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chillfactor

(7,576 posts) Sat Feb 23, 2019, 03:36 AM Feb 2019

So R. Kelly is indicted and arrested for

sexually assaulting minors but Epstein walks free....please tell me the Justice in that......not excusing Kelly but why does Epstein get off and Acosta gets to keep his cabinet post?

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So R. Kelly is indicted and arrested for (Original Post) chillfactor Feb 2019 OP

No question Epstein got a sweet deal...him and his "island buddies" need to be brought to justice InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2019 #1

A GOPer on CNN made the case that Epstein was never... zaj Feb 2019 #3

Kelly was free for decades to do the shit he did. not sure why you make a comparison as if it's JI7 Feb 2019 #2

InAbLuEsTaTe

(24,122 posts)

1. No question Epstein got a sweet deal...him and his "island buddies" need to be brought to justice

Reply to chillfactor (Original post)

Sat Feb 23, 2019, 05:14 AM

Feb 2019

along with the "criminal justice" gang, who was obviously bought off.

zaj

(3,433 posts)

3. A GOPer on CNN made the case that Epstein was never...

Reply to InAbLuEsTaTe (Reply #1)

Sat Feb 23, 2019, 05:46 AM

Feb 2019

... going to go to jail at all on federal charges, but for this version of a plea deal based on State charges. And praised deal.

He asked the FBI lawyer to rebut his point and she couldn't.

No one explained *why* this might be true, but I got the impression it might actually be.

Anyone know details?

JI7

(89,250 posts)

2. Kelly was free for decades to do the shit he did. not sure why you make a comparison as if it's