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Prosecutors said in the filings that Epstein’s payments may be evidence of “efforts to influence witnesses.”

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[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 76 points 11 months ago

Efforts to influence witnesses?

At what point is a witness no longer a witness, but actually an accomplice? 🤔

Probably somewhere when they got paid to keep quiet...

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 72 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It is because those two names are top people within the DOJ? 🤔

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 50 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I'm pretty sure one of those names is DJT.

[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 26 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Well that could be anyone!

[–] errer@lemmy.world 25 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] El_Scapacabra@lemmy.zip 3 points 11 months ago

Explain that, libruls!

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

contacting victims and scheduling their sexual encounters with the defendant at his residences in Manhattan and Palm Beach, Florida.”

I mean, yes, that does sound a lot like that individual has DJT in their initials.

[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 45 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Who are these 2 associates? Is one the current president and the other running Tesla?

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 34 points 11 months ago (2 children)

All that's known for certain is that they were both mentioned in a series of articles printed in the Miami Herald about Epstein's sweatheart plea deal.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 11 months ago

Probably Acosta

[–] fittedsyllabi@lemmy.world 41 points 11 months ago

No secrets! Release all the names!

[–] parip@lemmy.cif.su 35 points 11 months ago

Edward Snowden is a hero.

The rest of these parasites are scum that need to be purged. They're literally getting paid 6 figure salaries (our tax dollars) to protect child rapists.

[–] parip@lemmy.cif.su 24 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Why the fuck does anything get to be redacted from these files?

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 11 months ago

Some of the victims/families of the victims might want their names/info redacted.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 5 points 11 months ago

Because there are some Grand Old Pedophiles listed

[–] FoxyFerengi@startrek.website 23 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That's such a low price for silence

[–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

that was my thought too. like damn, it only costs $100k-$250k to legally molest children in a country where people openly talk about murdering child touchers and tend to be granted amnesty for killing them.

perhaps someone should tell Donny, it might save his life

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 21 points 11 months ago

Trump is King, so there is no place safe in this country for witnesses. Release the files!

[–] Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 20 points 11 months ago

They're republicans, eh?

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 20 points 11 months ago

Of course they say that. They have fought constantly against any and all revelations related to Epstein. Their guilt in it is palpably apparent

[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 20 points 11 months ago

WE MUST PROTECT THE PAEDOS AT ALL COSTS!!

Feeling great yet?

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 17 points 11 months ago

Gosh, that's not suspicious at all.

[–] nymnympseudonym@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Justice was just millimeters away, in a field in Pennsylvania

[–] lemming741@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

For some reason, I thought you were talking about a field in Pennsylvania 24 years ago. I'm with you now

[–] Boddhisatva@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

Payments to Acosta and Bondi to keep their mouths shut.

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

The prosecutors continued: “This individual is also one of the employees identified in the Indictment, which alleges that she and two other identified employees facilitated the defendant’s trafficking of minors by, among other things, contacting victims and scheduling their sexual encounters with the defendant at his residences in Manhattan and Palm Beach, Florida.”

...contacting victims and scheduling their sexual encounters with the defendant at his residences in Manhattan and Palm Beach, Florida.”

Maralago is in Palm Beach. I am understanding this correctly, yes?

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 9 points 11 months ago

Maralago is in Palm Beach

Yes, but Epstein had property there as well, which is the defendant they're referring to in this case.

[–] hector@lemmy.today 6 points 11 months ago

Could these be payments to victims/pimps (he recruited his victims to find new victims for money, not that much either, a few hundred each for tricks and new recruits,) to keep quiet so his sweetheart deal with us attorney Acosta went through?