Trump doesn't merely resemble former Prince Andrew — he surpasses him, overwhelmingly

The Department of Justice's release of Jeffrey Epstein-related documents has been chaotic, disorganized and suspect, but nonetheless has done what such disclosures always do: pull familiar names back into view and remind us who associated with the late financier and sex offender.

Among those recurring characters are the former Prince Andrew and Donald Trump, two men whose ties to Epstein have long been known and whose denials of wrongdoing are by now familiar.

At first glance, their fates could not seem more different.