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Mike 03

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8. Alex Acosta: "I Was Told Epstein 'Belonged to Intelligence' And to Leave It Alone."
Thu Jul 2, 2020, 03:31 PM
Jul 2020

There's a lot still to be discovered about Epstein.

“I Was Told Epstein ‘Belonged to Intelligence’ And to Leave It Alone.”
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/i-was-told-epstein-belonged-to-intelligence-and-to-leave-it-alone

“Is the Epstein case going to cause a problem [for confirmation hearings]?” Acosta had been asked. Acosta had explained, breezily, apparently, that back in the day he’d had just one meeting on the Epstein case. He’d cut the non-prosecution deal with one of Epstein’s attorneys because he had “been told” to back off, that Epstein was above his pay grade. “I was told Epstein ‘belonged to intelligence’ and to leave it alone,” he told his interviewers in the Trump transition, who evidently thought that was a sufficient answer and went ahead and hired Acosta. (The Labor Department had no comment when asked about this.)
Kicking for later viewing! smirkymonkey Jul 2020 #1
... sex trafficking cases..."do NOT run out of Public Corruption" leftieNanner Jul 2020 #2
Trigger warning re: Barr hired to wipe evrrything clean Budi Jul 2020 #3
And Barr's father had hired Epstein to teach at a school JI7 Jul 2020 #4
holy shit gopiscrap Jul 2020 #5
And Barr's father worked for OSS before being creepy headmaster at prep school lostnfound Jul 2020 #17
Yup. There's some dark tale to this story & it dates back that far. Budi Jul 2020 #6
jus ... damn uponit7771 Jul 2020 #7
Alex Acosta: "I Was Told Epstein 'Belonged to Intelligence' And to Leave It Alone." Mike 03 Jul 2020 #8
Epstein's former business partner, Steven Hoffenberg Budi Jul 2020 #10
Oh yes. Acosta, Derschowitz & guess who slithered into the WH on July 1st. RUDY! Budi Jul 2020 #11
Barr and Trump are both up to their hairy little bottoms in the Epstein case, BComplex Jul 2020 #9
Yup. And if we know it, the SDNY has known it for years & years. Budi Jul 2020 #12
Except actual mobsters generally don't fuck kids Nature Man Jul 2020 #14
Mobsters will do what they have to as a means of power & control Budi Jul 2020 #15
Reminds me of the Franklin S&L scandal from circa 1990. roamer65 Jul 2020 #16
Epstein introduced Melania to Donald. panader0 Jul 2020 #13
and probably why Dershowitz was frantically tweeting the other day FM123 Jul 2020 #18
TY.. now I understand why Maxwell was arrested.. Cha Jul 2020 #19
Cha, O'Donnell had Joyce Vance on tonight. She explained a lot about the charges & her theory. Budi Jul 2020 #20
MSNBC website will have a replay, Sogo Jul 2020 #21
TY! I just googled The Last Word. and Cha Jul 2020 #22
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