# Mega Edition:  Jeffrey Epstein's Friends And The "I forgot" Defense Strategy (6/27/26)

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Podcast: [The Epstein Chronicles](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles-4089394)
Published: 2026-06-27T09:00:20+00:00
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## Resource

Those close to Jeffrey Epstein have developed a remarkably convenient memory problem whenever the questions get specific. Again and again, the public sees the same pattern: powerful people admit they met Epstein, flew with Epstein, took money from Epstein, hired Epstein, accepted introductions from Epstein, visited his homes, answered his calls, or benefited from his network — but when asked what they knew, when they knew it, who else was there, what was discussed, or why they kept dealing with him after his conviction, suddenly the details vanish. Lesley Groff, Epstein’s longtime assistant, told Congress she knew nothing about the alleged abuse and described Epstein as a manipulator who kept people compartmentalized, while Bill Clinton warned that his testimony could be limited by memory gaps from events more than two decades old. That is why the “I don’t recall” routine is so hard to swallow. These were not random acquaintances bumping into Epstein at a cocktail party once; many were executives, politicians, academics, financiers, lawyers, assistants, and social power players whose entire careers depended on remembering meetings, money, favors, travel, relationships, and risk. Yet when Epstein becomes the subject, everyone suddenly becomes foggy, distant, uninformed, and tragically unaware. Maybe some people genuinely missed parts of the truth, but when so many sophisticated people all claim ignorance around the same predator, the same money, the same houses, the same planes, and the same circle of young women, it stops looking like bad memory and starts looking like self-preservation dressed up as confusion. to contact me: bobbycapucci@protonmail.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support .

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