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The actual devils advocates, the advocates for epstein were ken starr, jay leftowich and jay dershowitz and high powered people doing all sorts of things to intimidate everyone involved and im not saying within the legal system and im sure on the stand try to destroy every one of the victims. is there not a case to be made by somebody like acosta that, look, these girls were, as we know, incredibly vulnerable, a lot of them a step away from homelessness, according to the "miami herald" report, a...

So he is sort of dancing around it by saying, well, we had a piece of paper signed in september but the reality is there were a lot of things that epsteins lawyers were still fighting for. they really wanted this to go back to the state which is exactly what happened. they got what they wanted. and mr. acosta relented and did give it back to the state. >> so a lot of things he said that dont necessarily pass the scrutiny of somebody who has spent so much time studying the court records. the case...

No one really knows his sources of funding other than -- donald trumps sources? >> donald trump or epstein. epsteins original client was leslie wexner, founder of victoria secret and others. he was a multibillionaire. as far as most people in the press and new york know, he was the only single large sort of investor in epsteins funds. he had $100 million in real estate and supported the lifestyle without any clear indications of how he was raising his money. thats interesting because its a simil...

Worried about what compromising information jeffrey epstein has about trump and the relationship. the other big mystery about jeffrey epstein is not just the video goods he had on different people. no one really knows his sources of funding other than -- donald trumps sources? >> donald trump or epstein. epstei epsteins original client was leslie wexner, founder of victoria secret and others. he was a multibillionaire. as far as most people in the press and new york know, he was the only single ...

Additional victims and accomplices, granted immunity to potential co-conspirators, and it was kept secret from the victims until it was approved. now victims have filed a civil suit calling the plea deal acosta arranged illegal. >> is it illegal or just improper? >> it could be both. it certainly is improper. >> reporter: as for epstein, he pleaded guilty to just two state prostitution charges and served 13 months in county jail. he registered as a sex offender and paid restitution to his victim...

>> reporter: as for epstein he pleaded guilty to just two state prostitution charges and served 13 months in county jail. he registered as a sex offender and paid restitution to his victims. secretary acosta addressed the plea deal in his confirmation hearing last year. >> based on the evidence, professionals within a prosecutors office decide that a plea that guarantees that someone goes to jail, that guarantees that someone register generally, and that guarantees other outcomes is a good thing...

The terms, shutdown the fbi investigation into additional victims and accomplices, granted immunity to potential coconspirators and it was kept secret from the victims until it was approved. now victims have filed a civil suit calling the plea deal acco acosta arranged illegal. as for epstein he pleaded guilty to just two state prostitution charges and served 13 months in county jail. he registered as a sex offender and paid restitution to his victims. secretary acosta addressed the plea deal in...

>> reporter: according to "the miami herald" the agreement between acosta and epsteins legal team allowed the defense to dictate the terms, shut down the fbi investigation into additional victims and accomplices and granted immunity to potential co-conspirators, and it was kept secret from the victims until approved. now victims have called a civil suit calling the plea deal acosta arranged illegal. >> is it illegal or improper? >> it could be both. certainly improper. >> reporter: as for epstei...

Largely the basis of this was largely discredited in the first place. im not going to get into confirming stuff. theres an ongoing investigation. also today, word that the russia investigation now involves two more trump associates. trumps personal attorney, michael cohen, and former trump surrogate and press aide boris epstein. after initially saying he would not respond to house and senate requests, trumps attorney cohen said he would testify before congress if a subpoena comes his way. as f...