Statement of Manhattan U.S. Attorney SDNY Geoffrey S. Berman:

[Leghorn21]

Link to tweet

Geoffrey Berman and his team aren’t backing down for ONE SKINNY MINUTE!!

[StarfishSaver]

1. "Including a Conspiracy count"

Very, very important

[Leghorn21]

2. YUP!!

I figured this wasn’t over, but sure am glad to see this statement, Star - whewwww - I just couldn’t imagine that Barr LOSER telling Mr. Berman to close up shop...NOPE

This is terrific news, and look how he’s standing firmly with DEAD EPSTEIN’S victims

Fuck yeah

NO MERCY

[Mike 03]

5. Indeed, this is excellent news. n/t

[Hortensis]

21. It's a sex trafficking conspiracy.

Unlikely, I'd think, to involve Trump.

[George II]

22. trump may not have been involved in the trafficking, but probably one of Epstein's customers.

[Hortensis]

23. Yes. And/or friends/associates, alive and prosecutable.

[RockRaven]

3. I can see Trump and Barr using the suicide as the excuse for firing Berman

who has been insufficiently toad-y for Trump's taste.

[StarfishSaver]

25. That would be a stretch, even for Barr

The US Attorney has nothing to do with overseeing federal correctional facilities.

[RockRaven]

28. You think Trump and Barr are bound by the credibility/plausibility of their arguments?

I don't. I think they are shameless. To the extent that Trump even knows what the structure and policies are, he does not care.

Trump's pretext for firing Comey was laughable on it's face, and even more laughable upon inspection. And he did it anyway. Because it was just a pretext, and he didn't care how dopey it was to people in the know.

Trump is pissed at Berman for recusing himself (and also then refusing to un-recuse) on Cohen's case. Trump wants sycophants, and when you fail to behave that way he grabs onto any reason to get rid of you, no matter how dumb it is to anyone who knows anything. Using Epstein's suicide as an excuse is just the sort of thing Trump would do, imo. But that's just my opinion.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

26. Was just reading interesting older article on how they SDNY

think Gulliani's gone crazy and not the prosecutor they once knew. And that SDNY could go rogue. Of course this didn't happen with filing charges on trump for check to Stormy.

But wouldn't it be great if there ended up being a band of good guys?

[OnDoutside]

4. Bear in mind that Trump has never gone after Berman. Why is that ?

[Drunken Irishman]

6. Because he appointed him after Preet Bharara was let go?

[Leghorn21]

8. Haw haw, joke's on MF45!!!

I fkn LOVE IT

Kudos to Mr. Berman, he could’ve been trump toady #537, but NOPE

[Drunken Irishman]

9. I still am skeptical of Berman - just as I am skeptical of Mueller...

And all these Republican toads.

[Ligyron]

19. Yup

Words are wind.

[OnDoutside]

10. Yes he did, BUT, Berman then recused himself from Trump related

cases, and yet Trump never went after him, like he did Sessions. As head of SDNY, he oversees that area of NY when includes Trump Tower.

[Leghorn21]

12. Oh damn, I missed that part

Dammit, I must cling to my optimism here!!!

[OnDoutside]

14. I admire your optimism and hope you are right.

[Drunken Irishman]

7. Why trust Geoffrey Berman?

I still don't - even if he recused himself from the Michael Cohen raid.

[Leghorn21]

11. Oh noes, I HAVE to trust him, D

He was so strong, he and his team, when he presented the case against Epstein

And with this statement - yeah, I’m all in...I just gotta be!!!

[Drunken Irishman]

15. I think we have to hope - absolutely.

[ChubbyStar]

17. I think Berman has some serious goods in this case

I loved that the conspiracy charge was reiterated in todays statement, he is defending the VICTIMS, for that I applaud him.

[groundloop]

24. So far nothing but words though.... I'm withholding judgment 'til I see the end result.

I'm skeptical that Epstein killed himself on his own, but will wait for facts before forming an opinion beyond that. There were just far too many rich and powerful people (possibly including an orange "billionaire&quot who would have been affected by Epstein going to trial not to be suspicious.

[StarfishSaver]

27. It's been less than 12 hours

Not much anyone could do in that time other than say words.

[OnDoutside]

13. Me too. It's all very suspect, just like Cy Vance's connection with Trump.

[Midnightwalk]

16. Epstein's trial was a big spot light

And the trial would have made going the accomplices easier in my opinion.

Good to read the statement though.

[bucolic_frolic]

18. It's a narrow focus

it needs to be followed wherever it leads

I'm not reading that into his statement.

[uponit7771]

29. K&R,