Jeffrey Epstein civil trial set for December 4th. [View all]

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Epstein is the pedophile who is being sued for malicious prosecution by a lawyer who has represented clients who sued him. Epstein has been represented by Alan Dershowitz in the past, which raises some interesting questions. Lots of wealthy, well-connected men have attended Epstein's parties, including President Clinton and Donald Trump. But President Clinton has never been accused of being with underage girls at these parties -- and Trump has.

Katie Johnson, the woman who says Trump raped her when she was 13, said it happened at one of Epstein's parties. She filed a lawsuit against him that she suddenly withdrew a few days before the election -- during the same period of time when Cohen was busy fixing things with Karen McDougal and Stormy Daniels.

https://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/crime--law/much-anticipated-jeffrey-epstein-civil-case-trial-set-for-dec/AQHLBwDP1JUI6FfsFhuIQL/

WEST PALM BEACH —
A long-awaited-for trial that promises a first-ever exploration of the sexual misdeeds of billionaire convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is expected to begin Dec. 4 in Palm Beach County Circuit Court.

During a two-hour hearing on Wednesday, Circuit Judge Donald Hafele dispensed with a series of routine motions filed by attorneys representing Epstein and those representing his longtime nemesis, lawyer Bradley Edwards.

Unless the two agree to settle their differences during yet another mediation session on Sept. 21, the civil lawsuit is expected to go to a jury nearly 10 years after it was filed.

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As a result, attorney Jack Scarola said he will be forced to read excerpts from Epstein’s sworn statements. The part-time Palm Beach resident refused to answer nearly every question — ranging from how many times he had sex with the girls at his waterfront mansion to how much he is worth. In each case, he invoked his 5th Amendment right against self-incrimination.

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After Epstein paid $5.5 million to settle the three lawsuits and undisclosed amounts to settle dozens of others, he sued Edwards and his former boss, disbarred lawyer and convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein. Epstein claimed Rothstein and Edwards used the cases they filed against him to lure investors into the $1.2 million Ponzi scheme. Investors were lured by tales of bogus settlements of various lawsuits filed against high-profile people.

After Rothstein was sentenced to 50 years in federal prison, Epstein dropped the lawsuit. Edwards responded by suing Epstein for malicious prosecution to clear his reputation. Epstein knew Edwards wasn’t part of Rothstein’s scheme but sued him to punish him for representing the young women, Scarola claims.

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Some Alan Dershowitz background here:

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/13/business/alan-dershowitz-on-the-defense-his-own.html