Epstein flight manifests revealed as House committee releases docs, transcript..

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Epstein flight manifests revealed as House committee releases docs, transcript with former US attorney

https://www.foxnews.com/us/epstein-documents-house-committee-releases-transcript-former-us-attorney-who-negotiated-plea-deal

The House Oversight committee on Friday released a transcript of its interview with the former U.S. attorney who initially negotiated a controversial plea deal with disgraced financier, in addition to flight manifest records from Jeffrey Epstein's private plane.

Members of the oversight committee conducted the interview with Alex Acosta in late September, who previously served as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida. Included in the document release by the House Oversight Committee are flight manifests for Epstein's private plane, which include Prince Andrew, Bill Gates, Walter Cronkite and Richard Branson. None of these individuals have been accused of any wrongdoing.

Embedded flight logs document

Former President Bill Clinton also appeared again in the Epstein flight manifests several times. On at least one flight in 2002, he traveled with Secret Service agents, the documents show. Clinton isn't accused of any wrongdoing.
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In explaining the plea agreement, Acosta claimed the case against Epstein was plagued with issues that may hinder a conviction.

"And so in part it was influenced by that, and in large part it was also influenced by the viability of the case. Every attorney that looked at the case, from the prosecuting attorney, again, through the entire chain, looked at the evidence, and there were evidentiary issues with the victims," Acosta said. "Many victims refused to testify. Many victims had changing stories. All of us understood why they had changing stories, but they did. And defense counsel would have – cross-examination would have been withering."

Acosta explained in detail why Epstein was offered the plea deal, saying he was worried Epstein might have gotten away with no jail time.

"Our judgment in this case, based on the evidence known at the time, was that it was better to have a billionaire serve time in jail, register as a sex offender and pay his victims restitution than risk a trial with a reduced likelihood of success," Acosta said. "I supported that judgment then, and based on the state of the law as it then stood and the evidence known at that time, I would support that judgment again."