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USALiberal

(10,877 posts) Thu Jul 18, 2019, 08:32 AM Jul 2019

I predict No!

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-jeffrey-epstein/judge-to-decide-whether-jeffrey-epstein-will-remain-behind-bars-on-sex-trafficking-charges-idUSKCN1UD18Y

Epstein has asked to be allowed to await trial under house arrest, and has offered to pay for private armed guards in his New York home, which is valued at $77 million. One of his lawyers said at a hearing on Monday that Epstein was willing to sign a bail bond of $100 million or more and put up any of his assets as collateral.