Okay, I need to slide some older source documents into this thread as we go along, so it doesn't break up the organization flow we've established throughout this thread the past few days. This is a simple timeline of criminal cases brought by the US government against Jeff Epstein, and events surrounding those cases - published by NPR back in July 2025, when public demand to release the Epstein files was growing by the day.
https://www.npr.org/2025/07/25/nx-s1-5478620/jeffrey-epstein-crimes-timeline-legal-case
Jeffrey Epstein files: Tracing the legal cases that led to sex-trafficking charges
"In a process spanning decades, criminal cases against Epstein culminated in charges that he operated a sex-trafficking ring preying on young women and underage girls. Prosecutors say he was aided by Ghislaine Maxwell, his long-time associate who is currently in prison."
I think this record mostly speaks for itself, and its worth taking the time to skim the entire thing. For the purposes of our ongoing discussion however, I feel like there's three important things we want to take away here.
1) Police in Palm Beach Florida first began investigating Epstein in 2005, for sexual abuse of underage girls federal authorities would later say went as far back as 2002. Witness testimonies were collected, Epstein was indicted in Florida in 2006 for solicitation of prostitution, but the case was referred to the FBI with a note saying the charge doesn't reflect "the totality of Epstein's conduct." Which might be the understatement of the century.
2) A year later In 2007, despite the FBI having produced a case it felt would lead to at least 60 criminal charges against Epstein, future Trump labor secretary and then US District Attorney Alex Acosta, let Jeff Epstein off the hook for no reason that has ever been properly explained despite Acosta's many attempts to deflect responsibility.
"2007 May: An assistant U.S. attorney — who has been working with two FBI agents to find more victims — submits a draft indictment outlining 60 criminal counts against Epstein, along with a memo summarizing the evidence assembled against him.
July: Epstein's attorneys meet with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida. The top prosecutor was then-U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta (who in 2017 would become President Trump's Labor Secretary). The U.S. Attorney's Office offers to end its investigation if Epstein pleads guilty to two state charges and agrees to accept a prison term, register as a sexual offender, and set up a way for his victims to obtain monetary damages.
The much-criticized deal includes a controversial nonprosecution agreement, or NPA, in which the federal prosecutor's office grants immunity to Epstein, four co-conspirators, and "any potential co-conspirators," the Justice Department says. Prosecutors agree not to tell Epstein's victims about the NPA, which is filed under seal."
This ultimately leads to Epstein serving a mere 13 months in jail, under extremely favorable (for the pedophile rapist) conditions. Not only does this free Epstein up to assault more women and girls, it also allows him to continue plotting with other rich sociopaths to reshape our politics, and indeed significant aspects of Pig Empire society. Jeff Epstein would not be arrested again until July 6th, 2019, despite the obvious crookedness of the plea deal and the crimes he then continued to commit.
3) Epstein probably *would* have continued to get away with it all, if the Miami Herald hadn't started compiling the evidence and bringing the horrible crimes he committed back into the public consciousness, in late 2018.
"Nov. 28: The Miami Herald publishes a series of investigative reports into Epstein and the role of then-U.S. Attorney Acosta in Epstein's plea deal. The reports spark intense interest in Epstein's actions, including the notion that powerful people might have known about or been involved in his illegal actions."
Although this article doesn't discuss it, the timeline of when the Epstein case burst back into the public discourse despite the best efforts of the US Department of Justice across multiple administrations to cover it up is *very* interesting when you lay it over top of Trump's cabinet appointments for Attorney General in his first term - as I noted on the other account:
"Trump forced out AG Jeff Sessions on November 7th 2018, and nominated Barr in December 2018. The Miami Herald reports that brought Epstein down again, were published November 28th, 2018 and I think it's safe to say Trump and people in his orbit would have been contacted by the Herald, for comment on the stories about Epstein and the Acosta plea deal they were developing. Epstein gets arrested in July 2019. And Barr, loosely connected to Epstein at least twice, takes the case. Wow."
I'm pretty sure we're going to talk more about former Trump AG Bill Barr later on in this thread, but for now just note the timeline we're working with here.
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