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pnwmom

(108,978 posts)
Thu Nov 29, 2018, 09:35 PM Nov 2018

Michael Cohen might be sitting on a bombshell that even a Trump voter [View all]

might get rattled by.

Jeffrey Epstein, the child rapist living in Florida (more than 100 victims), faces another civil trial next Tuesday. His criminal worries disappeared when he got off with an incredibly light sentence from a prosecutor named Alex Acosta -- who went on to join Trump’s Cabinet. Interestingly, Trump was one of the men who were implicated in Epstein’s sex parties. In 2016 a woman named Katie Johnson sued Trump, saying he raped her at an Epstein party when she was 13. She even had another witness, a woman who was present at the party. But Johnson withdrew her lawsuit a few days before the election, saying she was afraid.

I can’t wait for it to come out that Katie Johnson was one of the women Cohen paid off.



(And please don't be misled by the word "prostitute" in the stories. 13, 14, and 15 year old teens aren't prostitutes. They're victims, who were targeted. Epstein paid his young "friends" to lure their own friends to his parties. So every victim led to 3 or 4 more high school or middle school students.)

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article220097825.html

Facing a 53-page federal indictment, Epstein could have ended up in federal prison for the rest of his life.

But on the morning of the breakfast meeting, a deal was struck — an extraordinary plea agreement that would conceal the full extent of Epstein’s crimes and the number of people involved.

Not only would Epstein serve just 13 months in the county jail, but the deal — called a non-prosecution agreement — essentially shut down an ongoing FBI probe into whether there were more victims and other powerful people who took part in Epstein’s sex crimes, according to a Miami Herald examination of thousands of emails, court documents and FBI records.

The pact required Epstein to plead guilty to two prostitution charges in state court. Epstein and four of his accomplices named in the agreement received immunity from all federal criminal charges. But even more unusual, the deal included wording that granted immunity to “any potential co-conspirators’’ who were also involved in Epstein’s crimes. These accomplices or participants were not identified in the agreement, leaving it open to interpretation whether it possibly referred to other influential people who were having sex with underage girls at Epstein’s various homes or on his plane.

As part of the arrangement, Acosta agreed, despite a federal law to the contrary, that the deal would be kept from the victims. As a result, the non-prosecution agreement was sealed until after it was approved by the judge, thereby averting any chance that the girls — or anyone else — might show up in court and try to derail it.


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i wondered where this story went Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2018 #1
Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2018 #37
thank you Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2018 #41
thanks for your reply! Did someone mention "BOMBSHELL?" Jeffersons Ghost Nov 2018 #52
THIS!! allgood33 Nov 2018 #53
So did I. I remember reading about it - especially that rape calimary Nov 2018 #76
Flori-duh . A sunny place for shady people!....and SayItLoud Nov 2018 #78
Other Big Names From The Herald Piece Me. Nov 2018 #2
Cy Vance, Jr. erronis Nov 2018 #16
But He Has A Well Earned Reputation For Giving Big Names A Pass Me. Nov 2018 #19
I remember Katie. nt UniteFightBack Nov 2018 #3
Katie Johnson withdrew her lawsuit when the death threats became overwhelming, Haggis for Breakfast Nov 2018 #32
Yip, that's what I remember. watoos Nov 2018 #33
K and R Ferrets are Cool Nov 2018 #4
Trump voters would blame the young girls. lilactime Nov 2018 #5
Yes they would. nt Blue_true Nov 2018 #22
Here in South FL, this story never really went away. FM123 Nov 2018 #6
I have always thought she was credible. Glimmer of Hope Nov 2018 #7
There Have Been Rumors That Douchbagowitz Was Also Involved, ... DoctorJoJo Nov 2018 #8
The Miami Herald article at the link mentions Dershowitz pnwmom Nov 2018 #13
Same Here Me. Nov 2018 #21
Epstein found one of his victims at Mar a lago grantcart Nov 2018 #9
I read this article ellie Nov 2018 #10
It sure is. n/t pnwmom Nov 2018 #11
They wont believe it D_Master81 Nov 2018 #12
Yep, they will use the old standby, "Why didn't the girls say something years ago?" Blue_true Nov 2018 #23
B I N G O ! Duppers Nov 2018 #38
This won't move the needle with deplorables. nt Lucky Luciano Nov 2018 #14
"Guys will be guys" gay texan Nov 2018 #18
I don't think they'd do that with children.. whathehell Nov 2018 #29
true gay texan Nov 2018 #42
It's more likely that they'd dismiss it as fake news. Garrett78 Nov 2018 #49
Trump voters of today would have blown up those little black girls at that church years ago. CaptYossarian Nov 2018 #73
Um, no, that's taking it way too far for me. whathehell Nov 2018 #77
This message was self-deleted by its author whathehell Nov 2018 #79
Set aside the agreement not to prosecute as an illegal plea bargain and go after the bastards. Pepsidog Nov 2018 #15
The plea agreement can be contested and annulled. erronis Nov 2018 #17
I don't know the details, but I read recently there is still an outstanding lawsuit pnwmom Nov 2018 #26
And THIS is why we must preserve our free press. kag Nov 2018 #86
I am afraid that Trumpanzees will think it's either ok or a false accussation JDC Nov 2018 #20
They won't understand the reports, so I've always thought. Liberal In Texas Nov 2018 #24
This comment reminds me of kavanaugh's accusers Marthe48 Nov 2018 #25
You overestimate the Trump cult. Won't matter. Nothing will bitterross Nov 2018 #27
I'm with you. KentuckyWoman Dec 2018 #88
I can't read this again. littlemissmartypants Nov 2018 #28
Jaw dropping and appalling Jarqui Nov 2018 #30
What happens if the migrant children and teenagers "somehow" found their fierywoman Nov 2018 #31
With all due respect, where have you been ? Haggis for Breakfast Nov 2018 #34
Umm, with all due respect, I think we are talking about two different scenarios. fierywoman Nov 2018 #35
Well, what is the last count of children that they have "lost ?" Haggis for Breakfast Nov 2018 #43
I just googled "lost migrant children numbers" and it's between fierywoman Nov 2018 #48
In other words, they just flat out don't know. Haggis for Breakfast Nov 2018 #50
Or -- and I think anything is possible at this point with this crew -- like the good Nazis fierywoman Nov 2018 #51
Disgusting blue-wave Nov 2018 #36
All that is needed in this story AwakeAtLast Nov 2018 #39
And the bookstore with no basement. Haggis for Breakfast Nov 2018 #44
It Will Not Rattle Them erpowers Nov 2018 #40
And yet, Al Franken was a pervert. Haggis for Breakfast Nov 2018 #45
He wasn't accused of "sleeping" with her. He was accused of a violent RAPE of a 13 yr. old. pnwmom Nov 2018 #47
They Will Not erpowers Nov 2018 #54
I agree LiberalLovinLug Dec 2018 #87
I agree with you, pnwmom. Silver Gaia Nov 2018 #81
they both don't care and don't believe Locrian Nov 2018 #59
Yes erpowers Nov 2018 #60
And if they found out Cohen/Trump paid a lot of money for her silence? n/t pnwmom Nov 2018 #84
as disgusting as it is i don't think most of them would care JI7 Nov 2018 #46
The REAL "Pizzagate"... skypilot Nov 2018 #55
Maybe this is how Hannity ties into the whole thing Dopers_Greed Nov 2018 #56
Whenever this Epstein guy is brought up Catherine Vincent Nov 2018 #57
That's not what the facts show. Read the Miami article, and others. pnwmom Nov 2018 #61
The Republicans that support Trump will only focus on Clinton. I don't like how it looks. Clinton Pisces Nov 2018 #63
Clinton didn't visit the Island. He flew on the plane pnwmom Nov 2018 #65
The Mushroom Militia won't care. Maine-i-acs Nov 2018 #58
Wasn't Alan Dershiwetz's name linked to this Epstein scandal? louis c Nov 2018 #62
yes he's mentioned in the story neohippie Nov 2018 #67
He was Epstein's lawyer, and he was also named by a victim, pnwmom Nov 2018 #68
WOW! ChiTownDenny Nov 2018 #64
seems to me this kind of deal would be illegal sdfernando Nov 2018 #66
There is still an outstanding lawsuit seeking to overturn the deal. pnwmom Nov 2018 #72
Horrifying story. klook Nov 2018 #69
The defense's use of the word prostitute made my blood boil. Pacifist Patriot Nov 2018 #70
Filth, scum, slime. And fundies lap it up. lindysalsagal Nov 2018 #71
Bring forth the truth Achilleaze Nov 2018 #74
Where is his place in New Mexico? panader0 Nov 2018 #75
I can't even, mom...and who cares what trumpians would think - not me, not now, not ever Leghorn21 Nov 2018 #80
This is just mind blowing KrazyinKS Nov 2018 #82
Rape. Culture. (n/t) Iggo Nov 2018 #83
There is nothing that Michael Cohen has Apollyonus Nov 2018 #85
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