction/1024733/1040 "2026-05-30T06:59:34Z")
Well, in actual Epstein news from today, Bondi’s testimony blamed Todd Blanche and Ka$h Patel for the massive fuckups in handling the files. So even though Bondi had those files “on her desk” she decided to delegate and look what happened. I am sure when they are confronted about this they will shout “fake news” while also blaming Bondi. However, any suggestion that Bondi should be jailed for perjury will result in them ranting about Biden and his weaponization of the DOJ. Also, the reason for the conspiracy theory around Melania is because _she brought it up_ with her spontaneous speech about how she wasn’t Epstein’s victim. This was after ICE deported Amanda Ungaro, someone who used to be a friend to Melania and is also connected to various creeps. Ungaro has threatened to talk. I hope the first thing she says is that she has no intention of committing suicide. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2026, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-files-trump-impeachment-conviction/1024733/1041 "2026-05-30T07:35:23Z")
> [@DWMarch](#): > > Well, in actual Epstein news from today, Bondi’s testimony blamed Todd Blanche and Ka$h Patel for the massive fuckups in handling the files. So even though Bondi had those files “on her desk” she decided to delegate and look what happened. > > I am sure when they are confronted about this they will shout “fake news” while also blaming Bondi. However, any suggestion that Bondi should be jailed for perjury will result in them ranting about Biden and his weaponization of the DOJ. The buck just keeps on moving. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-files-trump-impeachment-conviction/1024733.md?page=51) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-files-trump-impeachment-conviction/1024733.md?page=53)