In this clip from the CAFE Insider podcast, "U.S. v. Jeffrey Epstein," co-hosts Preet Bharara and Anne Milgram address reporting that Jeffrey Epstein was an intelligence asset and assess a proposal by Epstein's lawyers that he should be released pending trial into his home where he'd create, at his own cost, what would essentially be a private jail. 

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REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

 “Labor Secretary Acosta News Conference,” C-SPAN, 7/10/19

United States v. Jeffrey Epstein, the government’s bail memorandum

United States v. Jeffrey Epstein, the defense’s bail memorandum

Dual and successive prosecution policy (“petite policy”), Justice Manual, 9-2.031

Equal Protection, Legal Information Institute  

“To Avoid Jail Before Trial, Epstein Offers Up His Mansion and Jet for Bail,” New York Times, 7/11/19

“Epstein Paid $350,000 to Possible Witnesses Against Him, Prosecutors Say,” New York Times, 7/12/19

“Jeffrey Epstein Is Indicted on Sex Charges as Discovery of Nude Photos Is Disclosed,” New York Times, 7/8/19

“Jeffrey Epstein’s Sick Story Played Out for Years in Plain Sight,” Daily Beast, 7/9/19

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