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In #SDNY, Epstein dismissal-after-death proceeding begins, with US Attorney Berman in courtroom of Judge Berman (no relation). Inner City Press reported his hogging of legal meeting room innercitypress.com/mcc1epsteinsui… Now victims will speak, we'll live tweet here- thread 
@MatthewLeeICP @sdnylive Judge Berman begins by questioning #Fordham prof Bruce Green's NYLJ piece, mentioned in this pre-hype #Periscope in Foley Square this morning: pscp.tv/w/1yoKMzRPVmdG…
@MatthewLeeICP @sdnylive With Judge Berman still explaining why he didn't just grant US Attorney's request to drop the prosecution after Epstein's death, yesterday Inner City Press wrote on a Washington Heights drug prosecution which was so dropped, without hearing patreon.com/posts/29470481
@MatthewLeeICP @sdnylive Finally 19 minutes into the proceeding, judicial preface is over. Now Assistant US Attorney takes to podium, saying that Epstein's death and dropping the case does not stop prosecution of others, and pursuit of Epstein's assets by victims.
@MatthewLeeICP @sdnylive AUSA reminds that Epstein's lawyers are required to return or destroy all discovery materials they've been given. Says government has informed as many victims as possible of today's proceeding, doesn't know who many are here and want to speak
@MatthewLeeICP @sdnylive Now Epstein's (ex?) lawyer Reid Weingarten says the world looks different today than it did before. But how? Discuss
@MatthewLeeICP @sdnylive Programming note: in Judge Berman's courtroom was unable to use phone to tweet-report the testimony, 12 Jane Does, many named, no decision on the spot by Judge Berman, story soon on InnerCityPress.com
