Epstein's Accountant Testifies on Financial Ties

Do the testimonies vindicate Trump or reveal a convenient pattern of selective memory protecting powerful clients?
Epstein's Accountant Testifies on Financial Ties
Above: Richard Kahn attends a deposition before the House Oversight Committee on March 11. Image credit: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty Images

The Spin


Republican narrative

Five witnesses under oath have now cleared Trump of any connection to Epstein's crimes, with the accountant confirming zero financial transactions between them. This investigation keeps vindicating the president while exposing the real clients who actually paid Epstein for services.

Democratic narrative

Kahn's claim of ignorance strains credibility when he managed Epstein's money for over a decade, authorized payments to victims and facilitated the complex financial infrastructure that enabled sex trafficking. The accountant even emptied Epstein's safe after the FBI raid and conveniently can't recall key transaction details.


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