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(ZH) Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced New York financier who served 13 months in prison for soliciting an underaged girl for prostitution, has served his time, and despite all of the negative press surrounding his “Lolita Express” and the many celebrities and politicians – including former President Bill Clinton and disgraced actor Kevin Spacey – who have reportedly traveled to his “orgy island”, he will likely live out his life as a free man (unless new offenses are committed).
But thanks to a series published by the Miami Herald last year that delved into how prosecutors worked with powerful defense attorneys to ensure Epstein received such a lenient sentence. The expose shed a light on the role played by Alex Acosta, who went on to become Trump’s Secretary of Labour, in handing down the light sentence. Acosta was the US Attorney for the Southern District of Florida at the time Epstein’s sentence was handed down.
Now, thanks to those stories, the DOJ has reportedly opened an investigation into the conduct of DOJ attorneys in the case, and whether they committed “professional misconduct” in their working relationship with Epstein’s attorneys.
The probe was opened in response to a request lodged by Sen. Ben Sasse, a a Nebraska Republican and member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, who raised questions about the case after reading the Herald's stories about how Acosta and other DOJ attorneys worked with defense attorneys to cut a lenient plea deal for Epstein back in 2008, per the Herald.
At the time, the FBI was run by Robert Mueller.
Though the reasons for the lenient deal could be rooted in the natural advantages of the wealthy, one Twitter user who did a deep dive into a cache of redacted FBI Vault documents released last year raised the possibility that Epstein could have been an informant for the FBI, providing information on executives from failed investment bank Bear Stearns in exchange for the lenient sentence (though there's nothing in his guilty plea that suggested he provided information).
As part of Epstein’s agreement, he was required to register as a sex offender, and pay restitution to the three dozen victims identified by the FBI. In many cases, the confidential financial settlements came only after Epstein’s attorneys exposed every dark corner of their lives in a scorched-earth effort to portray the girls as gold diggers.
The people and politicians / celebrities involved are no better.
Trump has also indicated publicly he knew of Epstein’s interest in “younger” women, although he never suggested the financier crossed any legal lines. “I’ve known Jeff for 15 years. Terrific guy,’’ Trump told New York Magazine back in 2002. “He’s a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side. No doubt about it — Jeffrey enjoys his social life.”
Linky.
Epstein, 64, was a regular for several years at Mar-a-Lago. Testimony in a prior court case indicated that Trump flew at least once on one of the planes Epstein owned and Trump’s phone numbers were in Epstein’s personal phone directory.
originally posted by: AndyFromMichigan
a reply to: CriticalStinker
Trump eventually had Epstein banned from Mar-a-Lago.
originally posted by: Sillyolme
a reply to: Xcathdra
not Mueller. Trumps secretary of labor Alexander Acosta.
Hahahahahah
originally posted by: Sillyolme
a reply to: AndyFromMichigan
He had no thing to do with the Epstein case.
You think the FBI director micro manages the whole department? No thats not how it works. Sorry. You can try but this falls on Alexander Acosta and on him only. And trump thought he'd make a great secretary of labor. WOW....
originally posted by: Sillyolme
a reply to: AndyFromMichigan
He had no thing to do with the Epstein case.
You think the FBI director micro manages the whole department? No thats not how it works. Sorry. You can try but this falls on Alexander Acosta and on him only. And trump thought he'd make a great secretary of labor. WOW....
originally posted by: Xcathdra
originally posted by: Sillyolme
a reply to: AndyFromMichigan
He had no thing to do with the Epstein case.
You think the FBI director micro manages the whole department? No thats not how it works. Sorry. You can try but this falls on Alexander Acosta and on him only. And trump thought he'd make a great secretary of labor. WOW....
He had to sign off on the plea deal.
I swear, start reading the info or stop posting. You come in and make # up and then leave.
originally posted by: CriticalStinker
originally posted by: AndyFromMichigan
a reply to: CriticalStinker
Trump eventually had Epstein banned from Mar-a-Lago.
I'm sure you'll get no less than 35 stars for pointing that out.
My post is totally negated now, which is good for feelzzzzz and what not.
Edit: At 31 only 9 minutes in, I must be a psychic.
originally posted by: Sillyolme
a reply to: AndyFromMichigan
He had no thing to do with the Epstein case.
You think the FBI director micro manages the whole department? No thats not how it works. Sorry. You can try but this falls on Alexander Acosta and on him only. And trump thought he'd make a great secretary of labor. WOW....
originally posted by: Sillyolme
a reply to: AndyFromMichigan
He had no thing to do with the Epstein case.
You think the FBI director micro manages the whole department? No thats not how it works. Sorry. You can try but this falls on Alexander Acosta and on him only.
originally posted by: Sillyolme
a reply to: AndyFromMichigan
He had no thing to do with the Epstein case.
You think the FBI director micro manages the whole department? No thats not how it works.
originally posted by: CriticalStinker
originally posted by: Xcathdra
originally posted by: Sillyolme
a reply to: AndyFromMichigan
He had no thing to do with the Epstein case.
You think the FBI director micro manages the whole department? No thats not how it works. Sorry. You can try but this falls on Alexander Acosta and on him only. And trump thought he'd make a great secretary of labor. WOW....
He had to sign off on the plea deal.
I swear, start reading the info or stop posting. You come in and make # up and then leave. The info I stated to her was present in the op before she responded.
Well, in her defense ( I don't do this often).... You did edit in about half the OP after she commented.
originally posted by: Muninn
originally posted by: CriticalStinker
originally posted by: AndyFromMichigan
a reply to: CriticalStinker
Trump eventually had Epstein banned from Mar-a-Lago.
I'm sure you'll get no less than 35 stars for pointing that out.
My post is totally negated now, which is good for feelzzzzz and what not.
Edit: At 31 only 9 minutes in, I must be a psychic.
What was the point of your post, that everyone knows him?
Wow🤣😲