#jeffrey-epstein

#jeffrey-epstein

At a Monday hearing, US District Judge Jed Rakoff ordered lawyers to comply with quick-turnaround deadlines for the cases, which were filed against Bank of America and BNY. The two lawsuits, filed in October, alleged the banks ignored red flags related to Epstein's sex-trafficking operation. Rakoff set November deadlines for motions to dismiss the cases, with an oral argument for December 15. The judge ordered that all discovery, including depositions, must be completed by February 27.

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During a visit to Lichfield Cathedral today, a man in the crowd asked the king a string of questions, including: How long have you known about Andrew and Epstein? In a video, believed to have been filmed by the protester as he spoke, the man goes on to ask Charles twice: Have you asked the police to cover up for Andrew? The king continues shaking hands with well-wishers and waving as the man shouts questions.

Calls for Andrew to give evidence over his links to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein in the US are growing. In a statement on Friday, Democratic congressman Ro Khanna, a California Democratic representative, who serves on the investigative House oversight committee, told the Guardian: Andrew should be called to testify before the oversight committee. The public deserves to know who was abusing women and young girls alongside Epstein.

Voting against the party on every single issue? You're eventually going to make too many enemies and that is the problem that Thomas has had, Vance said. It's not one issue, it's not three or four issues, it's that every time we've needed Thomas for a vote, he has been completely unwilling to provide it. That is why the president of the United States has trained his ire on Thomas Massie. It's because we can never count on him.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground.

Wolff, who has penned four best-selling books about President Trump, accuses Melania Trump of launching a campaign of threats to intimidate him from digging deeper into the first couple's friendship with Epstein, according to legal papers obtained by The News. These threatened legal actions are designed to create a climate of fear in the nation so that people cannot freely or confidently exercise their First Amendment rights, Wolff's 17-page claim reads. The threats are also intended to shut down legitimate inquiry into the Epstein matter.

While he says they are "cooperating" with trying to find a date, he says that the former first couple is weighing other options in how to respond to the investigation. Mr. Comer and Speaker Mike Johnson have been pushing back against a bipartisan bill to force a disclosure of all of the so-called "Epstein files" by claiming that an Oversight Committee probe is a more appropriate avenue for investigating the matter.

When I was a child, I was sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein. I could not come forward before. I wasn't ready. Awareness and courage take time. Now I am.