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This is a daily press clippings email sent by the Southern District of New York (SDNY) on August 4, 2020, summarizing major news coverage related to ongoing cases and matters of interest to the office.
This internal SDNY email compilation tracks media coverage across several high-profile cases the office was handling in August 2020. The clippings cover Ghislaine Maxwell's arrest and detention, President Trump's public comments questioning Jeffrey Epstein's suicide, the Michael Cohen case, the Trusted Traveler program controversy involving DHS Acting Secretary Chad Wolf, and various other matters including corporate fraud investigations. This type of document shows what cases and media narratives the SDNY prosecutors were monitoring during this period.
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- •Trump publicly questioned whether Epstein was killed rather than died by suicide, contradicting his own attorney general and medical examiner
- •Trump again wished Ghislaine Maxwell 'well' while she awaited trial on sex trafficking charges
- •SDNY was tracking multiple high-profile investigations including Trump, Michael Cohen, and corporate fraud cases against Kodak, Novartis, and Intuit
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From: To: Cc: Subject: SDNY Press Clippings, August 4, 2020 Date: Tue, 04 Aug 2020 17:57:39 +0000 GHISLAINE MAXWELL WaPo: Trump questions whether Jeffrey Epstein was killed in federal custody. His attorney general and the medical examiner say it was suicide TMZ: President Trump Suggests Jeffrey Epstein Might've Been Killed in Jail Business Insider: Trump again wishes Jeffrey Epstein's alleged madam Ghislaine Maxwell 'well' as she awaits trial on sex trafficking charges Newsweek: Why No Ghislaine Maxwell Pictures Have Been Released Since Her Arrest COHEN NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/04/usipolitics/trump-prosecutors.html Insurance Journal: Manhattan District Attorney Says Trump Probe Includes Alleged Insurance Bank Fraud TRUSTED TRAVELER NYT: The Arc of Homeland Security Bends Toward Trump. Chad Wolf Bends With It. MATTERS OF INTEREST NYT: Disputed Ballots Must Be Counted in N.Y. Congressional Race, U.S. Judge Rules WSJ: Kodak Loan Disclosure and Stock Surge Under SEC Investigation NYT: Mexico Purges Security Agencies of Those Tied to Ex-Chief NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/04/nyregion/nyc-shootings-coronavirus.html PROPUBLICA: Justice Department Is Scrutinizing Takeover of Credit Karma by Intuit, Maker of Turbo Tax LAW.COM: Novartis Agrees to Pay $678M for Illegal Kickbacks in 'Sham' Speaker Scheme EFTA00021168
Entities Mentioned
CW
Chad Wolf
PERSON
Donald Trump
PERSON • 2 mentions
President of the United States (2017–2021, 2025–present)
Ghislaine Maxwell
PERSON • 3 mentions
British socialite and sex trafficker, daughter of Robert Maxwell, accomplice of Jeffrey Epstein
Jeffrey Epstein
PERSON • 3 mentions
American sex offender and financier (1953–2019)
Insurance Journal
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Intuit
ORGANIZATION
Kodak
ORGANIZATION
American company
Novartis
ORGANIZATION
Swiss-American multinational pharmaceutical corporation
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