Report: Acosta told Trump transition Epstein 'belonged to intelligence' (unconfirmed)
Investigative reporter Vicky Ward wrote in 2019 that, during Donald Trump’s transition vetting, Alexander Acosta explained he had been told to ‘back off’ because Jeffrey Epstein ‘belonged to intelligence.’ No U.S. government review has substantiated intelligence ties; DOJ’s Office of Professional Responsibility later criticized the 2007 non-prosecution agreement on other grounds without noting any intelligence issues.
Key Actors
Sources (4)
- Jeffrey Epstein's Sick Story Played Out for Years in Plain Sight (2019-07-09)
- Investigation into the Non-Prosecution Agreement with Jeffrey Epstein (Report) (2020-11-12)
- Perversion of Justice: Jeffrey Epstein (topic hub) (2018-11-28)
- Jeffrey Epstein 'Belonged to Intelligence'? (analysis of the claim) (2019-10-04)
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