Jeffrey Epstein's O.J. defense

Take a look at the chilling tale of how Epstein’s lawyers “negotiated” the deal of the century for their client, who is alleged to be a serial child molester. According to reporting in the Washington Post, just over a decade ago “the cops thought they’d handed prosecutors the easiest case ever, a slam dunk.” It was a “startling and sickening tale of an arrogant millionaire who they say systematically recruited and sexually molested barely pubescent girls—dozens of them”

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But federal prosecutor Alex Acosta, the man whose job it was to hold Epstein accountable for his sexual abuse of minor girls, caved to pressure applied by a team of high-powered legal all-stars, reminiscent (and to an extent duplicative) of the team that represented O.J. Simpson.

Epstein’s lawyers exerted pressure on Acosta “through political, financial and emotional means.” According to accounts revealed in the Post article, they accused the Miami prosecutors of bias and misconduct, put political pressure on top officials in Washington in order to get a “better deal,” minimized Epstein’s predatory conduct (“just massages that turned into a little more than massages”), stole trash from victims’ families, approached victims with false claims that they were police officers, staked out houses, investigated individual prosecutors and their families, threatened to publish books that would destroy Acosta’s career, and more.

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