Accountant/executor tells U.S. House that Epstein estate resolved lawsuit by reaching settlement with victim who claimed Trump had sexually abused her

U.S. Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA)

A woman who accused Donald Trump of sexually abusing her when she was a minor, reached a financial settlement with the estate of the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, according to reports yesterday from multiple news sites. The revelation comes in the wake of testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives from Richard Kahn, who served as both Epstein accountant and executor of his estate.

Does this mean Trump committed a criminal act against the victim? The settlement was the result of a lawsuit, a civil matter, so we have no definitive answer, for now, to questions about possible criminality on Trump's part. But yesterday's reports indicate: (1) Trump likely had connections to Epstein's intricate financial network; (2) At least two members of Congress stated to the press that Kahn had confirmed the Trump-related settlement; (3) Those who represented the Epstein estate in negotiations felt it was in their best interests to resolve the matter short of trial.

Independent media played a central role in breaking yesterday's story, especially narrative.org, which features the work of Zev Shalev, an Israeli-South African television producer who has worked extensively in Canada and the U.S., including a stint as producer of The Early Show at CBS. 

Joining Shalev to help break yesterday's big Trump story was Dean Blundell -- a longtime radio "shock jock" who now focuses on a biting Substack page, where he describes himself as a "media guy, content provider, dog whisperer, Canadian raconteur, muckraker." The following is from yesterday's Shalev-Blundell piece about the Trump-related settlement, under the headline "Epstein Estate Settled with Trump accuser":

Jeffrey Epstein’s personal accountant Richard Kahn sat for a closed-door deposition before the House Oversight Committee and confirmed the names of the five clients who paid money directly to Epstein: Les Wexner, Glenn Dubin, Steven Sinofsky, the Rothschilds, and Leon Black.

U.S. Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) told reporters Kahn confirmed the Epstein estate reached a settlement with a person who accused President Trump, and also revealed a non-American head of state had financial transactions with Epstein. (That turned out to be Ehud Barak, former prime minister of Israel.) 

“This is the very first time we’ve got someone from Epstein’s community going, yep, we paid off an accuser, someone who accused Donald Trump of raping her as a minor,” Blundell said.

Kahn managed every dollar of Epstein’s empire across 64 known entities for 22 years, yet Democratic members said he claimed inability to recall emails and texts he was directly involved in. Darren Indyke, Epstein’s longtime attorney and co-executor, testifies March 19.

At least one Democrat was unimpressed with Kahn's testimony, according to a report at Yahoo! News: 

“Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking ring would not have been possible without Richard Kahn, who managed Epstein’s money for years, authorized payments, including payments to victims and survivors,” said Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Va., who added that Kahn told them he was unable to recall details of some of the transactions and communications that he was asked about.

Another Democrat made some of the most insightful comments following Kahn's testimony, according to a report at The New Republic: 

Representative Ro Khanna told PBS News Hour’s Ali Rogin Wednesday that Richard Kahn, Epstein’s accountant, confirmed the alleged sex trafficker’s estate had made a payment to a woman who accused both Epstein and Trump. Kahn did not say how much the settlement was, or when it was paid, during his deposition in front of the House Oversight Committee earlier in the day. 

“If it was fake, then why was she paid a settlement? There must be some validity to it,” Khanna said, according to Rogin. “Now, I’m not saying validity necessarily against Donald Trump. Maybe it was against Epstein. But he did confirm that there was a settlement payout.”

Khanna said that the Oversight Committee was “exploring” interviewing this woman as part of its investigation into Trump’s ties to Epstein. 

It wasn’t immediately clear which survivor of Epstein’s abuse Khanna was referring to.

The Khan testimony made a deep impact on at least one TV anchor, according to a report at Mediaite:

Khan was deposed behind closed doors on Tuesday, the latest new witness to be brought in amid the latest release of Epstein files documents, which include multiple claims of sexual misconduct against Trump in FBI documents — and some shocking claims that initially weren’t included.

On Wednesday’s edition of CNN News Central, co-anchor Brianna Keilar was taken aback by the revelations, telling her guest “that was something!”

CNN ANCHOR BRIANNA KEILAR: Happening now in the House investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, testimony from Epstein’s longtime accountant Richard Kahn. He’s being deposed behind closed doors today.

The House Oversight Chairman calls Kahn a, quote, “big witness.”.

Lawmakers were expected to ask him, among other things, how Epstein accumulated his vast wealth and how he spent it.