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Saturday, February 28, 2026

Epstein Had More Female Accomplices: Some Were Masquerading As Victims

 by Steve Watson via Modernity.news,

New revelations from Rep. Anna Paulina Luna expose Jeffrey Epstein’s network as a sophisticated honeypot operation likely tied to foreign intelligence, designed to compromise powerful figures through sex trafficking and blackmail.

Luna, leading the congressional probe, asserts the scandal runs deeper than previously known, with inconsistencies in plea deals for key female accomplices fueling suspicions of a cover-up to protect the elite.

Based on evidence reviewed in the investigation, Luna stated that Jeffrey Epstein was running an intelligence-gathering operation, stating “In my professional opinion, I do believe it was a honeypot operation.”

“It has become very evident…that Jeffrey Epstein was running an intelligence gathering operation,” Luna continued, noting “We might be able to get justice.”

She elaborated, “I do believe that Jeffrey Epstein was targeting many politicians, many influential people, especially in regards to economic policy. I do believe that it was possible that not just (Bill Clinton), but Secretary Clinton as well as a number of other people were targeted.”

Luna called for subpoenas on four women identified as co-conspirators: Sarah Kellen, Nadia Marcinkova, Adriana Ross, and Lesley Groff.

These individuals received immunity under Epstein’s 2008 non-prosecution agreement, despite allegations of scheduling abuse, recruiting victims, and participating in acts.

Luna also highlighted other discrepancies, such as Susan Hamblin sending an email in which she told Epstein his “littlest girl was naughty,” yet receiving victim status and a plea deal.

The Congresswoman also pointed to Nadia Marcinkova, who sent explicit emails as an adult co-conspirator but was granted victim status.

Luna demanded, “The DOJ NEEDS to re-open these cases, adding that the “Previous DOJ let them off.”

She added, “Why were a number of Epstein’s co-conspirators given plea deals for trafficking minors? Child sex traffickers do not deserve plea deals or immunity. EVER.”

Barry Levine, author of “The Spider,” reinforced on Jesse Watters’ show that female co-conspirators received plea deals for trafficking.

Levine noted models from around the world were involved, echoing Luna’s foreign ties concerns.

Jesse Watters highlighted, “Hillary did seem perceptive to the idea.”

In another major development in the case, former President Bill Clinton testified under oath that President Trump was not involved at all with Epstein to his knowledge.

Clinton stated, “Trump has never said anything to me to make me think he was involved [with Epstein].”

Luna confirmed, “President Trump has been exonerated. He is not considered a person of interest in our Congressional investigation.”

She accused Democrats of smearing Trump, saying, “Democrats continue to insist otherwise to smear him and sabotage his presidency. It’s a political game to them.”

“We had cooperation, we asked the victims directly and he was exonerated,” Luna said.

Fresh documents from the mass file release have also revealed a shocking intrusion into the FBI’s NYC office on Super Bowl Sunday in 2023, resulting in the loss of approximately 100TB of evidence.

FBI Special Agent Aaron Spivack detailed the breach in a declaration, stating, “500 terabytes of data was gone as a result of the intrusion. I was able to recover about 400 terabytes of that data, however. I was told to Google how to recover the data. No one else tried to help us.”

Spivack described discovering unusual activity: “Around 3:30pm or so we located the log files and began combing through, which is when we noticed strange IP activity that took place yesterday from two IP addresses. The activity included combing through certain files pertaining to the Epstein investigation.”

He continued, “I reached out to one of the case agents to see if they were in the office yesterday, thinking that maybe they inadvertently changed a setting on the NAS or if they noticed anything strange about them.”

Further investigation revealed, “Around 4/4:30pm we dove into the IPs and checked all of our computers to see which had the IPs in question. One computer, our discovery computer, matched one of them and is located in a room next to the lab. The other IP is one we don’t recognize, but it is the same address as the IP on our network, leading us to believe it was a computer that accessed our network somehow.”

Spivack concluded, “We were not able to identify the computer, but it had to have accessed our network either by being plugged into the network, or possibly by telnetting in virtually.”

This breach raises serious questions about security lapses and potential efforts to suppress evidence in the Epstein case.

These disclosures build on anomalies detailed in our prior reports, where DOJ documents referenced Epstein’s death as a “MURDER” and highlighted red flags like mismatched autopsy details and missing footage.

The inconsistencies point to elite protection of the operation. 

Theories that both Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell were intelligence operatives linked to Mossad, other foreign entities and a “supra government” shielding elites have exploded online.

As demands for the full client list grow, these revelations expose a web of elite impunity. The public deserves unredacted truth to dismantle any remaining deep state shields.

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/epstein-had-more-female-accomplices-some-were-masquerading-victims

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Trump: There are good candidates to replace Khamenei

 United States President Donald Trump spoke to CBS News, announcing that he "knows exactly" who wants to lead Iran after Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's alleged death.

"There are several good candidates to lead Iran after the elimination of Khamenei ... but I cannot say who," the US head of state commented without giving further details.

Iran is yet to give an official confirmation on the death of its supreme leader. Meanwhile, earlier, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) confirmed that some of Khamenei's family members were killed.

https://breakingthenews.net/Article/Trump:-There-are-good-candidates-to-replace-Khamenei/65768945

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Around 40 Iranian officials said to have been killed

 Approximately 40 Iranian officials have been killed since the United States and Israel unleashed their latest attacks, CBS News reported, citing intelligence and military sources. It remains unclear if the deaths happened in one or various locations.

Meanwhile, federal officials told the media outlet that at present, "there are no known credible domestic threats" to the US. On another note, White House sources told the outlet that Tehran likely intended to launch conventional missiles across the Middle East during negotiations, adding that if US President Donald Trump waited more, US casualties would have been much higher.

https://breakingthenews.net/Article/Around-40-Iranian-officials-said-to-have-been-killed/65768967

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Israel begins new wave of strikes in Iran

 Israel has begun a fresh wave of attacks on Iran, with blasts heard in the nation's capital, Tehran, as war spreads across the Middle East, following US-Israeli strikes on Saturday.

Several other Iranian cities have been struck, according to the media, with missile launchers and air defenses as the targets of attacks. The US and Israel had previously vowed to continue the attacks amid an escalating security situation in the Middle East.

Meanwhile, Tehran has responded with successive barrages of missiles and drones launched at several countries in the region.

https://breakingthenews.net/Article/Israel-begins-new-wave-of-strikes-in-Iran/65768956

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Oil markets on edge as Iran moves to restrict vital Strait of Hormuz shipping lane

 Iran has reportedly moved to restrict navigation along the world's most critical oil export route after major U.S. and Israeli strikes, stoking fears of a significant disruption to global energy markets.

A European Union naval mission official told Reuters that vessels in the region are receiving marine radio warnings from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard instructing ships not to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. 

Iran has not formally confirmed the order.

In response to the escalating tensions, several oil companies and trading firms have paused shipments of crude oil and fuel through the waterway, Reuters reported, citing trading sources.

The development follows large-scale strikes launched Saturday by the U.S. and Israel on Iran.

An aerial view Port of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates in the strait of Hormuz

An aerial view of the Port of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, in the Strait of Hormuz, on Dec. 10, 2023.  (Reuters/Stringer / Reuters)

Roughly 20% of the global oil supply passes through the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow but strategically vital channel linking Gulf producers to global markets.

Major exporters, including Saudi Arabia, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Iran, rely heavily on the route.

Any sustained disruption could send energy prices sharply higher.

Brent crude, one of the main global oil price benchmarks, settled near $73 per barrel on Friday, but analysts warn prices could surge when markets reopen.

Smoke rises from a burning building hit by an Iranian drone strike in Manama

Smoke rises from a burning building hit by an Iranian drone strike after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran in Seef district, Manama, Bahrain, Feb. 28, 2026.  (Reuters/Stringer / Reuters)

"Should the conflict continue into Sunday, oil prices are likely to respond by increasing by $5-10 above the current $73 baseline, based on Iran's claim to have closed the Strait of Hormuz and the disruption in tanker traffic," energy analysts at Eurasia Group told Reuters.

Barclays analysts issued an even starker warning.

"Oil markets might have to face their worst fears on Monday," Barclays analysts told Reuters. "As things stand right now, we think Brent could hit $100 [per barrel], as the market grapples with the threat of a potential supply disruption amid a spiraling security situation in the Middle East."

Currency markets may also experience volatility. 

During June’s brief Iran conflict, the U.S. dollar initially fell about 1% before rebounding. 

Airlines have already canceled flights across parts of the Middle East, and aviation stocks may come under further strain if airspace closures expand, according to Reuters.

https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/oil-markets-edge-iran-moves-restrict-vital-strait-hormuz-shipping-lane-report

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OpenAI details layered protections in US defense department pact

 OpenAI said on Saturday that the agreement it struck a day ago with the Pentagon to deploy technology on the U.S. defense department’s classified network includes ​additional safeguards to protect its use cases.

U.S. President Donald Trump ‌on Friday directed the government to stop working with Anthropic, and the Pentagon said it would declare the startup a supply-chain risk, dealing a major blow to the artificial intelligence lab after a showdown about technology guardrails. Anthropic said ‌it ​would challenge any risk designation in court.

Soon ⁠after, rival OpenAI, which is ⁠backed by Microsoft, Amazon, SoftBank and others, announced its own deal late on Friday.

“We think our agreement has more guardrails than any previous agreement for classified AI deployments, including Anthropic’s,” OpenAI said ​on Saturday.

The AI firm said that the contract with the Department of Defense, which the Trump administration has renamed the Department ⁠of War, enforces three red lines: OpenAI ⁠technology cannot be used for mass domestic surveillance, ​to direct autonomous weapons systems, or for any high-stakes automated decisions.

“In our ​agreement, we protect our red lines through a more expansive, ‌multi-layered approach. We retain full discretion over our safety stack, we deploy via cloud, cleared OpenAI personnel are in the loop, and we have strong contractual protections,” OpenAI said.

The Pentagon signed agreements worth up ⁠to $200 million each with major AI labs in the past year, including Anthropic, OpenAI and Google. The Pentagon is seeking to preserve all flexibility ⁠in defense and ‌not be limited by warnings from the technology’s ⁠creators against powering weapons with unreliable AI.

OpenAI cautioned that ​any ‌breach of its contract by the U.S. government ​could trigger ⁠a termination, though it added, “We don’t expect that to happen.”

The company also said rival Anthropic should not be labeled a “supply-chain risk,” noting, “We have made our position on this clear to the government.”

https://wkzo.com/2026/02/28/openai-details-layered-protections-in-us-defense-department-pact/

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'Democrats weigh how harshly to go after firms that courted Trump'

 by Nicholas Wu

Top Democrats are weighing how harshly they would go after corporations that have courted President Donald Trump’s approval, if they retake the House in November.

As businesses greet House Democrats’ rising midterm prospects with prep for a flurry of subpoenas and information requests, the party’s lawmakers are already drawing CEOs a roadmap for their potential majority. Judiciary Committee Democrats have sent missives since last year to Paramount, Hewlett-Packard and Alphabet, and Oversight Committee Democrats have homed in on fundraising for the White House’s ballroom renovation.

Rep. Robert Garcia, the Oversight panel’s top Democrat, told Semafor he would focus on alleged corruption in the Trump administration, Jeffrey Epstein, immigration enforcement, and even cost-of-living issues. He said his office has already contacted some corporations about a future investigative agenda.

“There’s opportunities to look at not just corporations that we think are enabling some of Trump’s corruption, but certainly corporations that are not supporting American families and not really focusing on affordability,” Garcia said.

It’s a departure from the traditional practice of minority parties in Congress to not get too far ahead of themselves planning for power they haven’t yet won. But Democrats’ bigger risk may be in failing to learn from history.

The corporate investigations they’re eyeing could lead to a retread of 2019, when Democrats also swept into the House majority only to encounter deep internal divisions over how far to go in conducting oversight while also passing their own agenda.

The shadow of Trump’s first term will hang over Democrats’ decisions. Democratic leaders are loath to engage in discussions about impeaching him, particularly since they would lack the Senate votes to convict in even the rosiest midterm scenario.

But the more they talk about future investigations, the closer Democrats come to an investigation that could open an impeachment Pandora’s Box.

Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, the top Judiciary Committee Democrat, said he was interested in potential violations of the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution, which forbids the president from receiving gifts from foreign governments or US taxpayers. It was a major Democratic focus — and a potential impeachment article — during Trump’s first term.

“The cardinal, original sin of Trump was to decide that he was going to use the presidency as a profit-making enterprise in his first term, and I would say that Congress should have impeached him for receiving millions and millions of dollars from foreign governments,” Raskin said.


Trump is already warning, despite top Democrats’ clear disinterest in it, that his opponents would pursue impeachment if they can flip the House.

“They’ll find something” to justify it, the president told podcaster Will Cain last month.

So far, however, Democrats have clearly shown more interest in investigating high-profile mergers like the Hewlett-Packard takeover of Juniper Networks, and the ouster of former Trump Justice Department antitrust chief Gail Slater.

“Once we take power, whoever the president is, we’re going to break up your companies,” Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., told Semafor. “So all the investment you did to create these mergers are going to be for naught. Your investors are going to be pissed at you, and you’re likely going to end up getting fired as the CEO because you wasted so much money and corrupted yourself in the process.”

Republicans in the House are repeatedly amplifying the prospect of Trump-linked investigations, into corporations or the president himself, as a reason to deny Democrats control of a chamber that they would use to pursue grievances at the expense of policymaking.

“If we find wrongdoing, we will do our part in investigating. But right now, we just see a lot of smoke and mirrors and a lot of gamesmanship by the Democrats,” said Oversight Committee Chair Rep. James Comer, R-Ky.

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Room for Disagreement

While Garcia and Raskin addressed their future plans more openly, plenty of other Democrats are careful to avoid predicting the future with the midterms still months away and are quick to note their party will need to present its own agenda too.

“We have to do oversight and accountability, and we have to talk about the affordability agenda, how we’re going to make life better for people if we are given the opportunity to lead, and if we’re given the opportunity to govern,” said Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., the third-ranking House Democrat.

They’re also comfortable talking about impeaching at least one Trump official. House Democratic leaders have already said they want to go after Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after federal immigration agents killed two US citizens.

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Nicholas Wu’s view

Democrats may bite off more than they can chew by kicking off a host of investigations should they win the House back.

They faced bruising internal battles over their Trump-focused probes in the leadup to his first impeachment in 2019, and they’ll face difficult choices over where to train their investigative tools this time around, too.

“I don’t think you can do like 100 [companies] but I think you can do three and start with that,” said Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., of potential antimonopoly investigations. “You can’t do everything, but you’ve got to pick a few of the worst and focus there.”


https://www.semafor.com/article/02/27/2026/democrats-weigh-how-harshly-to-go-after-firms-courted-by-trump

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