• FauxLiving@lemmy.world
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    13 days ago

    This looks more like he’s discussing defenses to his case with his lawyer.

    Look at the e-mail that Epstein replied to, it seems to be specifically related to discussing his case. This appears to be from his lawyer

    <a bunch of discussion about hypothetical situations and the associated laws>

    Remember, though, that sex trafficking is inapplicable in your case. As I wrote in my August 11 memo, "In Epstein’s case, (1) he never transported any girl across state lines, and (2) he never traveled with the intent of soliciting prostitution from underage girls. (Because section 2423(b) is essentially an ‘attempt’ statute, it requires specific intent of wrongdoing. See, e.g., United States v. Sims, 428 F.3d 945, 959-60 (10th Cir. 2005).)

    Then the e-mail in the OP is sent.

    It’s gross, but my initial reading was that he’s creating a plan to travel and is trying to dodge laws. However, in reading the full context, it seems more like they’re talking about his cases.

    e: as discovered below, this e-mail is from August 2006, he was arrested 1 month before this, so this e-mail is almost certainly about his case and not about trying to find loopholes to do more crimes.

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      13 days ago

      You can’t say Epstein didn’t do those things. Prosecutors saying those things covering for themselves is the least reliable source in the world. As if there was nothing they could do even if they knew, which how could they know?

      All bullshit. They knew, or should’ve known. Acosta knew, bailed him out of state charges by getting them to defer to the feds then giving him a sweetheart deal. The only information they looked at was the stuff they couldn’t ignore because the Miami Herald.

      The only reason any of this stopped was because the Miami Herald’s dogged reporting and the brave victims that brought this all to light. Prosecutors deserve less than zero credit, they covered for these politically connected rapists every step of the way.

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          13 days ago

          Sorry I didn’t make clear I was refuting the text you quoted from the material, the “you” being the author of that. The prosecutors and other establishment types are the last ones to trust on Epstein as their careers were made or broken on covering or crossing.