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Frm MSNBC Legal Analyst; Fmr 30-yr fed prosecutor. https://t.co/SywEUwHLwA https://t.co/0XiMAHOeMN

Aug 12, 2019, 5 tweets

1. Some have asked, if the autopsy is complete, why does the medical examiner need additional information before ruling on the cause & manner of death? The medical findings as as a result of an autopsy telling us something but not everything. For example, if a victim dies . . .

2. as a result of a gunshot wound, a medical examiner can rule the “cause of death” gunshot wound, but will need more information before ruling on the “manner of death.” A fatal gunshot wound could be determined to be a homicide, a suicide or an accidental death . . .

3. depending on what is learned during the investigation. It’s not terribly unusual for someone to commit a homicide and then orchestrate the scene to try to make it look like a suicide. Similarly, someone can try to make a homicide by strangulation or suffocation look like a ...

4. suicide by hanging. This is why it was grossly irresponsible (or a product of intentional misdirection) for AG Barr to immediately label Epstein’s death an apparent suicide. Then today, Barr heaped condemnation on the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) for its ...

5. “appalling failures.” Now wait a minute - MCC is a federal facility and part of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP). Guess who’s in charge of the BOP? The DOJ as headed by Bill Barr. So MCC’s failures are Barr’s failures. Bill Barr’s rhetorical merry-go-round is never-ending.

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