President Elect, The Mechanic wrote on Oct 29
th, 2020 at 1:31pm:
Quote: Kevin Rudd's denial of knowledge of any links between notorious pedophile Jeffrey Epstein and his New York-based think tank are "not credible", according to Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton.
Mr Epstein – who was found dead in his prison cell last year - donated $920,500 to the International Peace Institute between 2011 to 2019.
The donations were accepted even though Epstein was convicted of procuring an underage girl for prostitution and of soliciting a prostitute in 2008 by a Florida state court.
Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton rubbished Mr Rudd’s denial arguing the donations were “massive”. “It's just not credible, him saying he didn't know anything about this, he hasn't seen anything,” Mr Dutton said.
“It's US$650,000; it's a massive donation.
Mr Epstein was a very significant figure, and Mr Rudd needs to detail all of the information, because people want confidence and faith in the work that he is doing.
But at the moment, Mr Rudd has more questions than he has answers."
Mr Epstein was also under investigation at the time of making the donations for sex trafficking charges.
Peter Dutton and the mechanic, both desperate to fling mud on Rudd.
However, "Mr Rudd joined the IPI in 2014 after he left Parliament" so he joined 3 years after Epstein started his donations.
At least three politicians who were members of the Mongolia Advisory Board received $US100,000 ($140,000).
The money was also offered to Mr Rudd in 2016, but he did not accept it, SMH quoted him as saying.
Mr Rudd said he first became aware of Epstein's donations in 2019.
"These revelations were deeply disturbing to me and to other members of the Board," Mr Rudd said.
Mr Rudd said the IPI did not keep the donation money once the source was identified.
"Unlike many other institutions in the United States, dozens of which have been the recipient of donation from various Epstein foundations ... Most of those decided to keep the cash, we didn't. We decided it was wrong simply because of the appalling nature of Epstein's record," Mr Rudd told 2GB radio host Ben Fordham.