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'Epstein killed to cover-up sex scandal': Analyst

Sunday, 01 September 2019 4:37 AM [ Last Update: Sunday, 01 September 2019 4:37 AM ]

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Lendman

Jeffrey Epstein, a one-time teacher who later became a billionaire trafficker, was killed by the powerful people who wanted to "silence" him, says American writer and political analyst Stephen Lendman.

Epstein, whose case was dismissed after he died in prison on charges of sex-trafficking of underage girls among other offenses, reportedly collected “dirt” on his powerful friends.

He allegedly filmed his powerful friends doing unlawful or immoral acts of sex as an “insurance policy".

Lendman told Press TV in an interview on Saturday that the idea of "suicide" was not acceptable.

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"Why would he take his own life," Lendman asked.

"The idea that Epstein took his own life -- I don't believe it, lawyers don't believe it. I think most Americans don't believe it," he said, noting, "It makes no sense at all."

Powerful people in the US, who have influence over the judicial system, the legislative system and the executive system and wanted to cover-up issues that affected them personally, killed Epstein, according to the Chicago-based analyst.

" I have no doubt that he was killed. He did not commit suicide. Powerful people have silenced him," Lendman said.

Lendman said the powerful people killed the alleged sex-trafficker to cover-up their involvement with his activities that were unlawful or morally wrong.

"He is no longer around to make him show they were complicit in what he was involved in," he said, adding,"so, he's gone because he caused harm to other powerful people in the US."

Epstein, who was the owner of a plane reportedly nicknamed the “Lolita Express”, had been a close friend of US President Donald Trump and former president Bill Clinton.