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George W. Bush’s DOJ Drawn Into Epstein Sweetheart Deal Fallout (6/8/26)
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The new reporting centers on former Palm Beach Police Chief Michael Reiter, who launched the original mid-2000s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and says the case was undermined once federal prosecutors took control. According to the account,...
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to save what's up everyone? And welcome to another episode of the Epstein Chronicles. One of the most common misconceptions when discussing Jeffrey Epstein's sweetheart deal is to place the blame on Alex Acosta. And not because he's blameless in the greater sense of the word, but when we're discussing the deal that Jeffrey Epstein received. I've always said that there's no way that it was Acosta who made that decision. And, and I told you all the way back then that there is zero chance. But the way it was reported originally by Julie K. Brown was that it was Acosta who made that decision basically on his own. And I remember when I pointed out that a guy like Acosta doesn't have that sort of ability, being a mid level bureaucrat, I was met with a lot of resistance. A lot of people saying that Julie K. Brown already reported that it was Acosta that was responsible for everything. Well, that is until recently, because now Julie K. Brown has swung her attention to where it belongs, the Bush administration, because it was Mukazi and Philippe who gave the okay on this deal. And I think that's why the emails between Acosta and Main justice went missing. Nobody else finds that highly suspect that the only emails that go missing are the Acosta emails right in the middle of this negotiation that ends up turning into this sweetheart deal for Jeffrey Epstein. Nobody has any questions about that. Nobody wants to know what Philippe has to say or Mukazi. Nobody wants to bring them in and sit them for a deposition that should have been done a long time ago. And now that people are paying attention and taking a look at the Bush administration like they should have done years ago, I feel like John McClane, welcome to the party, pal. Today's article was published by the Daily Beast and the author is Katherine Boris. A new report has implicated President George W. Bush, Department of Justice, in the controversial case, a convicted sex trafficker, Jeffrey Epstein. Now, there's nothing new about it for all of you who have been listening, you already know, I've told you time and time again that, that Alex Acosta was the fall guy. He was the middleman. It's like going to your local Taco Bell and having the district manager speak for the whole company. It's never going to happen. Now, he could speak for the property, right? You know, whatever he might manage, but do you think he's speaking for the shareholders? And that's what you got to look at the DOJ brass as. They're the shareholders, right? They're the ones that, that are holding the bag. They're the ones that are going to make the final decision, and they're the ones that are going to sign off on a deal for somebody like Jeffrey Epstein. And I remember getting a lot of push back when I brought that up. Well, how about now? Is it acceptable? Is it real? Because Julie K. Brown is telling you. The report, published in the Miami Herald by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Julie K. Brown, whose reporting helped lead to Epstein's arrest in 2019, focuses on former Palm Beach Police Chief Michael Ryder, who opened the first criminal probe into Epstein's conduct in the mid 2000s. And Michael Ryder has always said the same thing, that whatever happened came from on high and that a decision like this isn't going to be made by a guy like Acosta. It features previously unreported details. Well, unless you haven't listened to this podcast, because we've definitely explored this, including the fact that then Miami U.S. attorney Alex Acosta started negotiating a secret plea deal with Epstein in 2007 after the financier pedophile was arrested for felony solicitation. The year before, after writer had gathered evidence and interviewed two dozen careful girls at the their parents, he was then stonewalled by state prosecutors and attacked in the media before being ostracized by federal prosecutors who took over the case. And look, I'm happy that this is being reported finally, but my question is, what took so long? We're not talking about some ancient mystery here. And it really confused me that more people weren't hip to the fact that a guy like Acosta can't make a deal like that. Do you think that insert local district attorney for the Southern District of Florida speaks for the whole entire Justice Department? Is that really what you believe? Tell me you don't know anything about the bureaucracy without telling me. Reacting to concerns raised by the parents of some of Epstein's victims, Ryder requested a meeting with Acosta, who served as President Donald Trump's labor Secretary during his first term. And look, when I tell you it goes deeper than Trump, this is what I mean. We have to get to the bottom of it, right? Who gave the okay? Who said that the NPA was acceptable? And then we work from there because that's when the COVID up started. Now, does that mean we ignore the COVID up going on right now? Of course not. But you have to build a very strong case in order to go after people like this. These are very powerful people. I mean, the President of the United States, you're not going to get them with some kind of, you know, accusation with no evidence backing it up. In fact, what you're gonna do is make it harder. And I know people don't wanna hear that. What would be best for me in engagement would to be an all out assault every single day on Donald Trump. But that's not the point of the podcast, that's not the point of the story. That's not going to advance justice, because what it does is it swings the spotlight off a shit like this. So for me, it's about everything. It's not just about what's going on now, it's about how we got here. And please don't mistake that for me, saying that people shouldn't be held accountable now, they should be. And I think that this ongoing cover up is going to leave a paper trail and the next government, they should have it teed up for him. We'll see how it goes. Recalling the meeting in his conversation with Brown, writer says that he told Acosta, I'm here to ask you to live up to the principles that you espoused when you were sworn in. Yeah, good luck. Acosta is a clown, an absolute coward, and he has a slinky for a spine. I'm certainly not absolving him, but he wasn't the one who made the decision. Oh, he went along with it, but he didn't make that decision. Who has the authority to make the decision of whether or not to federally prosecute Epstein? We turned it over to you. We did most of the work. And the assistant U.S. attorney told us she usually gets 10 years for each count. And we had maybe a hundred counts and probably 24 or so cooperating victims. So whose authority is it? He added, and folks, this is a big deal. And if you're wondering why the United States government's trying to cover it up, here you go. Do you know the kind of embarrassment that's going to come along with this when it's outed? And that's why they're sending you on wild goose chases down rabbit holes looking for that they can use as a defense. Ah, well, it's all a hoax. It's all about this one. It's all about that one. No, it's all about all of you. Every last one of you scumbags that helped Jeffrey Epstein along the way. It's about all of you. According to Ryder, Acosta did not respond, prompting the police chief to express concern that Epstein's legal team was manipulating Acosta's office. We've been receiving some guidance from Main justice and Epstein's defense attorneys have done a very effective job installing the case, acosta replied. Now who has told you that for years? I mean, not for nothing, very few people are talking about this part of the case. Very few people, because it was all settled previously, right by Julie K. Brown's reporting until it wasn't. And look, that's not a knock on Julie K. Brown. This is an expansive story. She's done incredible work and Acosta certainly did play a part. But I don't think Julie was willing to jump down that rabbit hole before she had the actual documentation in her hands. Me personally, I had seen some and heard some shit from some people that convinced me. And when you start putting the pieces together and you start doing the equations well, two plus two that shit equals four.
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and ways to save Main justice refers to the Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, D.C. which at the time during Bush's presidency was being overseen by Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez. Incorrect. The deal was signed when Mukazi was the bostil and it was Mark Philippe, who was the deputy Attorney general at the time, who processed the whole thing. Think of him basically as Todd Blanche. He was Todd Blanche, but for the npa, that's what happened. That's how it went down. It's not that confusing. The Daily Beast has contacted the Department of Justice and George W. Bush's office for comment. Let me give you guys A little tip, why don't you guys contact Mark Philippe? You're welcome. Epstein ultimately only pleaded to one count of solicitation. Despite law enforcement agencies having knowledge of as many as 40 potential victims, he would not be indicted on charges of sex trafficking minors until 2019. Epstein's name had previously been raised by the Trump transition team when Acosta was being interviewed for the role of Labor Secretary. With Acosta reportedly being asked, is the Epstein case going to cause a problem with for confirmation hearings. I was told Epstein belonged to intelligence and to leave it alone. Acosta told the Trump transition team he would later be appointed as Trump's Labor Secretary and serve in his cabinet for two years. Well, Acosta says that's not true. He didn't say it. Now, if you want to believe Acosta, that is certainly up to you. Me, personally, I do not believe him. He's a coward, a liar and somebody who has no morals. Imagine somebody telling you from Main justice that you're going to cover up for Jeffrey Epstein. Yo, you know how quick I'd be fired? Not only fired, but talking the whole way out. Well, you're not going to get your pension. Cool. Keep it. I'll go get a job in the private sector and I'll make sure that I hammer the DOJ every time we go to trial. That's what I would have said if I was a lawyer. But for people like Acosta, forget it. You'd have to have some courage to do that, and we know that that's in short supply. Speaking of Brown, Ryder said that he considers the fact that Epstein's behavior went unchallenged by so many people for years, many of whom he cultivated close friendships with in order to ensure exactly that to be the worst failure of the criminal justice system in recent years. Bingo. 100%. And when you're being run by some agency, insert agency here certainly helps. Some reforms have been made and Epstein and Maxwell cases have shed light on many of the others that are still needed. Writer said. But the true measure of success will be whether the system learns from its failures and acts on those lessons. Well, not going so well, is it? So look, folks, I've told you this for years and now that Julie K. Brown's reporting it, maybe people will start listening. Alex Acosta was never the architect. Alex Acosta was the middleman. And when it comes to the npa, if you're looking to blame anybody, blame the Justice Department. Alright, folks, that's gonna do it for this one. All of the information that goes with this episode can be found in the
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