Epstein Was Trying To Offer Prosecutors Dirt On Trump, Report Says—But Didn’t Have Anything
Alison is a senior news reporter covering US politics and legal news.
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Jeffrey Epstein’s attorneys were in discussions with prosecutors before his death about potentially trying to get him a more lenient sentence if he gave up information that could help them in other cases, The New York Times reported Tuesday—with notes suggesting Epstein wanted to pass along information about President Donald Trump.
Jeffrey Epstein (left) and now-President Donald at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, in 1997.
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