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So, its a significant case. >> "the new york times" saying this is an extraordinary series of events in a long and sordid criminal case. help us understand how that might go forward. >> part of that nonprosecution agreement was signed with the state. so, theres a little bit of a gray area here, as far as how much that mpa covers. and if it covers the time period in question. thats something we have to get a better handle on. weve seen discussions about the mpa, in court papers tied to civil liti...

In these reports. clearly, according to the court documents and some of the things that jeffrey epstein pleaded guilty to, the documents make it clear. he preyed on a specific type of young girl. he preyed on young girls who didnt have a lot of money. may not have been, you know, attending the top schools. may have had their own personal troubles. may have been innocent victims that were totally wrapped up in this. and he paid them. he paid them to do sex acts for what were supposed to be massag...

Have been abused after that date because the federal statute of sex trafficking was abolished in 2002. since that time, those cases would qualify for prosecution. and we believe theres probably one victim, if not more, in new york theyre going after. and thats what gave the southern district of new york the jurisdiction to undertake this case. >> helps understand that agreement. you found victims than investigators in florida did. how encompassing is that? how is it going to affect what official...

It happened. i try to err on the side of caution. you know, in this day and age, a lot of people can make allegati allegations, especially in court when theyre under protection of privilege. like i said, we can leave it to the public to judge whether these witnesses are credible, based on the conversation that we put out there. >> mike has a question, as well. >> when you interview former prosecutors or experts in the field and they look at that nonprosecutorial agreement, do they say this is un...

Movement, before the harvey weinstein story broke. but i think this story and my journalism benefitted from the #metoo movement because were at a point in our culture, when we are looking at these cases or giving these case mrs. scrutiny, number one. number two, i believe this case has touched a lot more nerves than, perhaps, some of the others, is because these cases involved vulnerable girls. these were 13-year-old, 14-year-old, 15-year-old girls, who dont have the resources and therefore, tha...

In the florida law enforcement circles, when i first started looking into epstein several years ago. this is, by the way, a portion of the actual florida case file, which i have. nbc news obtained through public records laws. they describe this case as sad. this is a case at the time, the detective who investigated it as he passed away. joe would be followed by epsteins attorneys. he would be out with his kids at a park. and he told me that his security people would take pictures at him and snap...

Dignity under international laws and you dont house them in cages. if you keep them in mexico or whatever the case may be. making conditions worse for you, doesnt mean you dont have to drive for the american dream. >> but it hasnt worked. >> trumps policies havent worked, either. >> thats what i mean. theres a chart of detentions on the border. it shows you two things. in 2000, there were 1.6 million detentions at the border. now, were talking about 200,000. the other thing it shows, is the dete...

Soliciting an underage victim, is expected to face charges for his involvement in dozens of victims in new york and florida, between 2002 and 2005. alex costa was the prosecutor who signed off on it. but one official said that epstein allegedly paid cash for massages and sex acts. some of the victims are 14 years old. "daily beast" broke the story. and jeffrey epstein is supposed to make an appearance in court in new york. get us up to speed. what do we know? how did this arrest take place? >> o...

Palm beach police department a lot of credit. and they dont often get a lot of credit. they did a superb investigation into this case. and unfortunately, a lot of their evidence was shoved to the side. if you really look, as i did, at what they had, it was really a masterful investigation. >> julie, thank you for this reporting. can you give us an update of how this case is linked to the other case that seems to have fallen off of the radar in the news, with pat craft and other wealthy millionai...

Challenge to congress, to tell us why what is in the mueller report is okay. you want to hear someone say, i agree with you but this is what you do to win an election. this is a robust conversation to be had with kamla harris about bussing. i take one side. we share one side. and the other argument is how affirmative does the government get in racial justice. what is the 14th amendment? it would have been an interesting conversation between a centrist and someone to the left of him. and instead,...