Giuliani Warns Against Epstein Death Conspiracies. Trump Beat Him To The Punch.

Warsaw, Poland, 13/02/2019 - A press briefing held prior to the rally of the Iranian community in Europe on the prospects for establishing a sustainable and lasting peace in the Middle East and the Iranian regime's d... Warsaw, Poland, 13/02/2019 - A press briefing held prior to the rally of the Iranian community in Europe on the prospects for establishing a sustainable and lasting peace in the Middle East and the Iranian regime's destructive role in that region of the world. Rudy Giuliani, former Mayor of New York City, in this briefing said, a group of youths with ropes around their necks represented those executed by the theocracy during forty years of religious dictatorship in the country. (Photo by Siavosh Hosseini/NurPhoto via Getty Images) MORE LESS
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Though typically not one to shy away from a good conspiracy, former New York City Mayor and Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani urged followers to pump the breaks on theories surrounding accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein’s death.

In a tweet on Monday, Giuliani gave a nod to the theories surrounding Epstein’s death, which is believed to have been a suicide, by suggesting they were “multiplying,” but he urged followers to wait for “key facts” like the results of the autopsy, before reaching conclusions. The New York City medical examiner announced Sunday she needed more information before she could make a determination.

But President Trump has already gone all-in on some of the most disturbing, baseless allegations being shared on social media. Over the weekend, Trump retweeted a theory that claimed Epstein was killed because he had dirt on former President Bill Clinton. The retweet was befuddling for a number of reasons, including the fact that Trump has known, documented ties to the wealthy financier, who was accused of running a sex trafficking ring with underage girls in the 2000s, as well.

While Giuliani may be urging caution this time around, he often doesn’t back down from bear-hugging some of the most out-there conspiracies, evidenced by his belief that social media companies are bias against conservatives, his theories on the “deep state” and the lengths he went to ask the Ukrainian government for dirt on former Vice President Joe Biden and his son.

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  1. But President Trump has already gone all-in on some of the most disturbing, baseless allegations being shared on social media

    That’s the problem with being an impulsive thoughtless moron. Most of the conspiracy theories are going to blame him, after all, he is the president, Epstein used to be a pal and did some recruitment at Mar-a-Lago. By propagating a baseless conspiracy theory, neither him nor his minions can’t complain about other doing it as well.

  2. Avatar for erik_t erik_t says:

    I wholeheartedly agree with Rudy Giualiani, and therefore I need to go take a long, cold shower.

  3. Avatar for jtx jtx says:

    Government of the nuts, by the nuts, and for the nuts.

  4. We’ll be very scrupulous as always, and thank you for your good advice, you demented enabling traitorous prick.

  5. Maybe Giuliani just wants to warn about “certain” conspiracy theories.

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