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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHere's a question worth pondering:
How many of the men on the Supreme Court are in the Epstein files?
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chicoescuela
(2,134 posts)1. I hope it is at least the chief justice
Strangely I dont think Thomas rolls that way but I could be wrong
Tumbulu
(6,569 posts)2. My bet? Alito and Thomas
not the rest as they are not old enough.
And those two are the most heinous.
Stinky The Clown
(68,709 posts)4. that's my bet, too. The others are likely too young
Ocelot II
(126,094 posts)3. Probably none of them. Epstein hung out with businessmen and other wealthy people
whose connections he could use to make money. Epstein didn't have any legal problems in those days he needed to bribe judges for; the US Attorney in FL took care of everything for him. That was Alex Acosta, who later became Trump's labor secretary. Why Acosta let Epstein off the hook on the Florida case still isn't clear.
His deal that Acosta gave to Epstein years ago is completely indefensible. It's unusual and unprecedented in several respects, in how short a term of prison Epstein faced, 13 months he ended up serving, and most of it on work release.
The fact that Acosta didn't notify the victims violates federal law, and is something even a first-year prosecutor would know better than to do. So I have to think Acosta knew that and intentionally disregarded that obligation.
And the fact that Acosta signed a deal that immunized the co-conspirators, the people around Epstein, is very strange. Why would he want to do that unless he was protecting powerful people who he was afraid of?
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/the-completely-unprecedented-plea-deal-jeffrey-epstein-made-with-alex-acostaThe fact that Acosta didn't notify the victims violates federal law, and is something even a first-year prosecutor would know better than to do. So I have to think Acosta knew that and intentionally disregarded that obligation.
And the fact that Acosta signed a deal that immunized the co-conspirators, the people around Epstein, is very strange. Why would he want to do that unless he was protecting powerful people who he was afraid of?