Epstein Took The Easy Way Out

[Kathianne]

Hearing a lot of deep sighs across the land right now:

https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/08/breaking-jeffrey-epstein-commits-suicide/

https://abc7ny.com/sources-jeffrey-epstein-dies-by-suicide-in-manhattan-jail/5457853/



Sources: Jeffrey Epstein dies by suicide in Manhattan jail


Updated 10 minutes ago
NEW YORK -- Billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein has died by suicide in his Manhattan jail early Saturday morning, three law enforcement officials told ABC News.


He was being held without bail at the Metropolitan Correctional Center awaiting trial on charges of conspiracy and sex trafficking. He pleaded not guilty to the charges, and a judge said he wouldn't face trial before June 2020.


He's accused of arranging to have sex with girls as young as age 14 in the early 2000s at Epstein's residences in Manhattan and Florida.


The 66-year-old was also hospitalized in July after he was found unresponsive in what appeared to be a possible suicide attempt.


Assistant U.S. Attorney Alison Moe urged a June trial date, saying there is "a public interest in bringing this case to trial as swiftly as possible." But Epstein's lawyer, Martin Weinberg, said the case is far from "ordinary," adding the defense team won't be ready before Labor Day 2020.


His charges carry the potential for up to 45 years in prison.


He was denied bail, as U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman said he is a danger to the community and a flight risk, and prosecutors fear he might try to influence a growing number of witnesses who support charges.

[hjmick]

Good riddance to bad rubbish.

[Kathianne]

Good riddance to bad rubbish.


I hope though that there is enough evidence to look into others.

[Elessar]

Saves on the cost of a lengthy trial and incarceration.

[High_Plains_Drifter]

No way in hell he committed suicide. He was murdered. Add another one to the Clinton body count.

"The Man That Knew Too Much."

[Kathianne]

No way in hell he committed suicide. He was murdered. Add another one to the Clinton body count.

"The Man That Knew Too Much."

AOC is as suspicious as you. FBI is on it.


Ocasio-Cortez: “We Need Answers” Over Epstein’s Suicide — “Lots Of Them”; Update: FBI Opens Investigation

ED MORRISSEY Posted at 11:31 am on August 10, 2019

For perhaps the first time this year, I find myself in full agreement with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The circumstances of Jeffrey Epstein’s apparent suicide (https://hotair.com/archives/jazz-shaw/2019/08/10/breaking-epstein-allegedly-committed-suicide-last-night/) seem very strange indeed, so much so that it raises all sorts of questions as to what happened, how, and especially why:
SEE ALSO: Mississippi employers “willfully” hired illegals and should be prosecuted (https://hotair.com/archives/jazz-shaw/2019/08/10/mississippi-employers-willfully-hired-illegals-prosecuted/)

https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/923274881197895680/AbHcStkl_bigger.jpg (https://twitter.com/AOC)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
✔@AOC (https://twitter.com/AOC)
We need answers. Lots of them.https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/10/nyregion/jeffrey-epstein-suicide.html … (https://t.co/4DMckiZnVB)
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Jeffrey Epstein Commits Suicide at Manhattan Jail

Mr. Epstein, the financier indicted on sex trafficking charges last month, hung himself and his body was found this morning.
nytimes.com (https://t.co/4DMckiZnVB)

6:40 AM - Aug 10, 2019 (https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1160184184947781632)





Ocasio-Cortez is hardly the only person demanding answers either, as Epstein’s victims have been robbed of their opportunity for justice. Epstein wasn’t just some minor figure sitting in a local lockup who had never sent out any signals of potential self- (or other-directed-) harm. “He was probably the most high-profile inmate” in federal custody in that facility, CNN’s Shimon Prokupecz reminded viewers, one who had apparently attempted suicide once before. Why wasn’t Epstein under 24-hour watch? Paul Callan wonders the same thing:
✔@CNN (https://twitter.com/CNN)

“He should’ve been under 24-hour guard, and I expect that heads will roll in the federal prison system for this lax in proper security,” legal analyst @PaulCallan (https://twitter.com/PaulCallan) says after Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide, according to sources. http://cnn.it/33nnOno (https://t.co/YfUuYB6WtF)


(https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1160199041260642305)





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Even if he did commit suicide — as opposed to having someone impose suicide on him — that still leaves serious questions as to how he could have pulled it off. CBS News reports that Epstein was indeed on suicide watch (https://www.cbsnews.com/live-news/jeffrey-epstein-died-financier-sex-trafficking-charges-dead-suicide-today-2019-08-10-live-updates/) since last month:
Epstein, 66, had been put on suicide watch after he was found injured on the floor of his cell in late July. At the time, law enforcement sources told CBS News Epstein was found lying on the floor of his cell, semi-conscious with slight bruising around his neck.

Or was he? NBC now reports that Epstein wasn’t on suicide watch despite his previous reported attempt to harm himself:


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(https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1160197452076650497)Replying to @NBCNews (https://twitter.com/_/status/1160185896244797440)
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Sarah Fitzpatrick


Epstein victim Jennifer Araoz responds: “I am angry Jeffrey Epstein won’t have to face his survivors of his abuse in court. We have to live with the scars of his actions for the rest of our lives, while he will never face the consequences of the crimes he committed...”
(https://twitter.com/S_Fitzpatrick/status/1160196401122484224)


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BREAKING: Jeffrey Epstein was in his own cell at the time of his death, and was not on suicide watch, multiple people familiar with the investigation tell @NBCNews (https://twitter.com/NBCNews). https://nbcnews.to/2KFA2z3 (https://t.co/7yCHf9cCJS)



Jeffrey Epstein found dead in NYC jail (https://t.co/7yCHf9cCJS)



“It raises a lot of questions in a lot of people’s minds,” CNN’s anchor comments at the end. Indeed it does. This is precisely what “suicide watch” is intended to prevent. Epstein’s victims deserved their day in court against the predator who exploited him, and also their day in court against anyone else who joined in that exploitation. If NBC’s correct, then someone needs to explain why the suicide watch was cancelled on Epstein — including who ordered it and why.
Either this was the most unfortunate moment of incompetence for federal incarceration in memory, or it was something other than entirely self-willed. The question of cui bono (https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/this-smells-very-fishy-skepticism-ensues-after-shocking-epstein-suicide-death) has already begun to bubble up among media figures, noting the convenience that Epstein’s now-perpetual silence might have for some very important figures. That question ranges across the political spectrum, too, from Trump 2020 board member Harlan Hill to MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough:

Harlan Z. Hill
(https://twitter.com/Harlan)

Dead men tell no tales. Just as Jeffrey Epstein starts to name names, he decides to kill himself? Mkay. Totally believable. https://buff.ly/2MUiCkX (https://t.co/PJFUgFBpao)
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Jeffrey Epstein 'found dead in cell'

US financier Jeffrey Epstein found dead in his cell while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, US media report
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Joe Scarborough (https://twitter.com/JoeNBC)

✔@JoeNBC
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Authorities couldn’t keep Epstein alive by putting him under 24 hour surveillance? How convenient for a lot of rich and powerful men.


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Senator Ben Sasse (R-NE) sounds unconvinced that this is only an unfortunate accident. Sasse, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, had been pushing the Department of Justice to explain Epstein’s original plea deal, and now he also wants answers to explain how this could have happened (via e-mail statement):


“As a private matter, our house is praying for both Epstein’s family and the many women who were denied justice in this life. But as a matter of public policy, the government has failed these girls yet again. It is inexcusable that this rapist was not under constant suicide watch. These victims deserved to face their serial abuser in court.”



It’s still possible that Epstein really did commit suicide today. After all, he’d attempted it once before, and it appeared that the power of his money and connections had finally failed him. This time around, there would be no sweetheart deal that allowed him six-days-a-week “work release” from a local jail and the ability to keep his vast fortune. Any deal prosecutors might cut would involve several years of hard time, perhaps for the rest of his life. His money could help him cope in federal prison, but only to a small extent. That huge fall in lifestyle certainly would lead to some despair.

On the other hand, that despair seems at least a little premature. Epstein had at least a valid argument that this new prosecution amounted to double jeopardy (https://hotair.com/archives/ed-morrissey/2019/07/15/epstein-judge-ill-take-bail-advisement-thursday/), an argument that his attorneys hadn’t even begun in court yet. He still had the funds to hire a fleet of the country’s best attorneys to extricate him from his troubles and options still left on the table.

And among those options would be to start naming names of the men who accompanied Epstein on his sexual exploitation of underaged girls. Prosecutors might have been interested enough in that information to trade it off for a little window of freedom for Epstein at the end of his eventual incarceration. That’s why Epstein’s suicide seems so very suspicious at this point — because of that very powerful card Epstein still had left to play against some very powerful men.

Maybe Epstein just couldn’t face another day of his humiliation, but maybe something else was in play here, too. In this instance, Ocasio-Cortez is right — we need answers from the Department of Justice, and lots of them.

Update: The FBI has opened an investigation (https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1160210053762289664) into Epstein’s suicide and the circumstances of his incarceration. Maybe this should go to the Inspector General’s office instead, although Michael Horowitz is rather busy these days.

Update: Former US Attorney Preet Bharara raises an eyebrow:


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So it seems that Epstein was in the Special Housing Unit (SHU) but not recently on suicide watch, which according to BOP’s Suicide Prevention Program, requires removal from the SHU. https://twitter.com/shimonpro/status/1160207590946553856 … (https://t.co/1fQc18NVbt)
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Shimon Prokupecz
✔@ShimonPro


Significant - Jail officials in statement say Epstein was in the Special Housing Unit at the MCC. This is important cause it means he was supposed to get special attention. So what happened here? (https://twitter.com/ShimonPro/status/1160207590946553856)

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[Kathianne]

NBC is saying he wasn't on suicide watch:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jeffrey-epstein-found-dead-nyc-jail-n1041081

[NightTrain]

Bill Clinton took many plane rides with Epstein, and was spotted at Pedophile Island without Secret Service protection.

This isn't too hard to figure out.

I imagine there's a certain prison guard with a very nice new condo somewhere tropical.

[High_Plains_Drifter]

NBC is saying he wasn't on suicide watch:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jeffrey-epstein-found-dead-nyc-jail-n1041081
And the cover up begins... I knew it.

I swear to God... so much underhanded corruption and lawlessness surrounding anything/anyone in high power politics, and they don't give a DAMN how bad it looks. They know they'll get away with it so fuck it. The public has a short attention span and memory.

[Kathianne]

https://apnews.com/0d8615774e484255a23567b19d447fdd







The Latest: Source: Epstein had been taken off suicide watch
By JIM MUSTIAN
8 minutes ago

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the death of Jeffrey Epstein (all times local):


1:05 p.m.


Financier Jeffrey Epstein had been taken off suicide watch before he took his own life while behind bars at a federal lockup in New York City, a person familiar with the matter has told The Associated Press.


The person wasn’t authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke to the AP Saturday on condition of anonymity.


It wasn’t immediately clear when Epstein was taken off suicide watch at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan.


Epstein had previously been injured with bruises to the neck while in custody, though it wasn’t clear if those were self-inflicted or the result of an assault.



By Michael Balsamo


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12:45 p.m.


Attorney General William Barr says he was “appalled” to learn of Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide in jail.


Barr said in a statement Saturday that Epstein’s death in federal custody “raises serious questions that must be answered.”


Barr has ordered the inspector general to open an investigation into the death. The FBI is also investigating.


A person familiar with the matter says Barr was “livid” that Epstein was able to take his own life.


The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity in order to discuss private conversations.


The U.S. Bureau of Prisons said Epstein was found unresponsive in his cell in the Metropolitan Correctional Center about 6:30 a.m. Saturday. He was facing federal sex-trafficking charges. He had pleaded not guilty.

[FakeNewsSux]

And the cover up begins... I knew it.

I swear to God... so much underhanded corruption and lawlessness surrounding anything/anyone in high power politics, and they don't give a DAMN how bad it looks. They know they'll get away with it so fuck it. The public has a short attention span and memory.

Another victim of Arkancide

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[jimnyc]

Way too many things that make you roll your eyes. The level of incompetency. The amount of screw-ups. The fact that he just tried to kill himself, or the fact that he claimed someone tried to kill him. All the important people who have their necks on the line. Too much adds up.

But don't hold your breath, this will never be solved. Guaranteed.

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Former Warden: ‘Shocking’ for Jeffrey Epstein To Be Taken off Suicide Watch

A former prison warden is speaking out after alleged child sex trafficker and millionaire investor Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his New York City prison cell on Saturday morning.

Epstein, a convicted pedophile who befriended numerous politicians and celebrities over the years, was found unresponsive in his cell around 6:30 a.m. at the Metropolitan Correctional Center from “an apparent suicide,” the Department of Justice said.

He was pronounced dead at a hospital.

On July 23, the 66-year-old was found unconscious with marks on his neck. He was put on suicide watch for six days before being returned to his cell in a high-security part of the jail, the New York Times reported.

Cameron Lindsay, an ex-warden who worked at three federal prisons, said in an interview with NBC News:

F
or them to pull him off suicide watch is shocking. For someone this high-profile, with these allegations and this many victims, who has had a suicide attempt in the last few weeks, you can take absolutely no chances. You leave him on suicide watch until he’s out of there.

It’s too early to say what I think should happen, but if this did occur as we believe that it did, some staff are going to have some hard questions to answer.

Rest - https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/08/10/former-warden-shocking-for-jeffrey-epstein-to-be-taken-off-suicide-watch/

[jimnyc]

Nothing proven, but a LOT of damn smoke and fires around the Clinton's. And the count never stopped.

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Here It Is… Complete List of Clinton Associates Who Allegedly Died Mysteriously or Committed Suicide Before Testimony, Including Jeffrey Epstein

On Saturday multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein, the highest profile prisoner in US custody, was found dead in his prison cell in Manhattan.
This occurred the day after two thousand previously sealed court documents involving the Jeffrey Epstein child sex abuse case were released to the public.

The documents described how Bill Clinton held a private party on Jeffrey Epstein’s pedophile island.

Clinton made at least 27 times trips on Jeffrey Epstein’s private plane. Most of those flights were with underage girls.

Despite a previous attempt on his life just three weeks ago the prison guards skipped the 30 minute required checks on Epstein’s cell last night.

Early this morning they found him dead.

Jeffrey Epstein is the latest in a long list of Clinton family associates and acquaintances who died mysteriously or committed suicide before their public testimony.

In 2016 CBS Las Vegas posted a list of Bill and Hillary Clinton associates alleged to have died under mysterious circumstances.

Here is that list.

1- James McDougal – Clintons convicted Whitewater partner died of an apparent heart attack, while in solitary confinement. He was a key witness in Ken Starr’s investigation.

2 – Mary Mahoney – A former White House intern was murdered July 1997 at a Starbucks Coffee Shop in Georgetown .. The murder …happened just after she was to go public w:th her story of sexual harassment in the White House.

3 – Vince Foster – Former White House counselor, and colleague of Hillary Clinton at Little Rock’s Rose Law firm. Died of a gunshot wound to the head, ruled a suicide.

4 – Ron Brown – Secretary of Commerce and former DNC Chairman. Reported to have died by impact in a plane crash. A pathologist close to the investigation reported that there was a hole in the top of Brown’s skull resembling a gunshot wound. At the time of his death Brown was being investigated, and spoke publicly of his willingness to cut a deal with prosecutors. The rest of the people on the plane also died. A few days later the Air Traffic controller commited suicide.

5 – C. Victor Raiser, II – Raiser, a major player in the Clinton fund raising organization died in a private plane crash in July 1992.

6 – Paul Tulley – Democratic National Committee Political Director found dead in a hotel room in Little Rock , September 1992. Described by Clinton as a “dear friend and trusted advisor”.

7 – Ed Willey – Clinton fundraiser, found dead November 1993 deep in the woods in VA of a gunshot wound to the head. Ruled a suicide. Ed Willey died on the same day his wife Kathleen Willey claimed Bill Clinton groped her in the oval office in the White House. Ed Willey was involved in several Clinton fund raising events.

8 – Jerry Parks – Head of Clinton’s gubernatorial security team in Little Rock .. Gunned down in his car at a deserted intersection outside Little Rock Park’s son said his father was building a dossier on Clinton He allegedly threatened to reveal this information. After he died the files were mysteriously removed from his house.

9 – James Bunch – Died from a gunshot suicide. It was reported that he had a “Black Book” of people which contained names of influential people who visited prostitutes in Texas and Arkansas

10 – James Wilson – Was found dead in May 1993 from an apparent hanging suicide. He was reported to have ties to Whitewater..

11 – Kathy Ferguson – Ex-wife of Arkansas Trooper Danny Ferguson, was found dead in May 1994, in her living room with a gunshot to her head. It was ruled a suicide even though there were several packed suitcases, as if she were going somewhere. Danny Ferguson was a co-defendant along with Bill Clinton in the Paula Jones lawsuit Kathy Ferguson was a possible corroborating witness for Paula Jones.

12 – Bill Shelton – Arkansas State Trooper and fiancee of Kathy Ferguson. Critical of the suicide ruling of his fiancee, he was found dead in June, 1994 of a gunshot wound also ruled a suicide at the grave site of his fiancee.

13 – Gandy Baugh – Attorney for Clinton’s friend Dan Lassater, died by jumping out a window of a tall building January, 1994. His client was a convicted drug distributor.

14 – Florence Martin – Accountant & sub-contractor for the CIA, was related to the Barry Seal, Mena, Arkansas, airport drug smuggling case. He died of three gunshot wounds.

15 – Suzanne Coleman – Reportedly had an affair with Clinton when he was Arkansas Attorney General. Died of a gunshot wound to the back of the head, ruled a suicide. Was pregnant at the time of her death.

16 – Paula Grober – Clinton’s speech interpreter for the deaf from 1978 until her death December 9, 1992. She died in a one car accident.
17 – Danny Casolaro – Investigative reporter, investigating Mena Airport and Arkansas Development Finance Authority. He slit his wrists, apparently, in the middle of his investigation.

18 – Paul Wilcher – Attorney investigating corruption at Mena Airport with Casolaro and the 1980 “October Surprise” was found dead on a toilet June 22, 1993, in his Washington DC apartment had delivered a report to Janet Reno 3 weeks before his death.

19 – Jon Parnell Walker – Whitewater investigator for Resolution Trust Corp. Jumped to his death from his Arlington ,Virginia apartment balcony August 15, 1993. He was investigating the Morgan Guaranty scandal.

20 – Barbara Wise – Commerce Department staffer. Worked closely with Ron Brown and John Huang. Cause of death: Unknown. Died November 29, 1996. Her bruised, naked body was found locked in her office at the Department of Commerce.

21 – Charles Meissner – Assistant Secretary of Commerce who gave John Huang special security clearance, died shortly thereafter in a small plane crash.

22 – Dr. Stanley Heard – Chairman of the National Chiropractic Health Care Advisory Committee died with his attorney Steve Dickson in a small plane crash. Dr. Heard, in addition to serving on Clinton ‘s advisory council personally treated Clinton’s mother, stepfather and brother.

23 – Barry Seal – Drug running TWA pilot out of Mena Arkansas, death was no accident.

24 – Johnny Lawhorn, Jr. – Mechanic, found a check made out to Bill Clinton in the trunk of a car left at his repair shop. He was found dead after his car had hit a utility pole.

25 – Stanley Huggins – Investigated Madison Guaranty. His death was a purported suicide and his report was never released.

26 – Hershell Friday – Attorney and Clinton fundraiser died March 1, 1994, when his plane exploded.

27 – Kevin Ives & Don Henry – Known as “The boys on the track” case. Reports say the boys may have stumbled upon the Mena Arkansas airport drug operation. A controversial case, the initial report of death said, due to falling asleep on railroad tracks. Later reports claim the 2 boys had been slain before being placed on the tracks. Many linked to the case died before their testimony could come before a Grand Jury.

THE FOLLOWING PERSONS HAD INFORMATION ON THE IVES/HENRY CASE:

28 – Keith Coney – Died when his motorcycle slammed into the back of a truck, 7/88.

29 – Keith McMaskle – Died, stabbed 113 times, Nov, 1988

30 – Gregory Collins – Died from a gunshot wound January 1989.

31 – Jeff Rhodes – He was shot, mutilated and found burned in a trash dump in April 1989.

32 – James Milan – Found decapitated. However, the Coroner ruled his death was due to natural causes”.

34 – Richard Winters – A suspect in the Ives/Henry deaths. He was killed in a set-up robbery July 1989.

THE FOLLOWING CLINTON BODYGUARDS ARE ALSO DEAD
35 – Major William S. Barkley, Jr.
36 – Captain Scott J . Reynolds
37 – Sgt. Brian Hanley
38 – Sgt. Tim Sabel
39 – Major General William Robertson
40 – Col. William Densberger
41 – Col. Robert Kelly
42 – Spec. Gary Rhodes
43 – Steve Willis
44 – Robert Williams
45 – Conway LeBleu
46 – Todd McKeehan

And the most recent, Seth Rich, the DC staffer murdered and “robbed” (of nothing) on July 10. Wikileaks found Assange claims he had info on the DNC email scandal.

Not Included in this list are the 4 heroes killed in Benghazi.

And today you can add multi-millionaire Jeffrey Epstein to the list.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/08/here-it-is-complete-list-of-clinton-associates-who-allegedly-died-mysteriously-or-committed-suicide-before-testimony-including-jeffrey-epstein/

[Gunny]

Weren't we joking about this before the fact?

[jimnyc]

Weren't we joking about this before the fact?

For years and years now. They are surrounded by people that die. What a coinkydink!

[SassyLady]

All those bodyguards .... natural causes?