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Kid Berwyn

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18. Now that you mention her, Katie Porter is an outstanding Democrat.
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 06:48 PM
18 hrs ago

My problem is with character assassins.



Please know the writer used a term we no longer use to apply to those who traffic and sexually abuse children.

The Ghost of Roy Cohn

BY TERRY MELANSON · AUGUST 24, 2014

EXCERPT...

In an interview with former NYPD detective James Rothstein, this author discovered that such operations do exist and go far back into America’s secret history. Rothstein is no conspiracy theorist. He is a legend in American law enforcement and speaks from experience. Furthermore, he gave me two notable examples from his time as a detective. Rothstein had an opportunity to have a sit-down with infamous McCarthy committee counsel Roy Cohn. During this sit-down, Cohn admitted to Rothstein that he was part of a rather elaborate sexual blackmail operation that compromised politicians with child prostitutes (Rothstein, no pagination). Cohn told Rothstein that this operation was being carried out as part of the anticommunist crusade of the time (no pagination).

Rothstein also had an opportunity to speak to infamous Watergate burglar Frank Sturgis. During this conversation, Sturgis revealed one of the reasons for breaking into the Watergate. According to Sturgis, there was a “Pedophile Book” hidden away at the Democratic National Committee headquarters (no pagination). The book was supposed to have a list of pedophiles on the American political scene (no pagination). One can only imagine the power G. Gordon Liddy would have held over the government if he had such a book in his possession.

I asked Rothstein if Roy Cohn was a real anticommunist or just using the fear of communism to justify his sex ring. It seemed like a fair question. After all, Cohn had argued against homosexuals being schoolteachers when he himself was a homosexual. Perhaps Cohn’s hypocrisy extended to his anticommunism. Rothstein made it clear that Cohn was a genuine anticommunist (no pagination). Anticommunist sentiments aside, evidence suggests that the sex ring operation started by Cohn was used for more than fighting the threat of domestic communists. Fugitive ex-CIA officer Frank Terpil has claimed that sexual blackmailing operations directed by the CIA were intensive in Washington during the Watergate era (DeCamp 179). Terpil also asserts that his former partner, Ed Wilson, was coordinating one of these sexual blackmail operations (179). In a letter to author Jim Hougan, Terpil revealed Wilson’s modus operandi:

“Historically, one of Wilson’s Agency jobs was to subvert members of both houses [of Congress] by any means necessary…. Certain people could be easily coerced by living out their sexual fantasies in the flesh…. A remembrance of these occasions [was] permanently recorded via selected cameras…. The technicians in charge of filming… were TSD [Technical Services Division of the CIA]. The unwitting porno stars advanced in their political careers, some of [whom] may still be in office.” (Qtd. in DeCamp 179)

According to John DeCamp, a former Nebraska Senator and Vietnam War hero, Wilson’s operation was merely a continuation of the one set up by Cohn (179). When I asked James Rothstein if Palfrey’s outfit was a continuation of the sexual blackmail rings that began with Cohn, he answered in the affirmative (Rothstein, pagination). The NYPD veteran made it clear that Palfrey’s outfit could not exist in Washington unless it was a tool for the power elite and sinister factions of the intelligence community (no pagination). Somewhere in a Queens cemetery, the corpse of a high-powered attorney is smiling in his grave.

SOURCE:

https://www.conspiracyarchive.com/2014/08/24/the-ghost-of-roy-cohn/

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I don't see how she's "leading the charge." It appears that she*, like many others in California politics, heard that a WhiskeyGrinder 19 hrs ago #1
You are correct. It's Katie Porter leading the charge. Kid Berwyn 19 hrs ago #3
A politician is making moves after news broke about another politician? Huh. WhiskeyGrinder 19 hrs ago #5
No a politician paid for news to be broken. Kid Berwyn 19 hrs ago #6
Walk me through it. Katie Porter paid who to do what? WhiskeyGrinder 19 hrs ago #8
Who said that? Kid Berwyn 19 hrs ago #10
Oh sorry when you said "Katie Porter is leading the charge" and "a politician paid for news to be broken" I WhiskeyGrinder 19 hrs ago #11
An arrangement to destroy someone DU considered a good man's career. Kid Berwyn 19 hrs ago #12
So who made this arrangement? And what specifically was it? WhiskeyGrinder 19 hrs ago #13
I don't know. Kid Berwyn 19 hrs ago #15
Okay so what I'm hearing you say is that Katie Porter is leading a charge, and that a politician paid for news to be WhiskeyGrinder 19 hrs ago #17
That's not how I see it. Kid Berwyn 18 hrs ago #20
so what are you saying? WhiskeyGrinder 18 hrs ago #22
Anything to muddy the waters as a distraction EdmondDantes_ 18 hrs ago #23
Gee... looks like Katie Porter is human...who knew? nt Trueblue Texan 17 hrs ago #35
Swalwell has no responsibility for what is happening? blm 19 hrs ago #16
Of course. He needs to tell the truth about what happened. Kid Berwyn 18 hrs ago #19
Who paid who to do what? Fiendish Thingy 18 hrs ago #30
Post removed Post removed 15 hrs ago #50
She was a student of Katie Porter although they don't Nixie 19 hrs ago #2
Thank you for the heads-up. Kid Berwyn 19 hrs ago #4
Since when has telling the truth become "dirty politics"? Nt Fiendish Thingy 18 hrs ago #32
Anything to avoid believing victims EdmondDantes_ 19 hrs ago #7
Don't the facts matter? Kid Berwyn 19 hrs ago #9
No you aren't. Unless you think Swalwell is the victim EdmondDantes_ 18 hrs ago #21
I'm carrying water for Swalwell and all who run for office. Kid Berwyn 18 hrs ago #24
"Bringing up something to destroy US Rep. Eric Swalwell's reputation on the eve of an important election is suspect." WhiskeyGrinder 18 hrs ago #25
Just fyi there are more than 1 accuser as well as family and friends corroboration in both CNN and Chronicle Nanjeanne 18 hrs ago #27
You're certainly right that nothing you say will help EdmondDantes_ 17 hrs ago #34
A lot of women are being blamed here, I notice. yardwork 16 hrs ago #45
Oh, okay MorbidButterflyTat 19 hrs ago #14
Now that you mention her, Katie Porter is an outstanding Democrat. Kid Berwyn 18 hrs ago #18
Agree absolutely about character assassins MorbidButterflyTat 18 hrs ago #29
That's already been happening long before the staffer controversy by people holding a bitter grudge against her SunImp 18 hrs ago #33
Not sure I understand that MorbidButterflyTat 17 hrs ago #37
She endorsed someone people around here hated so they threw her under the buss SunImp 16 hrs ago #42
This is supposedly who started the ball rolling on this. Bluesky post chowder66 18 hrs ago #26
Curious. What level or order of 'proof' would you consider sufficient to put this matter to bed? stopdiggin 18 hrs ago #28
Lie detector test for each accuser and Swalwell Billsdaughter 17 hrs ago #36
Lie detectors are fake science. WhiskeyGrinder 16 hrs ago #38
Tell that to every defense attorney that Billsdaughter 16 hrs ago #39
Back in the day, sure. But nowadays both parties have to agree to them being used in a criminal case, and that's WhiskeyGrinder 16 hrs ago #44
What if Swalwell took one voluntarily? TexasBushwhacker 16 hrs ago #41
I wish he would and immediately Billsdaughter 16 hrs ago #43
Given how they work, they are horribly unreliable EdmondDantes_ 15 hrs ago #49
I did not make accusations about Billsdaughter 13 hrs ago #54
Trump found guilty in court of sexual assault elected President of the United States, NoMoreRepugs 18 hrs ago #31
Al Franken still makes me sad what happened to him Billsdaughter 16 hrs ago #40
Well, I don't know what party is lying or telling the truth, but I suspect that Dan 15 hrs ago #46
Nonsense! (and a bit offensive) responsible sexual behavior is NOT beyond the realm stopdiggin 15 hrs ago #48
Interesting, Dan 15 hrs ago #51
in which case there would be absolutely no purpose in promoting 'asexual or saint'. Correct ? stopdiggin 15 hrs ago #52
ahhhh, interesting point. Dan 15 hrs ago #53
Swalwell ends gubernatorial run Billsdaughter 15 hrs ago #47
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