Political Proximity: How Close Did New Mexico Officials Get to Epstein? (3/22/26)

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What's up everyone and welcome to another episode of the Epstein Chronicles.

When Jeffrey Epstein was first arrested in 2019,

one of the most shocking bits of information to come out of that arrest

was that Zorro Ranch was never rated.

And while people like us were demanding answers as to why Zorro Ranch was never rated,

the legacy media was way too busy.

Calling people conspiracy theorists to really dive in to what was going on in New Mexico.

And one of the main reasons for that is that Jeffrey Epstein was very well connected inside of the state.

And that protection went all the way up to the governor's house.

And we're not talking about pick you little allegations here.

We're talking about serious allegations.

We're talking about Virginia Roberts, saying that Bill Richardson, who was the governor of the state, raped her.

But the legacy media, they couldn't be bothered by that at the time because it would have provided ammunition to the other side.

So instead of doing the right thing and exposing this for what it was, they hardly ever talked about it.

They didn't talk about the King family. They didn't talk about the relationships that Jeffrey Epstein built in the state of New Mexico.

And how that led directly to Jeffrey Epstein being able to get away with what he got away with.

And there still has not been any kind of reckoning.

And that's why when Biden had Bill Richardson working with them to get Brittany Griner home from Russia, I call that a bad idea as well.

Like what are we doing right now? What kind of message are we trying to send to people?

And what I find really gross is that this same legacy media, who largely ignored Virginia when she was alive, all of a sudden, they believe everything she said.

Now if they would have that same approach back in 2019, things would have been a lot different.

But instead, the legacy media chose to continue to protect the powerful and ignore the disgusting truth that was staring them directly in the face.

While now the state of New Mexico has a new investigation that they kicked off and they're starting to ask questions about Epstein's links to the powerful people within the state.

And not only that, but who protected them, who was taking his money, who was visiting with them, who was spending time with them.

All of that has to be looked at. And hopefully that's what this investigation is going to do.

Today's article is from Reuters and the headline. As New Mexico investigates, questions are raised about Epstein's links to the powerful.

This article was authored by Andrew Hay.

As police for the first time, search Jeffrey Epstein's New Mexico ranch for evidence of any abuse he may have committed.

At the Old West theme tied away, attention has focused on the powerful former politicians in the state who continue to meet and receive campaign donations from Epstein long after he became a registered sex offender.

Yo, I'm old enough to remember a time in this country when that alone would have had you looking for a new gig.

You certainly would have been in public office. That's for damn sure, but I guess in this quote-unquote new and improved country we live in.

It's all good. And unfortunately, that's what happens when cult of personality becomes more important than protecting the most vulnerable.

Epstein's relationship with the state democratic party leaders. Uh oh, people aren't going to want to hear this, but I've been telling you, including two former governors and a state attorney general and the institutional failings that may have allowed the convicted sex offender.

To perpetrate abuse at the ranch or under investigation by a new Mexico state truth commission, the first of its kind in the country, and I hope it's not the last.

Because we can't rely on the federal government to do the right thing here. I think that's relatively obvious to anyone paying attention at this point.

And I think anybody that's relying on the federal government to step in and give us the information needed is kidding themselves.

And so I hope that more states take a proactive approach and look into these matters for themselves.

And if any crimes were committed at the state level, those crimes should be prosecuted, right?

Zorro ranch where Epstein spent about two months a year was alleged to be a hub in a sex trafficking of children that stretch between the US Virgin Islands, New York and Florida.

According to a 2020 letter from the new Mexico attorney general's office and numerous documents among the millions recently released by the US Department of Justice.

Notice how they don't talk about France or the UK or these other countries Epstein was operating in.

It wasn't just America. This was an international trafficking operation and I'll take it a step further, not just trafficking,

but a transnational criminal organization in general, whether it's money laundering, wire fraud, human trafficking or hell drugs as we've seen.

Jeffrey Epstein had his disgusting hands and plenty of pies, so let's not be naive and think there's any crimes that this comeback wasn't interested in committing.

Epstein spent relatively little to establish himself as a major funding force in Democratic run New Mexico. He donated just over $160,000 across five races between 2002 and 2014, according to interviews and a review of campaign finance records.

He was often the biggest outside donor to campaigns, including after his first sex offender conviction in 2008. This is not new information.

This is exactly what we've been telling you for years, and they ignored it. They called us conspiracy theorists. They said that we were right wingers, all because we were exposing what was going on in New Mexico.

And I remember when this was all cracking off, people on the left were like, come on, you're unfairly targeting Bill Richardson. This is all about, you know, moving the narrative. This is about blaming the Democrats.

But really it was just about following the evidence. And now the same is true about what's going on currently. I'm just following the evidence wherever it takes me.

And if that leads to your favorite politician, that sounds like a you and your favorite politician problem, not a me problem, but the legacy media, they refused to report on it.

They had much better things to do, folks, much better things like to divide the populace.

Reuters did not find any evidence that Epstein received anything in return for his donations. Oh, nothing in return, nothing, because we all know that's how Epstein operated, right?

A guy that, you know, was just altruistic like I always say, didn't want anything in return. He was just doing it because, you know, that's how he rolls.

Epstein ties with the late former governor, Bill Richardson, have been well reported. The state's former top law enforcement agent, Gary King, also had contact with Epstein.

After he was convicted of felony sex crimes, including meeting him in 2010. Epstein donated to dozens of U.S. politicians, but nearly all of them cut ties with him after the Florida conviction.

Well, not the people in New Mexico and not Stacey Plaskit, and that's the uncomfortable truth that these Democratic lawmakers in Congress have to grapple with.

It wasn't just the other side of the aisle, and this is the point that people who really know this story have been trying to make for half a decade now, little more than half a decade.

And it's fallen on deaf ears. But now that Reuters is reporting it, maybe people will listen.

Once you know what's happened to continue to take campaign contributions, it's reprehensible. U.S. Congresswoman Theresa Legger, Fernandez, said on the sidelines of a March 8th Zora Ranch protest, when asked about the relationship between Epstein and Richardson and King.

King's campaign returned to the donation in 2014. Not one comment yet, or one statement about the allegations made against Bill Richardson, by Virginia Roberts.

So if you're going to report what you saw in the Epstein files about Donald Trump, then you most certainly have to report what has been said about Bill Richardson, and also George Mitchell. Let's not forget him.

So as you can see, folks, this is a gigantic shit sandwich, and we're all taking a bite. It doesn't matter what side of the aisle you're on.

King's campaign returned to donation in 2014.

Legger Fernandez, who represents the High Plains area 30 miles south of the state capital of Santa Fe, is among those questioning why federal, state, and local law enforcement never investigated complaints of sexual abuse at the ranch, and why federal authorities told state investigators to drop a child sex trafficking probe in 2019, but never searched or seized the ranch before its 2023 sale.

Well, you'll say it's a coincidence, and I'll say it's by design. They didn't want that place rated. They didn't want all these ties to all these local politicians in New Mexico to be revealed.

So they have to protect them, right? Gotta make sure you protect the political class. Who cares if girls were raped? Who cares if people were harmed? Not our business. We're just law enforcement.

King 71 said he never visited Epstein's ranch and ever asked the late finance here for campaign donations after his Florida conviction. I personally told Mr. Epstein that the campaign would not accept contributions from him as a result of his admitted criminal activity.

King, New Mexico's Attorney General from 2007 to 2015 said in a statement in response to Reuters questions about campaign letters seeking donations from Epstein included in the DOJ files.

King said he had no knowledge that the letters were sent to Epstein and they appeared to be pro forma mailings to past donors. Always an excuse, right? Can't ever own up to it.

And that's one of the things that I find so disgusting about the whole thing. These people have lied for years about what happened, about their relationships, and now that they're being outed.

They continue to double down on those lies. I mean, traditionally speaking, when you find yourself in a hole, you usually want to stop digging, right? But I guess you'd have to feel some shame for that. And these people, they don't feel any shame whatsoever.

And the only regret they feel is the regret for being outed as someone hanging out with Epstein.

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In 1993, Epstein bought 7500 acres of land from three times New Mexico governor Bruce King and other members of his powerful New Mexico political family. According to county records, Gary King, who is Bruce King's son, was one of the parties to the sale.

In his statement to Reuters, the younger King said that Epstein paid around 3.75 million for the land, a fair market value at the time, based on New Mexico University research, Bruce King, died in 2009.

Epstein proceeded to build what became known locally as a Victoria Secret Ranch for the lingerie models rumored to go there, three local people, told Reuters.

Why didn't Reuters go there back in 2019, 2020, like I did, all these years later, now you're trying to hold people accountable when evidence is gone, memories are forgotten, people have died. But sure, welcome to the party, pal.

A master networker, Epstein invited scientists, politicians, billionaires, and Hollywood celebrities to the ranch, where some commented on the girls, females in the Epstein file show.

In 2006, Epstein donated $15,000 to the campaign of Gary King. King told Reuters he did not return the money as in 2006, he was not aware of any reports of wrongdoing by Epstein.

No, none at all. No reports whatsoever, nobody had any idea. What are you crazy? He recalled meeting Epstein only once in 2010 at Santa Fe restaurant, ginger, where they drank tea and Epstein expressed his condolences after King's father died.

A 2009 email to Epstein said all Zoro Ranch staff would attend Bruce King's funeral service, King, who trained as a chemist, said at their meeting they briefly discussed Epstein's interaction with the Santa Fe Institute, an influential scientific foundation, and who the hell knows what they're up to.

They wanted nothing to do with your boy. I got thrown off that campus so fast when I was there, it wasn't even funny, it was like they knew I was coming, which they probably did.

Considering I went to Epstein's ranch first, so they probably were aware that I was in town and I was coming and when I showed up, they were right there to fucking toss me. Nobody wanted to talk, not one single word.

When King ran for governor in 2014, Epstein donated $35,600 to the campaign, the largest outside donation record show. King returned the 2014 funds to Epstein's companies three days after they were reported in the press on September 9th of that year, record show.

Around the same time, Epstein arranged the September 8th Jet Charter for King to attend a campaign breakfast in Washington, according to emails in the DOJ Epstein files, King's campaign paid for the flight, according to state records.

Oh, I have questions about that. What we see on paper and what officially occurred to very different things.

Just keep that in mind.

If I had known of Mr. Epstein's involvement at the time, I would have asked my staff to use another charter company to conduct the flight, said King, who was retired from politics and now the president of a charity called Get This, New Mexico Children's Foundation.

All these people are degenerates.

This guy was living off a Jeffrey Epstein's largest, and now he's running a New Mexico Children's Foundation. Boy, they love to just throw it right in your face, don't they?

The New Mexico Department of Justice declined to comment. A document in the Epstein files shows FBI agents visited the New Mexico Ranch in February 2007, when King was in charge of New Mexico law enforcement and question manager, Bryce Gordon about masseuses Epstein flew in.

Or hire locally. Reuters was not able to contact Gordon. King said the U.S. Justice Department never informed his office of any investigation involving Epstein or his associates.

Well, that's because it was killed by Philippe and Mukasee.

Not Alex Acosta. Do you think Alex Acosta has the ability to kill the investigation all the way in New Mexico? Or do you think that came from main justice?

Reuters found a evidence King had knowledge of a federal probe and Epstein at that time. Santa Fe Police Deputy Chief Ben Valdez said in a statement, his department had no record of any report concerning Epstein, the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office in whose jurisdiction the ranch is located, said it was looking into any allegations it may have received regarding Epstein.

New Mexico State Police did not respond to a request for comment.

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torres reopened the state's Epstein investigation in February. The U.S. Department of Justice and FBI declined to comment. Well, of course they did.

They're having their work checked right now, right? That's what's going on. The state doesn't trust the federal government so they have their own investigation that's cracking off. Is it going to lead anywhere? I don't know.

But I'm much more confident in them actually investigating things here than I am with the DOJ because the DOJ has shown us and told us they have no desire here.

There's no more investigation to be had and you should move on. But thankfully, the people in New Mexico don't seem to be ready to move on. And I don't think you folks are either. So, like usual, we'll keep the flags of discontent waving as we continue our journey through the muck looking for that clarity.

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