Former federal prosecutor weighs in on the Epstein files & Bondi

Loading Twitter/X Embed...
If tweet fails to load, click here.

quote:

---

I want every sex offender related to Epstein buried under a prison…right next to the sex offenders I’ve already buried there. As a career prosecutor, I spent nearly my entire adult life fighting for victims of crime and this is no different. What person of conscience could be against bringing sex offenders and rapists to justice?!

That said, the criticism of @TheJusticeDept and @AGPamBondi for not bringing charges is unfounded. Charges require:

X provable, admissible evidence
Xthat can be proven beyond a reasonable doubt in court
X brought within the statute of limitations (10 years)
X a cooperating victim
X credible victim
X corroboration of the accusation (can’t just be her testimony)
X jurisdiction of the U.S.

I do not believe that AG Bondi or @DAGToddBlanche or @FBIDirectorKash would bury prosecutable charges after all of the scrutiny they’ve endured.

It’s true we thought there would be more prosecutions. It’s true we thought the “Epstein Files” would contain provable evidence. It’s true that it is disappointing there appears to be uncorroborated accusations that perhaps were worthy of greater investigation 15-20 years ago.

That cannot be the fault of this DOJ!

We must also concede that it is true that the Trump Administration is the ONLY administration to get us this far. People are being held accountable for their relationship with Epstein, albeit not through the justice system. For instance, the files have netted information that revealed other alleged criminal behavior. Just ask Prince Andrew. Many have lost their jobs and influence. Maxwell sits in federal prison! This may be the best we can do…but it’s more accountability brought by the Trump DOJ than every other DOJ combined. It’s also true that many of the allegations made in the files are not credible and simply false. This is why an accusation alone can never predicate a criminal charge. Multiple DOJs from both parties have had decades to analyze evidence and bring charges. Only Trump investigated and charged Epstein and Maxwell for their disgusting human trafficking.

And one more thing…there is no shortage of cameras and column space where any victim can name their abuser directly this very second. That’s not happening, for whatever reason. I’d encourage the loudest among them to do so and be prepared to present credible evidence of the abuse beyond the mere accusation. An accusation cannot morph into an indictment. If it did, it would quickly mutate into an acquittal.

Also, the “pedo protector” tropes are simply defamatory and obnoxious when what I’ve just described is pointed out, often by career prosecutors like me. It’s a disgusting, malign slur that offers no value in discourse. In the same way the false accusations from “victims” harm the credibility of real victims, these tropes all atrophy into cover for real pedo protectors.

There is a special place in Hell for Epstein and those like him. I’m comforted by the fact that justice WILL come to them all…in this life or the next.

Just my $.02.

---