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20 hours ago
- Toronto Sun
HUNTER EXCLUSIVE! Trump, Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell
Get the latest from Brad Hunter straight to your inbox BUDDY BUDDY: Billionaire pedophile Jeffery Epstein and U.S. President Donald Trump back in the day. Photo by GETTY IMAGES Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein has long been planted, while his ex-girlfriend and muse, Ghislaine Maxwell, is buried deep in the bowels of the American prison system. Donald Trump? Well, he's President of the United States. The Epstein saga of sex trafficking underage girls to his coterie of wealthy and powerful pals has never really gone away —too many unanswered questions. But the narrative got a shot of adrenaline, thanks to Trump. MAXWELL: The Queen Bee. (USDOJ) It is a convoluted tale. My old friend Barry Levine, author of The Spider: Inside the Criminal Web of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell , tried to answer some of our questions. Remember when Trump was going to unseal the Epstein files? We do. He has now backtracked. Why didn't disgraced socialite Maxwell point the finger at any of the wealthy men who enjoyed Epstein's party favours of underage girls, if for no other reason than to save herself? Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'Why she allowed herself to stew behind bars, it doesn't make a lot of sense,' Levine told the Toronto Sun . 'She tried the regular playbook of the appeal process, but she's not getting anywhere. They are not going to approve any sentencing discount and are standing by prosecutors.' TABLOID TOUGH: Legendary reporter Barry Levine has added to the Jeffrey Epstein canon with his tome, The Spider. Photo by HANDOUT / PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE Maxwell, 62, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison after being convicted of sex trafficking in 2022. Levine believes Maxwell hopes her old friend POTUS will grant her a pardon. Currently, Maxwell is setting conditions for being interviewed by DOJ lawyers. She no doubt wants out. 'She is an evil, evil predator,' Levine said. 'She told her friends that 'these girls are nothing but trash'. She was the one who recruited the girls, groomed them, and promised their parents they would get music lessons, voice lessons, and acting lessons. The girls were being thrown to wolves.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. People walk past the News Corporation building in midtown Manhattan, which houses both the Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones & Co., on July 22, 2025, in New York City. Photo by Spencer Platt / Getty Images For the survivors, the trauma persists as it likely will for eternity. Ever the manipulator, Maxwell is calling in all her cards, Levine said. She still has friends in high places, and they have buckets of dough. Maxwell singing the tune of 'what businessman, politician or celebrity had sex with an underage girl' would have a nice ring to it for the hoi polloi who have been screaming for answers. 'Could Donald Trump pardon her? Absolutely,' Levine said, adding that the president's record with the opposite sex is less than sparkling. 'He could let Maxwell off the hook. She knew Donald Trump before she knew Epstein.' One of Epstein's accused groomers, Nadia Marcinko, left, hugs a girl on Pedophile Island. (USDOJ) When Maxwell's father, disgraced and dead publishing baron Robert 'The Bouncing Czech' Maxwell, was looking to make inroads into America, his favourite child was his ambassador. There was talk of a Trump-themed magazine with the then-New York real estate developer. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'That's how she met Epstein, through Trump. And there is no question that he and Epstein were chasing women together. Epstein threw a party that was all women, except for him and Trump,' Epstein said. 'He went from 'Jeff's a terrific guy' to 'Jeff's a creep'.' Once, Trump was a strong advocate for unsealing the Epstein files. But that changed. Levine believes that while there may be nothing sinister in the files about the commander-in-chief, there could be embarrassment. Cops say Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell victim Carolyn Adriano died of an accidental overdose. (FACEBOOK) Former Trump paramour and Sports Illustrated model Stacey Marshall claimed Trump groped her at a party with Epstein. She called it a 'twisted game' between the two men. 'Were there more twisted games? Did Epstein bring other women to Donald Trump? What other twisted games were they playing, and are they in those files?' Levine asked. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'None of this makes any sense.' As for the renewed conspiracy theories that Epstein was murdered in his Manhattan jail cell in August 2019 while awaiting trial for sex trafficking, Levine torpedoes that idea. But because of the lack of transparency, the murder angle has gained currency. EVIL: Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. AFP via Getty Images Most worrisome for Trump, it's catching fire among his most devout MAGA followers. 'What are they holding back, and why are they holding back if suicide is so clear-cut?' Levine said. 'His MAGA base believes there's something there. This is a mess of his own making, and no one is satisfied. He's fueling this every day by making outrageous statements.' On Wednesday, Trump proclaimed that the tragic $9 an hour Mar-A-Lago teen towel girl turned Epstein sex slave Virginia Giuffre had been 'stolen' from him. 'If there is a cover-up, what exactly are they trying to cover up?' Me? I think Epstein topped himself. But looking at the lengths to which the powers that be seem to be muddying the waters, it makes you wonder. Levine is now working on an updated version of his Epstein tome. bhunter@ @HunterTOSun Sunshine Girls World Toronto & GTA Tennis Toronto & GTA
Toronto Sun
a day ago
- Toronto Sun
Canada, NATO allies warn of 'growing number' of state threats from Iran
Published Jul 31, 2025 • 1 minute read A woman walks past a residential building that was hit in an Israeli strike covered with a big Iranian flag, in Tehran on June 25, 2025. Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP via Getty Images OTTAWA — Canada and many of its NATO allies released a joint statement Thursday condemning a 'growing number' of state threats from Iranian intelligence services. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account The joint statement said the countries are united in their opposition to attempts to 'kill, kidnap and harass' people in North America and Europe. The statement was also signed by the governments of Albania, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States. It said Iranian intelligence services are increasingly collaborating with international criminal organizations to target journalists, dissidents, Jewish citizens and current and former government officials. The statement did not cite any specific incidents but said the attacks violate the countries' sovereignty and calls on Iranian authorities to 'immediately' put an end to illegal activities. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The Canadian Press has reached out to Global Affairs Canada for comment but has not yet received a response. In 2022, Ottawa declared Iran's leaders — including senior government and security agency officials — inadmissible to Canada due to involvement in terrorism and human rights violations. The Canada Border Services Agency said last month that three people were found ineligible to remain in Canada in recent years because they were senior officials of the Iranian regime. Deportation orders were issued for all three and one has been removed from Canada. Hostilities in the Middle East have drawn more attention to the possible activities of Iranian regime representatives in Canada. The border agency has said it works very closely with domestic and international partners by sharing relevant information on border and national security issues. Canada has not had a diplomatic presence in Iran since 2012. — With files from Jim Bronskill, David Baxter and Dylan Robertson Canada World Canada Columnists Toronto & GTA
Winnipeg Free Press
a day ago
- Winnipeg Free Press
Canada, NATO allies warn of ‘growing number' of state threats from Iran
OTTAWA – Canada and many of its NATO allies released a joint statement Thursday condemning a 'growing number' of state threats from Iranian intelligence services. The joint statement said the countries are united in their opposition to attempts to 'kill, kidnap and harass' people in North America and Europe. The statement was also signed by the governments of Albania, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States. It said Iranian intelligence services are increasingly collaborating with international criminal organizations to target journalists, dissidents, Jewish citizens and current and former government officials. The statement did not cite any specific incidents but said the attacks violate the countries' sovereignty and calls on Iranian authorities to 'immediately' put an end to illegal activities. The Canadian Press has reached out to Global Affairs Canada for comment but has not yet received a response. In 2022, Ottawa declared Iran's leaders — including senior government and security agency officials — inadmissible to Canada due to involvement in terrorism and human rights violations. The Canada Border Services Agency said last month that three people were found ineligible to remain in Canada in recent years because they were senior officials of the Iranian regime. Deportation orders were issued for all three and one has been removed from Canada. Hostilities in the Middle East have drawn more attention to the possible activities of Iranian regime representatives in Canada. The border agency has said it works very closely with domestic and international partners by sharing relevant information on border and national security issues. Canada has not had a diplomatic presence in Iran since 2012. — With files from Jim Bronskill, David Baxter and Dylan Robertson This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 31, 2025.
