So, the government finally decided to throw us a bone. In a massive data dump, the **Department of Justice released millions of files** related to the disgrace of the century. But buried in that mountain of paper and digital noise is a specific clip dominating the news cycle. In this **viral Jeffrey Epstein interview**, we see the financier being questioned. And the interrogator decides to get philosophical, asking him, “Do you think you’re the devil himself?”

Give me a break.

This is what passes for justice in this country? This is the big reveal from the **new Epstein tapes**? A bad question asked to a bad man who is already dead? It is pathetic. It is a circus act. And you are the audience, clapping like seals because they showed you a picture of the monster.

Let’s talk about that question. “Do you think you’re the devil himself?”

It sounds like a line from a cheap movie. It is dramatic. It is silly. It is completely useless. What kind of answer did they expect? Did they think he would grow horns and breathe fire? Did they think he would confess to fighting angels?

Real life isn't a comic book. Evil people aren't "the devil." They are just people. Usually, they are rich people. They are people who have never been told "no" in their entire lives. Calling him the devil gives him too much credit. It makes him sound special. It makes him sound like a supernatural force that nobody could stop.

That is a lie. He could have been stopped. He could have been stopped ten times over. But he wasn't. Why? Not because he was Satan. But because of **systemic corruption and wealth**. He had friends. He had a private plane and a private island. The system didn't stop him because the system liked him. The police, the politicians, the scientists, the banks—they all played along.

Asking if he is the devil is a way to let everyone else off the hook. If he is the devil, then it’s not our fault. It’s not the government’s fault. It’s not the media’s fault. It was just a demon from hell. See how that works? It is a trick. It makes you focus on the "monster" so you don't look at the **Epstein associates** who opened the door for him.

The Department of Justice released these files now. Why now? Who knows. Maybe they needed a distraction. Maybe they wanted to look busy. "Look," they say, "we are exposing the truth!" No, you aren't. You are dumping trash on the lawn and telling us to sort through it.

And look at how the public reacts. Everyone is obsessed. The Left screams that he was friends with the Right. The Right screams that he was friends with the Left. Everyone is pointing fingers. Everyone is shouting.

You are all idiots.

He didn't care about your politics. He didn't care about your little teams. He hated all of you equally. He used everyone. He bought everyone. He had Democrats at his parties. He had Republicans on his planes. He collected powerful people like baseball cards.

When you fight about which "side" is guilty, you are doing exactly what they want. You are treating this like a football game. My team is good, your team is bad. Meanwhile, the people who actually run things are laughing at you. They are glad you are fighting each other. It means you aren't fighting them.

This **interview footage** is just noise. It is theater. It is designed to make you feel angry, but it changes nothing. Epstein is gone. He took the real secrets with him. The people who visited him are still out there. They are still rich. They are still powerful. They are probably watching this same news report on a giant TV in a mansion, sipping expensive wine, and smiling.

They know they are safe. Because we are too busy asking stupid questions about the devil.

If you want to find the devil, don't look for a guy with a pitchfork. Don't look for a spooky monster in a jail cell interview. Look for the guy signing the checks. Look for the people who looked the other way for twenty years. Look at the laws that protect the wealthy and crush the poor.

Epstein wasn't the devil. He was a product. He was what happens when you have a society that worships money above everything else. We built him. We let him happen. And now, we stare at a video screen and ask him if he’s evil.

Of course he was evil. But he wasn't alone. And until we admit that, we are just watching a rerun of a bad show. The devil isn't in the details. The devil is in the bank account.

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### References & Fact-Check * **Original Event Source:** BBC News - ['Do you think you're the devil himself?' Epstein questioned in newly released interview](https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cx20zqw7v9ko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss) * **Context:** The footage is part of a larger release of files by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Department of Justice regarding the 2006 investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.