Takeaways:

• Trump's former criminal defense attorney granted immunity to a convicted child sex trafficker who destroyed over one thousand children's lives, then rewarded her cooperation with a transfer to luxury prison accommodations.
• The administration systematically eliminated every safeguard that might protect survivor interests by firing the prosecutor who knew Maxwell's lies, excluding F.B.I. oversight, and conducting secret deal-making without victim consultation.
• Survivors who risked everything to seek justice learned about immunity deals for their abuser through news reports, not official consultation, demonstrating how institutional capture abandons those who matter most.
• Trump broke his clear campaign promise to release the Epstein F.B.I. files by instead demanding grand jury testimony he knew courts would block, creating political theater while protecting himself and other powerful figures.
• When corruption and authoritarian intentions seize justice institutions, they transform law enforcement into a tool for protecting political allies while punishing those who threaten the powerful.
• This represents institutional capture in real time, requiring active resistance through supporting survivor voices, using honest language about these crimes, and refusing to accept the normalization of predator protection over victim dignity.