Miami Herald journalist whose investigation led to the arrests of Jeffrey Epstein & Ghislaine Maxwell. Signal: jkbjournalist.25 Substack: jkbjournalist.substack
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BREAKING: We won — Ghislaine Maxwell loses fight to keep her Jeffrey Epstein testimony sealed
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BIG NEWS: Sources -- Ghislaine Maxwell is in custody. Arrested on charges in the Southern District of NY. Story soon.
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Except the record shows you had the evidence in 2007. Remember the 53-page indictment, the phone records, the trash pulls, the flight manifests, the witnesses who worked for Epstein?
Now that new evidence and additional testimony is available, the NY prosecution offers an important opportunity to more fully bring him to justice.
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MORE: The deposition of Virginia Guiffre that includes allegations against Alan Dershowitz have been ordered unsealed by a federal judge today.
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Do you know why some are circled? I do.
Epstein’s "little black book" totals 97 pages, containing 1,571 names and roughly 5,000 phone numbers. At least 38 names are mysteriously circled, including Donald Trump's. “I got my hands on a copy,” writes Leland Nally. “I made close to 2,000 phone calls.”
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US Prosecutor Geoffrey Berman: “we were assisted by some excellent investgative journalism.”
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I know there is a lot of praise on here for the Herald and myself. But I have to say the the REAL HEROES HERE were the courageous victims that faced their fears and told their stories.
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Journalists have been beaten up so badly the past two years. So happy for the outpouring of support from the public and law enforcement — not just to me — but to all journalists — print, broadcast, freelance, video, podcast, college writers, high school journalists.
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NEW: Two of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims appeared at his bail hearing in New York today, facing him for the first time in a decade — a dramatic turn to his stunning arrest on federal Sex trafficking charges.
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BREAKING: Judge in Jeffrey Epstein who has refused to release grand jury records has ties to those with a stake in keeping them secret. #perversionofjustice miamiherald.com/news/state/f…
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NEW: Alan Dershowitz's attorney confirms that his client has access to Virginia Giuffre's sealed depositions. Those depositions reveal that she was directed by Jeffrey Epstein to have sex with former Israeli PM Ehud Barak & Victoria's Secret's Les Wexner.
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ICYMI: No criminal record. No gang affiliation. Owned a towing business. Spent 11 years renewing work permits and trying to obtain his own citizenship. Wife is an American citizen. Grabbed by ICE as he was taking out the trash. Shipped to a detention center in New Mexico.
Read more at: miamiherald.com/news/local/i…
Cuban detained by ICE while taking out his trash in North Miami; family demands answers miamiherald.com/news/local/i…
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BREAKING: Florida's Governor orders state criminal probe into Palm Beach Sheriff and former State Attorney's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case. Story to come.
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The president is tested every day. If he was negative on Wednesday his doctors would be shouting that. Instead they evaded the question. Why?
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Victims testified under oath that Maxwell sexually abused them with Epstein. Victims testified under oath that she recruited them and schooled them on how to give sexualized massages to Epstein. Victims testified that she took their passports so that they became prisoners on the island. Maxwell was convicted of sex trafficking.
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Dershowitz, who helped Jeffrey Epstein get this sweetheart deal, knows full well that there were almost three dozen dozen girls, ages 13 to 17, who were named in a list that accompanied this plea deal. The final plea PAPERWORK was manipulated to pick just one victim -- and his lawyers made sure they chose the oldest one so that it didn't look so bad. But the girl who came forward first to police was 14 -- and the list of other victims attached to that deal included many young girls.
Alan Dershowitz: The predecessor on your show described Epstein as a convicted pedophile. He pleaded guilty to one count of having sex for money with a 17-year-and-10-month-old person. That’s not a pedophile. @Acyn
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Epstein's plea deal listed nearly three dozen girls aged 13-17, but the deal focused on the oldest victim. The first girl, who went to the Palm Beach police with her parents, was 14. Dershowitz, who was on his defense team and pushed for the lenient deal, knows this.
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A reminder that US Senator Ted Cruz is defending a lawmaker who has been credibly accused of being complicit in the sexual abuse of wrestlers from Ohio State. cnn.com/2020/03/06/politics/…
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Dude this is a public document. Thats like publishing a police report and you saying it’s not a reliable source.
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"We were stupid stupid children," one victim told me. "All I remember is I was wearing the same pair of shoes for three years and I thought I could give a man a massage and finally get new shoes."
When you are 14 years old, and have little or no parental guidance, or you've already been on the street and sexually abused, yes you are "innocent." Anyone who thinks otherwise needs to understand the nature of sexual abuse. Predators, like Epstein and Maxwell, knew how to groom their prey. They promised these girls the moon, and when the girls realized what they got themselves into, and tried to get out, they were threatened. Their parents and loved ones were threatened. If the girls/women came from overseas, their passports were taken from them.
Im sick of it. I’m maga but I absolutely hate how they have pushed this narrative that these women were innocent and captured as sex slaves. There were willing participants.
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New: Miami Herald endorses Mursell-Powell for US Senate: "Rick Scott has done his job as if he represented a MAGA congressional district rather than one of the most diverse states in the nation."
Read more at: miamiherald.com/opinion/edit…
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Trump did not tip off the police. I interviewed the chief and the lead detective. They were tipped off by a parent.
Epstein biographer Barry Levine told CNN he thinks Epstein’s 2011 email saying “the dog that hasn’t barked is Trump” was Epstein hinting that Trump may have secretly alerted the Palm Beach police chief in 2004 about his child trafficking network.
Levine says Epstein was 75% convinced Trump was the whistleblower, especially after their falling-out over Ghislaine recruiting girls from Mar-a-Lago and a bitter real estate fight that put them against each other.
Epstein had begun to suspect that Trump was the one informing on him.
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Federal judge is going through the docket of the case and unsealing documents in the Maxwell case, item by item.
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Imagine what must be in the Epstein files that the entire GOP is fighting so hard to shut the survivors down.
New: Top congressional GOP & WH allies are working behind the scenes to prevent a politically charged floor vote to release the government’s Jeffrey Epstein case files next month, multiple sources tell me @sarahnferris and @mkraju cnn.com/2025/09/24/politics/…
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Just a hunch: Greenberg flipped on Matt Gaetz. orlandosentinel.com/news/sem…
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BREAKING NEWS from Miami Herald: Jeffrey Epstein was arrested by the FBI in New York Saturday night on sex trafficking charges. Remains in custody pending bail hearing Monday. miamiherald.com/news/state/f…
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In the office today after being gone for a week. Greeting me was a pile of cards, letters and flowers — many of them from sexual assault survivors, from as far away as Seattle. Some of them made me cry. Thank you to all who sent me these and shared your stories.
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Breaking: Wooo! Yes!!!!!
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BREAKING: Ghislaine Maxwell proposes that she serve her pretrial detention in a luxury Manhattan hotel.
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NEW SCOOP: Trump cheered Kraft’s team to Super Bowl victory with founder of spa where he was busted
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BREAKING NEWS: Federal judge begins process of unsealing documents in the defamation case of Ghislaine Maxwell. Some names of non-parties will be redacted.
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BREAKING: Florida Gov DeSantis, seeking to hide Covid infections & deaths, pressures Miami Herald law firm to squelch records suit | Miami Herald miamiherald.com/news/coronav…
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Breaking: New Evidence Hillary Killed Lincoln newyorker.com/humor/borowitz…
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I am one of the few reporters who examined Plaskett's relationship with Epstein. She accepted sizeable amounts of money from him and was one of the few people who refused to return campaign contributions even after it was clear he had committed so many crimes against girls. (Links below) washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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The Miami Herald, supported by 32 news organizations, including the NYT and Washington Post, will argue in federal court in NY on Wednesday to unseal Epstein documents. #PerversionofJustice miamiherald.com/news/state/f…
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BREAKING: Feds: We obtained Jeffrey Epstein/Ghislaine Maxwell evidence through a fed grand jury subpoena; suggests more charges could be coming as grand jury still active | Miami Herald miamiherald.com/news/state/f…
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Some news: I am over the moon happy to announce that my daughter has been accepted into the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine!! Dreams do come true😂😂😂😭
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BREAKING: In a 400-plus page deposition taken in 2016, accused sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell repeatedly denies knowing any underage girls were even present with Jeffrey Epstein. The documents are heavily redacted. Names blacked out include Bill Clinton, Prince Andrew.
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Shout out to @tiffhsu for this nice profile she did of me in today’s NYT. I guess I got to change my damn cell phone ring. nytimes.com/2019/07/09/busin… via @nytimes
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Breaking: Sources for Miami Herald/McClatchy confirm that the Ethics Report is "highly damaging" -- the report could be leaked today. @miamiherald
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Open the Jeffrey Epstein files. All of them. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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I wish I could say this was a "new" low for @FoxNews. Truly incredible. They photo-shopped a government exhibit (photo of Maxwell & Epstein on a plane) with an obviously fake photo of Reinhart. Here's the REAL photo.
Brian Kilmeade, filling in for Tucker Carlson tonight, shared a clearly fake, photoshopped image of the judge involved in approving the Mar-a-Lago warrant
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This is pretty amazing. #vote miamiherald.com/news/nation-…
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1. I'm not in D.C. and have very few D.C. connections
2. "Planted" ? Hmm. I don't even know what that means
3. This was honest to god, shoe leather reporting & digging through dense court documents for a year. No one contacted me to do this story. No one. It was totally my idea.
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New: Washington Post reporter just said that Bezos’ investigator suspects that “a government agency” intercepted Bezos’ text messages.
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It's absolutely horrible that the court managed to miss redacting the names of two female victims from this document, identifying a 14-year-old victim -- yet they spared all the men (including the names of lawyers!) from being identified...unbelievable!
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Breaking: “You will not bring the people in here to be cross-examined. You’re afraid to do so because you know cross examination would reveal the truth,” the judge said to a DOJ attorney. “I tend to doubt that you’re telling me the truth. … I’m tired of seeing you stonewall on trying to get at the truth.”
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NEW: After 11 years, a victory for girls molested by Jeffrey Epstein, a New York hedge fund manager who was given a sweetheart deal by federal prosecutors. miamiherald.com/news/state/f…
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BREAKING: Bail hearing for indicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein to be continued Thursday. Defense attorneys will argue he has lived a “law-abiding life” even though feds found naked photos of girls in his safe.
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More on Maxwell documents: It is very troublesome that so much time was spent redacting the names of people alleged to be friends with or involved in Epstein's crimes, yet they didn't remove the home addresses of law enforcement officers involved in the case.
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BREAKING: A Palm Beach County judge has released the Grand Jury records in the 2008 Jeffrey Epstein criminal trial. More to come.
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In one exchange, Epstein’s lawyer, Martin Weinberg said: “It’s not like he is an out-of-control rapist,” to which judge Richard Berman replied “Hoe do you know that?”
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Keep In mind that #JeffreyEpstein continued to abuse girls after Mr. Dershowitz & Kenneth Starr got him a sweetheart deal.
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BREAKING: Ghislaine Maxwell, a British socialite long accused of being part of Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking operation, has been taken into custody in New Hampshire, sources tell the Miami Herald. Story to come.
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New: I Was proud to be at this event tonight, where Shepard Smith, formerly of Fox News, donated $500,000 to the Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom — which was then matched by @knightfdn - total raised tonight more than $2 mil. nytimes.com/2019/11/21/busin…
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BREAKING from NYT: Deutsche Bank officials began scrambling to dump Jeffrey Epstein as a client following publication of Miami Herald series; bank suspected that his finances were tied to sex trafficking. nyti.ms/2JJCLs2
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BREAKING from the Miami Herald: Palm Beach sheriff opens internal affairs investigation into handling of Jeffrey Epstein
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If you're keeping score, there are now three people sending well wishes to accused sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell: Alan Dershowitz, Donald Trump and Geraldo Rivera. thedailybeast.com/fox-news-s… via @thedailybeast
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Coming soon: Ghislaine Maxwell documents to be unsealed this morning in federal court in New York. Follow @miamiherald miamiherald.com/news/nation-…
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We would never be here if prosecutors in FLORIDA both federal and state — had not treated these girls (14-16) like prostitutes. At that age there is no consent.
Reminder that Epstein & Ghislaine could’ve been charged with sex trafficking in the original FL case in 2002 but weren’t & we still don’t know why. And none of this current justice would be happening but for @jkbjournalist. nbcnews.com/think/opinion/je…
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I can guarantee you it’s too late now. It’s already been acid washed from floor to ceiling. cbsnews.com/news/jeffrey-eps…
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The reason I took up the case is because a woman filed a lawsuit against Mr. Trump alleging he raped her when she was a teenager. At the time, (2016) Mr. Trump was running for president of the United States -- and had nominated Acosta for a top cabinet position. Acosta was the prosecutor who signed off on Epstein's sweetheart deal. As a result of the deal, Epstein served a light sentence and was released -- and continued to sexually abuse women and girls for at least another decade. That's not fake news. mediamatters.org/greg-kelly/…
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BREAKING: FBI agents raid FLA condo unit owned by Russians at Trump Towers in Sunny Isles
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Finally. New Mexico authorities wake up. I only did the story EIGHT months ago. cbsnews.com/news/jeffrey-eps…
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Epstein is a significant flight risk, and prosecutors intend to keep him in jail until trial = no bail.
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This is a huge story that MSM doesn’t seem to be jumping on with the gusto it deserves. mississippifreepress.org/274…
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Let’s also not forget: Rep. Jim Jordan has been credibly accused as being one of the enablers of the Ohio state wrestling team doctor who committed almost 1,500 sexual assaults and FIFTY rapes of student athletes ....
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NEW: A look at Alan Dershowitz's history of defending men accused of crimes against women; his history of defending accused rapists and his belief that men, no matter how old, should not be punished for having sex with minors as young as 15. newyorker.com/magazine/2019/…
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And the FBI was developing evidence that this was an international sex trafficking scheme. It’s not true they approved of the deal.
Acosta's comments assume there was an arbitrary time point where they had to cut off the investigation. That's not true, if they lacked sufficient evidence they could have continued to investigate. That "new evidence" he's glad SDNY prosecutors found was available back then too.
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If this pic is legit, Where was Jeffrey Epstein because Visloski wouldn’t be there without him. #perversionofjustice
Ohai, It's Larry Visoski, Jeffrey Epstein's chief pilot, hanging out with @KellyannePolls just before NYE 2016.
Weird, huh?
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I am retweeting this because @Mimirocah1 is right — hopefully someone is looking at the prosecutors in Miami AND West Palm Beach — and Washington — who let him off the hook. They all knew. They all knew. They all knew.
Reminder that Epstein & Ghislaine could’ve been charged with sex trafficking in the original FL case in 2002 but weren’t & we still don’t know why. And none of this current justice would be happening but for @jkbjournalist. nbcnews.com/think/opinion/je…
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BREAKING: FBI agents looking at possible ‘criminal enterprise’ in Jeffrey Epstein’s death
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NEW: Trump said Epstein was never a member of Mar-a-Lago. He was. | Miami Herald miamiherald.com/news/state/f…
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BREAKING: Attorney for teenager at the center of Matt Gaetz sex trafficking allegations says "she was a high school student and there were witnesses." Calls on Ethics Committee to release its report.
Mr. Gaetz's likely nomination as Attorney General is a perverse development in a truly dark series of events. We would support the House Ethics Committee immediately releasing their report. She was a high school student and there were witnesses.
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BREAKING: Jeffrey Epstein’s injuries look more like murder than suicide, noted pathologist says (Story will be updated with new info from Baden to come)
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Second Epstein story by @nytimes that totally skips mentioning @MiamiHerald’s series — which is relevant here because Epstein, after my series ran in 2018, made at least two large $ transfers which led to a panic with the banks. They froze the accounts as a result. The Times is doing great work following Epstein’s money. But its omissions recognizing the Herald’s role in investigating his crimes — especially when relevant as in this case — is mind boggling. nytimes.com/2025/09/08/magaz…
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Miami Herald EXCLUSIVE: Florida Lawmaker calling for state probe of Jeffrey Epstein case says she’s been told to "Back off Little Girl,'' by supporters of Palm Beach sheriff now in spotlight for giving Epstein a cushy work release. miamiherald.com/news/state/f…
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My Uncle Joe in Vietnam. He died of cancer on Saturday. These were the boys who went away. A Lot of them didn’t come back. Look how young they were. They don’t look like losers to me.
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We had plane tickets for my daughter to come to Florida for the holiday. We cancelled because it’s the most American thing to do this year. Keep safe everyone & do the right thing. 🇺🇸
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BREAKING: New Jeffrey Epstein accuser goes public; defamation lawsuit targets Dershowitz miamiherald.com/news/nation-…
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For those following: The correct answer to the question about whether G Maxwell will turn in powerful men should have been “I hope that she cooperates fully so all those who have abused women and children are brought to justice.” Not “I wish her well.” - Amanda Carpenter, author
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BREAKING: Trump campaign, Mar-a-Lago, hit with federal subpeonas. Feds want to know more about Chinese massage parlor owner's role in Trump fundraising. By @nicknehamas @jayhweaver @ceostroff and @blaskey_s miamiherald.com/news/politic…
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The Herald is still filing the lawsuit. With a new law firm.
The Miami Herald was ready to file a lawsuit for records identifying nursing homes with Covid-19. Then the governor's office made a call to an influential partner in the law firm representing the Herald. Suit dropped. miamiherald.com/news/coronav…
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It is mind-boggling to me that the court is continuing to protect powerful men involved with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. If they didn't do anything wrong, why don't they allow full disclosure here?
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Miami Herald Editorial: You know what Florida needs right now? A governor. miamiherald.com/opinion/edit…
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It appears that Epstein was arrested upon his arrival at Teterboro airport today. His plane records show he flew into Teterboro from Paris, were he had been vacationing since June 14.
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