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The Franklin Scandal A Story of Powerbrokers, Child Abuse & Betrayal

Nick Bryant

A chilling exposé of corporate corruption and government cover-ups, this account of a nationwide child-trafficking and pedophilia ring in the United States tells a sordid tale of corruption in high places. The scandal originally surfaced during an investigation into Omaha, Nebraska's failed Franklin...

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The Joe Rogan Experience

They referred to the book as covering the original Epstein sextrafficking case, indicating it explores conspiracy aspects of that scandal.

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the Franklin scandal which is a book about the original Epstein thing ... the original sex trafficking thing

— Episode: #1390 - Tim Dillon

Episode: #1390 - Tim Dillon

They referred to the book as covering the original Epstein sextrafficking case, indicating it explores conspiracy aspects of that scandal.

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the Franklin scandal which is a book about the original Epstein thing ... the original sex trafficking thing

The Shawn Ryan Show

The book was brought up as one of the author's early efforts to expose an alleged child prostitution ring, with the host highlighting the author's strong drive to get the scandal published and its relevance to broader abuse cover‑ups. While its investigative purpose was praised, the discussion noted that the book was not well‑written and fell short of journalistic standards. Overall, the episode presented it as a noteworthy but flawed account of the scandal.

Critiqued

Episode: #84 Nick Bryant - Did Jeffrey Epstein Clone Himsel...

It was mentioned that Nick Bryant wrote this book, detailing a past scandal that, similar to the Epstein case, involved child sex trafficking and cover ups by powerful figures.

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Previously on the Shawn Ryan Show, I had this drive to make sure that the Franklin scandal got published.

I've done it in my own time. I've done it actually quite a bit at this point. I mean, not only the Franklin scandal, but I've talked to lots of victims.

So she realized that, you know, I was very concerned about this and really willing to do whatever it takes to get this out there, to get this information out there.

So there was an Epstein victim that actually read the Franklin scandal.

Episode: #84 Nick Bryant - Did Jeffrey Epstein Clone Himsel...

It was discussed that the author had a strong drive to get the book published, specifically about the Franklin scandal, which later led him to investigating and obtaining Jeffrey Epstein's 'Little Black Book'.

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I had this drive to make sure that the Franklin scandal got published.

I started investigating and I ended up with Epstein's blank book.

I've got a track record out there of here's a guy that does the right thing, that investigates this and does the right thing. And there was an Epstein victim that actually read the Franklin scandal.

Episode: #84 Nick Bryant - Epstein's Secret Black Book | Pa...

It was discussed as one of Nick Bryant's first books about an alleged child prostitution ring in Omaha, Nebraska. It was also mentioned that the book was not well-written, but it was based on a documentary that had been suppressed.

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I'd written a lot about children's issues. That's a topic that's near and dear to my heart is children's issues, mostly lower socioeconomic children and their travails.

And I ultimately co-authored a book called America's Children Triumph for Tragedy that looked at a lot of the shortcomings.

And I read the book. I didn't, the book, I didn't think was really well done. I mean, it wasn't like a regular journalist.

And I'm going to write a book about it. And hopefully I can get it published.

So these two grand juries had said that there was no child abuse.

Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast

The title was highlighted as a chilling investigation into a 1980s child trafficking network that involved government officials, drawing parallels to the Epstein case. The author described the painstaking effort to document victims and cover‑ups, while the hosts emphasized how unsettling and disturbing the revelations were. They presented it as a significant expose that shed light on hidden abuses.

Highly Recommended

Episode: Ep 490 - The Truth About Watergate (fat. Nick Brya...

The podcasters discussed the "Franklin Scandal" book, which chronicled a child trafficking ring in the 1980s. They drew a comparison to the Epstein case and suggested that the Epstein case was a carbon copy of the Franklin Scandal.

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I wrote a book called the franklin scandal, which is basically Epstein has a carbon copy of the franklin scandal was about child trafficking that we're retrying it to but that the first time.

Episode: Ep 389 - The Franklin Scandal (feat. Nick Bryant)

It was discussed in detail, with the author explaining his investigation into the alleged interstate pedophile network and the various cover-ups that occurred.

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I read about half of the Franklin scandal. And like I said, I was falling asleep. I would listen to, I listen to audio books at night.

it was fucking me up. Like every night I was like, Jesus Christ.

The Franklin scandal, I was very, very cautious with it and very, very careful. I wanted to nail everything because I knew what I was, the book that I was writing was so antithetical to people's mundane reality that it was going to be met with very, very, a lot of skepticism.

And like I had a list of 60 victims. So it was up to me to find the victims.

And that was tough because a lot of those kids, and you see with Epstein too, you see with a lot of pedophile networks, a lot of the kids come from lower socioeconomic backgrounds and dysfunctional families. And that makes them ripe for predators.

Episode: Ep 376 - The Sponge (feat. Chris O'Connor & Tommy...

It was described as a book about government officials involved in a pedophile ring, and it was said to be very scary and disturbing.

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I Downloaded that book that audiobook of the Franklin scandal

It's about like government officials doing a pedophile ring.

It's very scary

I overheard some of that Just hear that whatever they're talking about the darkest shit ever

And then they start talking in this book and they're like and all the addresses were on one Street in Washington DC I was like, it's real

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