In this video conversation, we discuss legal issues at the heart of the Epstein controversy, the nation’s largest known pedophilia criminal conspiracy. We discuss why this topic matters.
In a court filing on Friday, Attorney General Pam Bondi professed that “transparency to the American public is of the utmost importance to this Administration.” That was her stated premise in asking the federal court to release grand jury testimony in the case of Jeffrey Epstein. But if transparency were of such importance to the administration, the attorney general would not be in court. The President would instead simply order the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release the voluminous Epstein files in its possession that do not require any court approval to be provided to the public. That is what just happened just his week with respect to the MLK Jr. files, in fact.
We cover five topics:
1. DOJ’s possession of the Epstein list of co-perpetrators
Documents identifying the names of people who DOJ believes conspired with Epstein surely exist, and the DOJ is holding that information - given what’s known about the investigation and how FBI investigations generally work.
2. DOJ’s requests for grand jury materials
Why this is a sleight of hand by the administration; and what the judges in these cases may ask DOJ attorneys that would expose senior officials’ misleading stratagem with the American public.
3. DOJ’s authority to release the complete Epstein file
The precedents for grand jury releases and other non-grand jury material, the tradeoffs involved, and the ultimate DOJ discretion to effectuate such a release of material immediately if it so chose.
4. Privacy constraints on full disclosure
What redactions might look like, how the DOJ ordinarily balances the interests of the public against the privacy concerns of uncharged individuals, and this administration’s pattern of disregarding the latter.
5. The Role of Congress
What Congress could do if transparency over the Epstein files is of the utmost importance to Members; who should be called to testify and how to avoid Ghislaine Maxwell’s committing perjury if she were to testify.
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Andrew and Ryan
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