Julie R Brown (2021) Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story

A simple way to think about Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story is True Perversion of Justice: The Donald J. Trump Story. In interviews the 47^th United States President between berating those that denied him the Nobel Peace Prize and starting his latest war with Iran finds time to comment on release of the latest batch of files relating to Jeffrey Epstein. This is a subject he his intimate and expert knowledge, the kind he claims about most subjects—including a cure for Covid19 with injections of disinfectant—and it isn’t just for the media. He does come up Trumps. He’s always quick to claim, and the words are important here, because much of his bluster is cut and packaged to make him seem Presidential. ‘Totally exonerated.’  That’s what comes out of the liar’s lips. His aides and advisors follow his lead. Time and time again, they use the same words. Watch again his spokesmen or women and when President Trump is mentioned, cut to the link, cut to the line, cut to the lie: ‘Totally exonerated’.  

Julie K. Brown frames the Epstein saga as an unequal war between two groups: Enablers and Exposers. Trump is fighting the same propaganda and legal wars. With Presidential powers and claims of Presidential immunity the task of rewriting and reinventing his past becomes a chicken shoot. Even the richest man in the world Elon Musk ($839 billion) who worked for Trump for free, backed away because of a power imbalance.   

 Those privileged individuals who enabled Epstein’s abuse and protected him, and those who tried, scurry away and with good reason include the richest men in the world. These include less wealthy figures, but public figures like (former) Prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Alan Dershowitz, Bill Clinton, Les Wexner and to a lesser extent, Lord Mandelson. The latest tranche of photographs show Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Peter Mandelson with the paedophile Jeffrey Epstein taken in Martha’s Vineyard around 1999-2000. Mandelson was gay. He didn’t make claims like Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor that photographs of him with his hand on Virginia Giuffre’s (née Roberts) shoulder that it wasn’t him, as he couldn’t remember it, or it might not have been his hand—and he was just putting that idea out there. Both are under investigation. Not for having sex with minors as Giuffre claims in her autobiography, with former Prince Andrew, which is difficult to substantiate, but a more general charge of following the money, and suspicion of misconduct in public office.

Misconduct in public office is a given with President Trump. Abuse builds on abuse and becomes a test of loyalty.  A short list would include Comey, Mattis, Fauci, Birx, and Redfield, and James “Mad Dog” Mattis: Marginalized, then publicly insulted as ‘the most overrated general ever’. Mad Dog had made the mistake of outing Trump as the dumbest man in the room with no real plan, other than increasing his public popularity.

Trumps ‘mad dog’ tactics mirrored that of Epstein. Might is right. Epstein’s legal team — a group of high powered attorneys who negotiated the “sweetheart deal” that shut down federal prosecution and granted Epstein the deal of the century. Brown shows how they pressured prosecutors not to prosecute. Dealing from the top of the deck and the bottom, delay and destroy evidence of wrongdoing. That becomes a whole lot easier with Presidential power.

Little people don’t matter. Epstein’s preference was for blonde petite girls. He gave an aide hell for bringing a black girl, or worse, a woman over 23. Poor was a necessity. Then they became powerless and without voice. He scouted for victims among the marginalised. Mark Epstein suggests Donald Trump and his brother continued to be bosom buddies until it no longer became politically viable. Both believed themselves untouchable.

Trump’s routine story was that he dumped Epstein after he hit on an underage girl in his Mar-a-Lago resort, fifteen years before his conviction. Brown suggests a more simple explanation and more of a fracture than break. Epstein tried to flip a New York property for a quick sale that Trump was interested in. Trump came out on top, gaining around $10 million quick profit.

Trump and Epstein moved in the same circles. Brown cites one witness in a civil case. Thirteen-year-old girl. A case that conveniently disappeared. Her claim was she was punched by Epstein because she’d allowed Trump to take her virginity. Trump often complained that underage girls didn’t do oral properly. He was a germaphobe who didn’t mind girls taking cocaine or alcohol (Trump and Epstein were teetotal) but didn’t allow smoking. Witnesses’ lives were destroyed and their families threatened. Trump claims distance and disapproval.

Nothing good can come from Trump. A whole lot of negatives don’t make a positive. Is he a paedophile President? Absolutely. Clinton like Trump is an unconvicted rapist (the latter losing a civil case for damages). Is or was Bill Clinton? I’d put that a maybe, as does Brown. He only looks clean when standing next to an abomination. That’s my believe after reading this book. Confirmation bias? Yes. That as well. No Trump supporters believe anything bad about their President. More is the pity. The worst  of the worst.

Notes.   

Julie K. Brown’s Perversion of Justice and subsequent public records as of 2026, here is the information regarding the four named survivors (among hundreds, possibly thousands of those abused by Epstein and his cohort):

Virginia Giuffre

In a tragic turn of events, Virginia Giuffre passed away on April 25, 2025, at the age of 41.

• Location: She died at her farm in Neergabby, Western Australia, where she had been living for several years.
• Legacy: Her family confirmed her death was a suicide, stating the toll of lifelong abuse became "unbearable." Her memoir, Nobody’s Girl, was published posthumously in October 2025. In early 2026, her brother and sister-in-law attended the U.S. State of the Union address as guests to honor her advocacy work.

Michelle Licata

Michelle Licata was one of the first survivors Julie K. Brown interviewed for the Miami Herald investigation.

• Location: As of the most recent reporting, she resides near Nashville, Tennessee.
• Status: She has been a vocal participant in legal proceedings, including writing a powerful victim impact statement that was read in court in 2019 following Epstein's federal indictment.

Courtney Wild

Courtney Wild has been a central figure in the legal battle to overturn Epstein’s 2008 non-prosecution agreement.

• Location: She has lived in Florida and has been active in the federal court system in Manhattan and the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.
• Status: She continues her work as a survivor-advocate. She famously sued the federal government under the Crime Victims’ Rights Act, a legal battle that continued well into the 2020s as she sought to hold the system accountable for the "sweetheart deal" Epstein received.

Jena-Lisa Jones

Jena-Lisa Jones (formerly known as Jena-Lisa Santoro) was another key survivor featured in Brown’s work.

• Location: She is primarily based in Florida.
• Status: Like the others, she has moved from anonymity to public advocacy. In early 2026, she was featured in investigative specials (such as The Reckoning) discussing her experience and the ongoing release of the "Epstein Files."

    • Alexander Acosta — Then U.S. Attorney for South Florida, who approved the secret non prosecution agreement that protected Epstein and prevented victims from being informed. A federal judge later ruled the agreement illegal. Miami Herald. The federal judge was replaced. The deal was declared legal.

•     Epstein’s legal team — A group of high powered attorneys who negotiated the “sweetheart deal” that shut down federal prosecution and granted Epstein extraordinary leniency. Brown’s reporting shows how aggressively they pressured prosecutors. Miami Herald

•     A broader culture of deference to wealth and influence — Brown’s book emphasizes that the failure was not just individual but systemic: institutions that should have protected vulnerable girls instead protected a powerful man. Google Books    

Ghislaine Maxwell: Epstein's long-time associate is depicted as a central co-conspirator, actively participating in and facilitating the recruitment and abuse of young women and girls. Brown's reporting paints Maxwell as an essential component of Epstein's operation, responsible for managing the victims and maintaining the system of exploitation. Her name was not included in the immunity deal.

Alexander Acosta: As the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida in 2008, Acosta is a key figure who failed the victims. Brown details how Acosta brokered a highly lenient non-prosecution agreement (NPA) that effectively protected Epstein from serious federal charges, despite overwhelming evidence. His actions are presented as a gross dereliction of duty and a significant perversion of justice. Appointed to Trump’s government, but resigned after one scandal too many.

The Erasure of Truth.

The Connection: Both tactics rely on the same philosophy: Wealth buys silence. Buys immunity. In the Epstein debacle, the NPA was the legal version of killing a story. It ensured that the evidence—much of which was later revealed in the 2026 Epstein Files release—was buried in a government vault rather than being used to protect the public. All references to Trump redacted, destroyed or conveniently lost.

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