Harvey Weinstein had secret hitlist of names to quash sex scandal

The Guardian ^ | 11-18-2017 | Mark Townsend

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The Observer has gained access to a secret hitlist of almost 100 prominent individuals targeted by Harvey Weinstein in an extraordinary attempt to discover what they knew about sexual misconduct claims against him and whether they were intending to go public.

The previously undisclosed list contains a total of 91 actors, publicists, producers, financiers and others working in the film industry, all of whom Weinstein allegedly identified as part of a strategy to prevent accusers from going public with sexual misconduct claims against him.

The names, apparently drawn up by Weinstein himself, were distributed to a team hired by the film producer to suppress claims that he had sexually harassed or assaulted numerous women.

The document was compiled in early 2017, around nine months before the storm that blew up on 5 October when the New York Times published a series of sexual harassment allegations against Weinstein.

Individuals named on the list were to be targeted by investigators who would covertly extract and accumulate information from those who might know of claims or who might come forward with allegations against the film producer. Feedback was then to be relayed to Weinstein and his lawyers.

The size of the list – 85 names appear on one document, with an addendum identifying another six individuals – appears to corroborate claims that sexual misconduct allegations against the 65-year-old were an open secret throughout Hollywood.

Prominent stars were among the first tranche of individuals on the list to testify publicly against Weinstein. Among those named were the actress Rose McGowan, who days after speaking out accused the producer of raping her. Another was Laura Madden, who told how Weinstein pestered her for massages at hotels in Dublin and London, beginning in 1991. McGowan and Madden were among the first to speak out against Weinstein...

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> I’ve thought it’s been about ginning up the women vote for another female Demonrat candidate

I think it is much more than that. On a reddit thread, https://www.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/comments/7e1c8x/report_mitch_mcconnell_camp_planted_roy_moore/, one of the commenters said this, which I think is closer to the truth:

Knowing the shitty congress turns into pumpkins come the ‘18 elections, they only have until then to DO an impeachment. They would do it right NOW if they just had a good enough cover story to not cause the public to revolt.

Its all just about money, power, and corruption, it has nothing to do with R or D or ideology.

Trump exposed the disgusting gravy train the entire political machine in Washington has been riding for decades, its all a giant theatrical production for us in the public, with the media, the congress, the lobbyists and until this election the WH colluding to fleece the American public.

They are hell bent on removing him NOW, and they know 2018 it becomes too late. Since he becomes impeachment proof with the ‘18 elections, and since he will no doubt be relelected in 2020, their whole thing has to happen BEFORE ‘18 elections, and they are nearly out of time. Just as you said, they expected Mueller to deliver the impeachment excuse, and he has likely a while back now reported to his masters that he simply has no evidence, so just as you said they had to shift gears. The only other narrative they can jump to is “Sexual Predator” because its so polarizing and yet so impossible to prove OR defend when its years old and just he said she said with no witnesses.

So that one is on deck, which is probably why they sacrificed Weinstein and others in the media and entertainment world, to set the stage. Then they can boomerang it back to Trump, somehow trot out new accusers from 40 years ago or fabricate some new retardedness, and of course if they pay enough to enough desperate women, they will get the accusers they seek. Then it will be game on for that narrative - it will be their last gasp before 2018, they will out of time

I’ve been wondering for a couple months which narrative they would select as their FINAL one to push. Now I think we know.

[Tennessean4Bush]

Not following you.

[Gamecock]

Ya, that was some list.

[Gamecock]

Ya, that was some list.