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ormer U.S. Attorney Defends Epstein's 2008 Plea Deal in Hours-Long Appearance on Capitol Hill CNN (09/21, Grayer) reported that former U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta defended his 2008 plea deal with Jeffrey Epstein during a six-hour closed-door session with the House Oversight Committee, arguing the decision was
decision was based on concerns about losing at trial and whether the case should be handled federally or locally. Democrats on the panel criticized Acosta as "not credible," noting he refused to call the arrangement a "sweetheart deal" despite testimony that about 40 women had come forward with abuse a
was in a position of power in a potential second Trump administration. In a statement provided to MSNBC, Director Patel and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said, "This matter originated under the previous administration and was subjected to a full review by FBI agents and Justice Department prosecutors.
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2020 election, concluded a session without issuing a criminal indictment of the former president. According to the article, earlier, Trump's lawyers Todd Blanche and John Lauro had a meeting with Department of Justice special counsel Jack Smith, who is overseeing the criminal probe into Trump and his allies f
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2020 election, concluded a session without issuing a criminal indictment of the former president. According to the article, earlier, Trump's lawyers Todd Blanche and John Lauro had a meeting with Department of Justice special counsel Jack Smith, who is overseeing the criminal probe into Trump and his allies
s was the 2 only lawyer that she was allowed to talk to. So I 3 just want to preface that. 4 The reason why I know that she went behind 5 Acosta's back, and everything else to do this, is 6 because Brad Edwards in a podcast made the 7 revelation. What he says is that he'd never heard of 8 the
Page 1 United States Department of Justice INTERVIEW OF: GHISLAINE MAXWELL DATE: July 24, 2025 APPEARANCES: For the United States: Todd Blanche, Deputy Attorney General Diego Pestana, Acting Associate Deputy Attorney General Spencer Horn, FBI Special Agent Mark Beard, Deputy U.S. Marshal For
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Jeffrey Epstein
PERSON
Department of Justice
ORGANIZATION
United States
LOCATIONLeon Black
PERSONthe Southern District
LOCATIONFBI
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Prince Andrew
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Bradley Edwards
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George W. Bush
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Donald Trump
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Alan Dershowitz
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Ghislaine Maxwell
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Bill Clinton
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Marc Rich
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Julie K. Brown
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Virginia Giuffre
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Scarlett Johansson
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William Barr
PERSONMaria Farmer
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Colorado
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