Prominent PEU Names in Epstein Files

Creep Jeffrey Epstein sold Howard Lutnick a New York City townhouse for $10.  That's what happens when you are in good graces in the insider money funnel.  

Trump II was named by an underage girl as having "forced her head down to his exposed penis."

Private equity underwriters (PEU) Leon Black (Apollo) and Glenn Dubin (Highbridge Capital) were mentioned by victims as getting massages with the Epstein treatment.  

Trump's "Just Us" Department is yet to meet with Epstein's victims who want co-conspirators and abusers identified.

Time will reveal if that actually happens given politicians Red & Blue love PEU and their new TechGod brethren.  Increasingly, more are one.  Insiders protected their own for decades.  That is clear for the world to see.

Contempt for It All

Our Health & Human Services Secretary revealed he'd snorted cocaine off a toilet seat to show his germ braveness and contempt for the law.  

Pollution regulations do not apply to the richest man in the world, Elon Musk.  And both of these men are in the Trump-Epstein files,  a world of the rich and powerful where women play a distinctly subservient role

Get ready for more billionaire gas emissions, courtesy of Trump II.  In a meeting with oil executives the President suddenly got up and lumbered over to the window facing the former East Wing of the White House.  Some speculated Trump II had a gastrointestinal motive for his foray.  

Trump II and his TechGods show us every day how much power they have and how little anyone else possesses.  Congress and the Supremes are yet to reign in Trump, the digital Caligula, in any serious manner.  Let's hope that changes soon.

The Constitution provides no room for the Executive Branch to direct elections.  That power is given to the states and can be adjusted by Congress.  Usurping that is typical Trump II and shows his contempt for the rights of others.  

Toilet seat, pollution, deregulating emissions, defecating on the Constitution...please sir, I'd love to inhale more billionaire gas straight from your intestinal tract.  And then, may I have another one?  

If your cabinet, oil executives, TechGods and private equity underwriters (PEU) can do it and survive, I'll take my chances.  

I'll pull your finger when you quit pulling my leg with your ceaseless mistruths and dodgy diversions.

Update 2-15-26:  The New Yorker reported Trump advisor Steve Bannon advised Epstein on reputation rehab:

Bannon wrote, “we must counter ‘rapist who traffics in female children to be raped by worlds most powerful, richest men’---that can’t be redeemed.”

Epstein gamed multiple systems, immigration, peace prizes, the corporate world, even stolen art.

Leon Black and other private equity underwriters (PEU) coached Jeffrey well.

Feds Got Rothstein, Not Epstein.

The Epstein files have numerous documents related to $1.2 billion Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein, who looked at Donald J. Trump as a role model.   

The homemade video shows billion-dollar Ponzi criminal Scott Rothstein sitting in the back of a limousine on his way to Yankee Stadium, a glass of vodka in his hand, lecturing to several children -- relatives and family friends -- who are attending the baseball game with him. 

"Here's one thing you should learn about me that's really important, everybody pays attention," Rothstein said. "If you are going to attack me in any fashion, be prepared for the counter-attack and understand that I duel with people much much smarter than you every day. Understand that the repercussions of engaging me could open the gates of hell. Understand that I am capable of evil far beyond anything your imagination could ever conjure up." 

A voice from behind the camera pipes up: "I can verify this as actual fact." The voice is that of Steve Caputi, a partner with Rothstein in the Café Iguana nightclub in Pembroke Pines and one of his closest friends "

He said, 'Listen, Trump operates the same way, the politicians operate the same way, when there's a problem you fix it," he said. "Sometimes you go outside the rules. Everybody does it, that's how it's done. That's how you get to the top." 

And Caputi rode along as Rothstein's meteoric rise began until both of them were hobnobbing with Donald Trump at his Mar-A-Lago estate. 

He said Trump was one of Rothstein's idols and Trump returned the respect in a big way one night at an event at the lavish Palm Beach spread. 

"Donald Trump puts his arm around Scott and says, 'You know, people you're looking at probably the next United States Attorney General,'" Caputi said. "And Scott's trying to look all modest, and Arlen Specter chirps in and says, 'Maybe someday a president of the United States.' And the whole room explodes with applause like the floor of a convention."

Rothstein used his ill gotten gains for influence peddling.  The perpetrator was looking at a reduced sentence (a la Jeffrey Epstein) but the government reversed their offer:

Prosecutors withdrew their motion two years ago to reduce Rothstein’s sentence based on his cooperation in the sprawling racketeering investigation because he provided “false” information and violated his plea agreement.

Sound familiar?   

Rothstein's co-conspirators were investigated, charged and convicted.  

Epstein's psychologist was the victim of a different fraud from financial advisor Donald Hardman.  He copied Epstein on communications with his attorney on settling the fraudulent debt with Regions Bank.  

Local law enforcement took an interest in the Hardman case, just as they had with Rothstein

Epstein started at $20,000 to settle a $200,000 debt plus interest.  The offer rose to $50,000.  It appears they settled on $75,000.   

Makes you wonder about Palm Beach, the new Wall Street given how many financial firms have located offices there.  

Trump II disabled white collar criminal investigatory capacity and ring fenced numerous areas as off limits for investigation.  He even appointed a white collar crime defense attorney as Ambassador to the United Nations.  

Should Trump pardon Scott Rothstein he could fulfill that Attorney General prognostication.  Pam Bondi's bombastic thugery is getting stale.

Trump II Appoints White Collar Criminal Defender to UN

Trump II appointed  attorney Todd Steggerda as United Nations Ambassador.  White House.gov posted on 2-11-26:

Todd Steggerda, of Virginia, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Office of the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva, with the rank of Ambassador.

Steggarda headed McGuire Woods Government Investigations and White Collar Litigation Group and has significant experience defending executives charged of federal crimes and coaching others how to avoid illegal actions.  

Trump II's administration neutered the government's white collar criminal investigative capacity while declaring former investigative areas "off limits."  I'll venture Steggarda's goal is to globalize the Trump white collar crime free-pass system.

Jesse wrote:

Lack of strategic vision, honor, and a sense of consequence are sorely lacking in most of our governing elites. 

 They rarely face any consequences for their incompetence and corruption, and have consequently developed a remarkably unnatural sense of life in their bubble of entitlement. 

This must be fashionable with governments these days, because there is so much of that going around. 

We learn nothing.

Trump II also appointed Karen Sessions for a plum government slot:

Karen Sessions, of Texas, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years from October 27, 2025, vice Mary T. Boyle, term expired.

Karen is the wife of Texas Representative Pete Sessions and a former Red Team candidate for Congress in Florida. 

Politicians Red & Blue love private equity underwriters (PEU) and their new TechGod brethren.  Increasingly, more are one.

Trump Appoints Another PEU

Trump II appointed a former tech CEO whose company had billions in private equity investment.  William Hague is the former CEO and Vice Chair of Tillman Infrastructure.  In 2022 Tillman got $1 billion from Carlyle.

The company took on more private equity loans in 2024.

Hague worked for a private equity underwriter (PEU) funded outfit until he joined Trump II's administration.  

Hague knows Carlyle, Apollo Oak Hill, HPS and Northleaf so he's a good fit for any modern administration.  Politicians Red & Blue love PEU and their new TechGod brethren.  Increasingly, more are one.

TechGod Vance Pops Off at Olympians

Former TechGod, now Vice President J.D. Vance informed Olympians they are "not there to pop off on politics."  In other words, Vance does not want or need citizen feedback.

Olympic values are Excellence, Respect and Friendship.  Vance and his boss fail at all three.  As a role model Trump II shows Olympic level lying, cheating, rudeness, insolence, impropriety, arrogance, unceasing need for ceaseless compliments from underlings and cruelty.  J.D. is the Chihuahua at his master's feet.

That Olympians are asked to reconcile the games values with Trump II's incompetence, insults and bullying, should not be a surprise.  

TechGods gave us abysmal customer service, so they've long proven their inability or lack of interest in feedback.  Vance comes from this cloth. 

Trump II's disintegration occurs before our very eyes and is due in part to his surrounding himself with sycophants like Vance and his clown car cabinet.  

J.D. and his creep boss think they can tell independent voters what to think and what to do.  Not happening.  

Insiders may not listen to the little people but many voters are tired of incumbents who can't seem to pass legislation, i.e. perform their actual job.  We'll see how many get sent home this November.  

Votes are feedback, VP. Vance so get ready to listen because an Italian Alps avalanche may be headed your way.  Get that beacon device in your backpack for you may get snowed under and need rescue.  

Recall Trump II's standing while the pharmaceutical executive fainted in the Oval Office and Health Secretary Robert Kennedy's fled the scene.  How good are you at self-rescue, Mr. Vance?  

Can you dig yourself out of a hole you placed yourself into?  

Update 2-12-26:  No surprise former TechGod Vance defended an indefensible social media posts by his boss.

“You know, the president said a staffer posted a video, he hadn’t even watched the whole thing, when he watched the whole thing he took it down,” Vance said. “It’s not a real controversy.” “Should he apologize for posting a video and then taking it down? No, I don’t think so,” 

Vance said. “I think people post things on social media and if you post something and you don’t like it, you can take it down.”

Trump II pops off politically all the time and goes much further than vanilla statements of discomfort by a few Olympians.   The athletes are uncomfortable about the number, size and scope of Trump II's pop offs.  Internet searches show Vice President Vance nearly synonymous with hypocrisy.

Lonsdale Excited about Erebor Launch

8VC Founder Joe Lonsdale celebrated the launch of Erebor Bank, recently given a national charter by Trump II's administration.

Erebor is an online bank located in Columbus, Ohio, the location of Anduril's new giant manufacturing plant.

Anduril, founded by Palmer Luckey, has $850 million in economic development subsidies for their plant.  

I hope local banking is not included in the economic development impact analysis.  If it is, someone should remove that contribution.  TechGods prefer to pay fees to themselves while avoiding taxes.

Erebor is effectively the captive bank of Anduril and its more than 4,000 future employees.  Anduril sells military hardware to Uncle Sam.  Erebor was just approved by the feds.  How long before they visit the Fed or Treasury window?  

TechGods can churn taxpayer money as good as any New York City boiler shop can separate retirees from their bank accounts.

Stablecoins, anyone?  Erebor plans to have them in spades at their digital bank in Columbus with a secondary office in New York City.  Please Lord, let it be in an old boiler shop.