The first time I watched Return of the Jedi, I wondered how we were supposed to believe that a gelatinous, slimy mound of evil who could barely move around and wholly depended on sycophants to cater to his every whim could have possibly amassed such a fortune that he would inspire fear and be running things.
I get it now. - Amanda Clarence
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Jabba the Hutt also had offworld support for his organized criminal syndicate that financed the trade in slaves
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/trump-promised-sex-trafficking-crackdown-his-justice-department-hasnt-delivered-2026-08-13/
https://www.abc.net.au/religion/trump-deportation-human-trafficking-christian-ethical-response/105091172
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/epstein-file-says-trump-knew-and-funded-underage-sex-parties-at-his-golf-course-40555980/
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/22/justice-department-human-trafficking-survivors-support-funding
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/07/human-trafficking-state-department-jeffrey-epstein/
https://19thnews.org/2025/07/trump-administration-human-trafficking/
https://ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/pouring-fuel-on-the-fire-implications-of-trumps-executive-actions-for-human-trafficking-victimization-and-vulnerability/
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/as-state-department-office-combating-human-trafficking-faces-cuts-former-leader-weighs-in
https://immpolicytracking.org/policies/reported-trump-administration-slashes-anti-human-trafficking-efforts-across-multiple-agencies/
https://couriernewsroom.com/news/billion-epstein-settlements-trump/
https://www.thedailybeast.com/white-house-23b-sequel-to-project-homecoming-self-deportation-scheme-looks-like-human-trafficking/
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/epstein-files-reveal-close-ties-to-trumps-influential-inner-circle
Every crime lord trades in sentient beings
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabba_the_Hutt