FBI let billionaire rape girls
61 Don Surber by Don Surber
Long before Jim Comey let Hillary Clinton walk for putting classified material on her private server, the FBI let billionaire Jeff Epstein walk despite his raping 30 girls.
Bungling Bob Mueller headed the FBI then. This was in 2008 when Bush 43 was still in office.
Miami Herald reported, "Federal prosecutors, under former Miami U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta, broke the law when they concealed a plea agreement from more than 30 underage victims who had been sexually abused by wealthy New York hedge fund manager Jeffrey Epstein, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
"While the decision marks a victory for crime victims, the federal judge, Kenneth A. Marra, stopped short of overturning Epstein’s plea deal, or issuing an order resolving the case. He instead gave federal prosecutors 15 days to confer with Epstein’s victims and their attorneys to come up with a settlement. The victims did not seek money or damages as part of the suit.
"It’s not clear whether the victims, now in their late 20s and early 30s, can, as part of the settlement, demand that the government prosecute Epstein. But others are calling on the Justice Department to take a new look at the case in the wake of the judge’s ruling."
30 underage victims.
They were raped. Statutory rape is rape.
He was worth billions and politically connected.
He walked.
Under " By The Book Mueller," as the nincompoops at the Washington Post now call him.
The Miami Herald story said, "Brad Edwards, who represents Courtney Wild — Jane Doe No. 1 in the case — said he was elated at the judge’s ruling, but admitted he is troubled that it took 11 years to litigate. He blamed federal prosecutors for needlessly dragging it out when they could have remedied their error after it was brought to their attention in 2008."
It quoted Edwards as saying, "The government aligned themselves with Epstein, working against his victims, for 11 years. Yes, this is a huge victory, but to make his victims suffer for 11 years, this should not have happened. Instead of admitting what they did, and doing the right thing, they spent 11 years fighting these girls."
We have given the FBI and federal prosecutors powers that go well beyond the intent of the Constitution. I doubt this can be reformed because of the corrosive nature of power. Police matters should be local. Officials in Florida should have investigated and prosecuted this case.
Meanwhile the FBI wants to jail Paul Manafort for the rest of his life for selling a few rugs and not filing a form no one in Washington files.
They sent Martha Stewart to prison for not being truthful to investigators. They let Epstein walk after he raped 30 girls.
The only cure for this is to shutter federal prosecutors and scale back the FBI.
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