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Tracey: Julie K. Brown fabricated quotes in Perversion of Justice
“Even though, for example, I caught her fabricating quotes in her book, Perversion of Justice, which was based on the initial Miami Herald series.”
Tracey: Virginia Roberts Giuffre recanted sexual misconduct allegations against Dershowitz
“Dershowitz, she ended up recanting her allegations and bear in mind, it wasn't just that she, you know, happened to level some accusation at some point, maybe in like casual banter. It's that she made allegations of herself having been victimized by Dershowitz…”
Tracey: No evidence Bill Clinton ever visited Jeffrey Epstein's island
“No evidence that Bill Clinton was ever on the island. He did fly around in Epstein's private jet in 2002 and 2003, but no evidence he ever went to the island.”
Tracey: Epstein was never accused of sex crimes against minors post-2005
“Jeffrey Epstein was never even accused of committing any illicit sexual acts against any person under the age of 18 after the year 2005.”
Tracey: Sole minor cited in Epstein's 2008 Florida plea hearing was 17
“It turns out the sole minor victim who was cited in that plea hearing as the sole minor to whom he procured for prostitution was literally 17 years old.”
Tracey: Maria Farmer's initial FBI complaint mentioned no sex crimes
“She mentioned nothing about a sexual assault. She mentions nothing about any kind of sex crime at all.”
Tracey: Epstein's 2007 non-prosecution deal was never overturned
“The non-prosecution agreement was never overturned.”
Tracey: British tabloid invented the 'Lolita Express' nickname, not Epstein
“That's just like false. I mean, that was, that's just, there's never been any evidence for that. It was a nickname that was invented like by a, it was a cheeky nickname invented by this British tabloid.”
Tracey: JPMorgan Epstein settlement totaled $290M with 30% in attorney fees
“So JP Morgan was ended up totaling around two hundred ninety million. And the lawyers end up convincing the judge who presided over this agreement in New York, the federal judge Rakoff to grant them 30% in legal fees or attorney's fees that they claimed.”