jeffrey epstein made an appearance in a federal district courthouse today in manhattan, where prosecutors urged a judge to deny bail to the accused sex trafficker. and one of the things that we learned from the hearing today is that when fbi agents raided jeffrey epstein s manhattan mansion, they found a safe with piles of cash, diamonds and an expired passport issued from a foreign country listing saudi arabia as epstein s place of residence. the passport appeared to have jeffrey epstein s picture but was revengistered to a fake nam. two women who accused jeffrey epstein of sexual abuse testified in court asking the judge to deny him bail. one of whom alleges epstein assaulted her when she was just 14 years old told the judge he s a scary person to have walking the streets. the judge said he would not rule on whether epstein should be granted bail until thursday. joining me now is casey frank,
accused sex trafficker jeffrey epstein is now in a new york courtroom for his bail hearing where a judge will hear arguments on whether epstein can put up his jet and nearly $80 million mansion as part of a bond package to get him out of jail while he awaits trial if his lawyers say he should be able to stay at home under monitoring before the trial. prosecutors say he must stay in jail. with us again shimon. this is all happening right now. you just got some news. what did the judge just say? reporter: right. so just moments ago, poppy, the judge saying he does not intend to rule today. not going to make a decision on whether jeffrey epstein should be released pending trial in the case. instead he s going to allow both side, attorneys for the
agreement, it was correctly described as a sweetheart deal in the way he described it i think doesn t really fit those who have had that job before. shepard: he refused he said he wouldn t really comment on whether epstein s money and powerful lawyers had an effect on the case. what can you say question mike that s obviously the answe answer. it s hard for someone to say yes it s because he had very powerful lawyers. shepard: i got the feeling that he was speaking to an audience of one today and you wonder how that audience felt. i think he had to be. he was trying to keep his job. if he was talking to people and the department of justice with victims, he didn t do it in a way that s very compelling. he never apologized to victims nor did he really give them an answer they might ve been looking for. he didn t provide the answer. shepard: they never had their say. how unusual is that? it s particularly unusual, looking again at the letter