Except the record shows you had the evidence in 2007. Remember the 53-page indictment, the phone records, the trash pulls, the flight manifests, the witnesses who worked for Epstein?
I know there is a lot of praise on here for the Herald and myself. But I have to say the the REAL HEROES HERE were the courageous victims that faced their fears and told their stories.
Journalists have been beaten up so badly the past two years. So happy for the outpouring of support from the public and law enforcement — not just to me — but to all journalists — print, broadcast, freelance, video, podcast, college writers, high school journalists.
NEW: Two of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims appeared at his bail hearing in New York today, facing him for the first time in a decade — a dramatic turn to his stunning arrest on federal Sex trafficking charges.
BREAKING: Judge in Jeffrey Epstein who has refused to release grand jury records has ties to those with a stake in keeping them secret.
#perversionofjustice
NEW: Alan Dershowitz's attorney confirms that his client has access to Virginia Giuffre's sealed depositions. Those depositions reveal that she was directed by Jeffrey Epstein to have sex with former Israeli PM Ehud Barak & Victoria's Secret's Les Wexner.
BREAKING: Florida's Governor orders state criminal probe into Palm Beach Sheriff and former State Attorney's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case. Story to come.
A reminder that US Senator Ted Cruz is defending a lawmaker who has been credibly accused of being complicit in the sexual abuse of wrestlers from Ohio State.
BREAKING NEWS from Miami Herald: Jeffrey Epstein was arrested by the FBI in New York Saturday night on sex trafficking charges. Remains in custody pending bail hearing Monday.
In the office today after being gone for a week. Greeting me was a pile of cards, letters and flowers — many of them from sexual assault survivors, from as far away as Seattle. Some of them made me cry. Thank you to all who sent me these and shared your stories.
BREAKING NEWS: Federal judge begins process of unsealing documents in the defamation case of Ghislaine Maxwell. Some names of non-parties will be redacted.
The Miami Herald, supported by 32 news organizations, including the NYT and Washington Post, will argue in federal court in NY on Wednesday to unseal Epstein documents.
#PerversionofJustice
BREAKING: Feds: We obtained Jeffrey Epstein/Ghislaine Maxwell evidence through a fed grand jury subpoena; suggests more charges could be coming as grand jury still active | Miami Herald
Some news: I am over the moon happy to announce that my daughter has been accepted into the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine!! Dreams do come true😂😂😂😭
BREAKING: In a 400-plus page deposition taken in 2016, accused sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell repeatedly denies knowing any underage girls were even present with Jeffrey Epstein. The documents are heavily redacted. Names blacked out include Bill Clinton, Prince Andrew.
I wish I could say this was a "new" low for
@FoxNews
. Truly incredible. They photo-shopped a government exhibit (photo of Maxwell & Epstein on a plane) with an obviously fake photo of Reinhart. Here's the REAL photo.
Brian Kilmeade, filling in for Tucker Carlson tonight, shared a clearly fake, photoshopped image of the judge involved in approving the Mar-a-Lago warrant
1. I'm not in D.C. and have very few D.C. connections
2. "Planted" ? Hmm. I don't even know what that means
3. This was honest to god, shoe leather reporting & digging through dense court documents for a year. No one contacted me to do this story. No one. It was totally my idea.
It's absolutely horrible that the court managed to miss redacting the names of two female victims from this document, identifying a 14-year-old victim -- yet they spared all the men (including the names of lawyers!) from being identified...unbelievable!
More on Maxwell documents: It is very troublesome that so much time was spent redacting the names of people alleged to be friends with or involved in Epstein's crimes, yet they didn't remove the home addresses of law enforcement officers involved in the case.
BREAKING: Bail hearing for indicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein to be continued Thursday. Defense attorneys will argue he has lived a “law-abiding life” even though feds found naked photos of girls in his safe.
NEW: After 11 years, a victory for girls molested by Jeffrey Epstein, a New York hedge fund manager who was given a sweetheart deal by federal prosecutors.
In one exchange, Epstein’s lawyer, Martin Weinberg said: “It’s not like he is an out-of-control rapist,” to which judge Richard Berman replied “Hoe do you know that?”
BREAKING: Ghislaine Maxwell, a British socialite long accused of being part of Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking operation, has been taken into custody in New Hampshire, sources tell the Miami Herald. Story to come.
New: I Was proud to be at this event tonight, where Shepard Smith, formerly of Fox News, donated $500,000 to the Committee to Protect Journalists
@pressfreedom
— which was then matched by
@knightfdn
- total raised tonight more than $2 mil.
BREAKING from NYT: Deutsche Bank officials began scrambling to dump Jeffrey Epstein as a client following publication of Miami Herald series; bank suspected that his finances were tied to sex trafficking.
If you're keeping score, there are now three people sending well wishes to accused sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell: Alan Dershowitz, Donald Trump and Geraldo Rivera. via
@thedailybeast
We would never be here if prosecutors in FLORIDA both federal and state — had not treated these girls (14-16) like prostitutes. At that age there is no consent.
Reminder that Epstein & Ghislaine could’ve been charged with sex trafficking in the original FL case in 2002 but weren’t & we still don’t know why. And none of this current justice would be happening but for
@jkbjournalist
.
Let’s also not forget: Rep. Jim Jordan has been credibly accused as being one of the enablers of the Ohio state wrestling team doctor who committed almost 1,500 sexual assaults and FIFTY rapes of student athletes ....
Jim Jordan, as described by his hometown newspaper:
“The second most contemptible human being in the U.S. government”
“A seven-term sycophant”
“The ideal bootlicker”
“A man willing to cast aside common decency”
”A legislative terrorist”
NEW: A look at Alan Dershowitz's history of defending men accused of crimes against women; his history of defending accused rapists and his belief that men, no matter how old, should not be punished for having sex with minors as young as 15.
Acosta's comments assume there was an arbitrary time point where they had to cut off the investigation. That's not true, if they lacked sufficient evidence they could have continued to investigate. That "new evidence" he's glad SDNY prosecutors found was available back then too.
I am retweeting this because
@Mimirocah1
is right — hopefully someone is looking at the prosecutors in Miami AND West Palm Beach — and Washington — who let him off the hook. They all knew. They all knew. They all knew.
Reminder that Epstein & Ghislaine could’ve been charged with sex trafficking in the original FL case in 2002 but weren’t & we still don’t know why. And none of this current justice would be happening but for
@jkbjournalist
.
BREAKING: Jeffrey Epstein’s injuries look more like murder than suicide, noted pathologist says (Story will be updated with new info from Baden to come)
We had plane tickets for my daughter to come to Florida for the holiday. We cancelled because it’s the most American thing to do this year. Keep safe everyone & do the right thing. 🇺🇸
My Uncle Joe in Vietnam. He died of cancer on Saturday. These were the boys who went away. A Lot of them didn’t come back. Look how young they were. They don’t look like losers to me.
For those following: The correct answer to the question about whether G Maxwell will turn in powerful men should have been “I hope that she cooperates fully so all those who have abused women and children are brought to justice.” Not “I wish her well.” - Amanda Carpenter, author
BREAKING: Trump campaign, Mar-a-Lago, hit with federal subpeonas. Feds want to know more about Chinese massage parlor owner's role in Trump fundraising. By
@nicknehamas
@jayhweaver
@ceostroff
and
@blaskey_s
The Miami Herald was ready to file a lawsuit for records identifying nursing homes with Covid-19. Then the governor's office made a call to an influential partner in the law firm representing the Herald. Suit dropped.
It is mind-boggling to me that the court is continuing to protect powerful men involved with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. If they didn't do anything wrong, why don't they allow full disclosure here?
It appears that Epstein was arrested upon his arrival at Teterboro airport today. His plane records show he flew into Teterboro from Paris, were he had been vacationing since June 14.
Breaking: Virginia Giuffre names names, including Les Wexner, George Mitchell and another redacted politician in newly released deposition; she throws up after being forced to detail sex acts; More t/c....
Miami Herald EXCLUSIVE: Florida Lawmaker calling for state probe of Jeffrey Epstein case says she’s been told to "Back off Little Girl,'' by supporters of Palm Beach sheriff now in spotlight for giving Epstein a cushy work release.
Thousands of people in Philadelphia continue to protest racism and police brutality following the death of George Floyd. Crowds in Center City stretched from the steps of the Art Museum and past the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul.
Folks, there is a reason medical experts like Farci are alarmed. Heard from an ER doc today in Texas who told me they have deaths there that have not been counted because they haven’t been tested. And there are tests available that aren’t being administered.
ICYMI: Mr. Falwell has still not explained how naked photos of his wife ended up in Michael Cohen’s hand in the run up to Falwell’s endorsement of Trump. We saw the pictures. Why was Cohen involved?
NEW from
@WSJ
: Something that Alex Acosta should have done 12 years ago? There are plenty of people, like the pilots, who should be getting subpoenas right about now.
Prosecutors have subpoenaed Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime personal pilots, people familiar with the matter say, in the wake of his indictment on sex-trafficking charges
Alan, with all due respect, you “assume” all this because I wouldn’t say or report what YOU wanted me to report. You can’t manipulate journalists or the truth.
.
@MiamiHerald
continues to misreport.
@jkbjournalist
interviewed Roberts but never asked her to confirm on the record her false accusation. Why not? Did she have a deal with her lawyers? Did Roberts refuse to answer? If so why didn’t she report those facts to her readers?
BREAKING: In a victory for victims, court orders that up to 2000 pages of documents involving accused sex traffickers Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell be unsealed.
#perversionofjustice
It appears that Epstein was hosting underage girls in New York. If you were one of them, please contact me. I will keep your identity confidential. My email: jbrown
@miamiherald
.com
Is
@ESPN
also oblivious that the Jeffrey Epstein case is about the rape of young girls? It is absolutely shameful that the network would allow anyone to exploit this tragedy for cheap political fodder. via
@deadspin
A Palm beach Sheriff’s deputy told me for my series that their work release detail involved standing outside his “office” and signing visitors — including women — in and out. They never checked what he was doing in that office and the logs mysteriously disappeared. /1
Breaking: If this is true, it shows that Ghislaine Maxwell is using Jeffrey Epstein's playbook to corrupt the U.S. criminal justice system almost the same way Epstein did. I hope someone is investigating because questions need to be asked. via
@MailOnline
NEW: DOJ report: Lawyer Alan Dershowitz threatened Palm Beach state attorney handling Jeffrey Epstein case: “Don’t go to court because we are going to destroy those girls.”
Former U.S Navy Seal Dr. Dan Barkhuff wants to know if
@realDonaldTrump
is a coward who can't stand up to Putin or if he's complicit.
Well, Donald, which is it?
UPDATED/BREAKING: New court docs allege former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, former Maine Senator George Mitchell, hotel tycoon Tom Pritzker, financier Glenn Dubin and others linked to Jeffrey Epstein sex scandal.
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