Epstein files, Nixon, The Godfather, and The Apprentice

Nostalgic much? Sometimes the movies, television shows, and disgraced political figures leave an enduring mark on you. The Godfather, The Apprentice, and former President Richard Nixon all do that for me. Yet, I see them all coming back now.

- Gary Franks

I can always find a comparison between my favorite movie of all time, The Godfather, and almost anything else that occurs today.

For example, President Donald Trump often makes “offers that people (universities) cannot refuse.” Isn’t that true, Columbia and Brown universities — and others?

Or like Michael Corleone in The Godfather, Trump makes it a point to take out all his enemies — perceived or real. And they both suffer no repercussions from their actions; in fact, they become stronger to a degree.

Then there is that pivotal moment in The Godfather II when the godfather sends his personal lawyer to meet in prison with a convicted felon, but also a longtime friend, one of the people who, if he could testify honestly, would send Michael Corleone to jail forever.

In the private one-on-one meeting with this person, the godfather’s lawyer thanks the convicted felon for his silence and encourages him to “let it go” in exchange for his family being taken care of forever.

And today, we see the president’s former personal lawyer, now Deputy Attorney General of the Justice Department, go to prison to meet with a convicted felon, Ghislaine Maxwell, for reasons not yet made clear to the public.

The Jeffrey Epstein files must be released (without divulging the names of the victims). Epstein and Maxwell’s horrific crimes of sexually molesting girls rival those of the Catholic priests who sexually molested boys.