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Thank you to @JenTaub for the shout-out on @CNN!
The Reza Zarrab case remains relevant, partly because it has a direct effect on whether Jeffrey Epstein gets bail before trial, but also because the still-active case has ties to the Trump admin.
Watch: cnn.com/videos/tv/2019…
The Reza Zarrab case remains relevant, partly because it has a direct effect on whether Jeffrey Epstein gets bail before trial, but also because the still-active case has ties to the Trump admin.
Watch: cnn.com/videos/tv/2019…
As followers of that docket know, the Zarrab case also has direct ties to the Erdogan government, as the gold trader implicated Erdogan in a sanctions-busting scheme and accused of ministers of accepting massive bribes.
There was sealed docket activity just last month.
There was sealed docket activity just last month.
On Epstein's request to await trial in his N.Y. mansion guarded by personally financed security:
The last time made that request in his courtroom, Judge Berman not only pointed out that fostered an unequal system of justice. He said that's not even release, just a bespoke jail.
The last time made that request in his courtroom, Judge Berman not only pointed out that fostered an unequal system of justice. He said that's not even release, just a bespoke jail.
The judge's message: Rich criminal defendants don't get to pick and choose how they get to be confined.
Those wanting to keep up to date in the latest Epstein developments would be wise to review the Zarrab case.
Those wanting to keep up to date in the latest Epstein developments would be wise to review the Zarrab case.
* That should read: "The last time a similar request landed in his courtroom..."
