Epstein Secrets

f those documents." Judge Dismisses Bid To Drop Corruption Charges Against Former Arkansas Lawmaker. The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (4/23, Ellis, 55K) reports, "A ruling Tuesday by U.S. District Judge D. Price Marshall Jr. has put an end to hopes of a former state senator and chairman of the

18 trip to the Bahamas involving Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz and several young women was part of an orchestrated effort to illegally influence Gaetz in the area of medical marijuana, people briefed on the matter told" CNN (4/23, Perez, Reid, Glover, Shortell, 89.21M), which reports they are "exa

ecutors with the Justice Department's Public Integrity Section "are looking into whether a 2018 trip to the Bahamas involving Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz and several young women was part of an orchestrated effort to illegally influence Gaetz in the area of medical marijuana, people briefed on the mat

-year-old homicide case in Michigan." Defense Expected To Rest Case In Sex-Trafficking Trial Of Arkansas Man. The Arkansas Democrat Gazette (5/14, Ellis, 309K) reports, "Following two days of testimony in the trial of Anthony Atkins, charged in federal court with sex trafficking of a minor, defense

es To Cooperate With Feds. The Washington Post (5/14, 10.52M) reports a Florida politician regarded as being critical to the probe concerning Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) "agreed to cooperate fully with federal prosecutors and, if needed, to testify in court, as he admitted in a lengthy written plea agreement t

rm within federal sentencing guidelines." The Post adds that prior to taking the "plea deal, Greenberg had been outlining to prosecutors how he and Gaetz (R-Fla.) would pay women for sex, in hopes of convincing them he could be a witness against the congressman and earn a break for himself." The New

acing renewed criticism that it mishandled the Epstein case years ago, and Barr recused himself on Monday because his former law firm, Kirkland and Ellis, had represented Epstein (The New York Times). Epstein pleaded not guilty to the New York charges. Under the Florida deal, he pleaded guilty to st

ition over the weekend as more information trickled out about the gunman and other Saudi nationals who were receiving training at the base. ... Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), normally a staunch Trump ally, was among several officials from the state pushing for more stringent scrutiny of foreigners who come to t

, was among several officials from the state pushing for more stringent scrutiny of foreigners who come to the United States for military training. Gaetz, who earlier called the killing an act of terrorism, also suggested the incident should change America's relationship with Saudi Arabia. ... "Trump