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Trump said Obama and Biden ‘made up’ Epstein files, but neither were in office when FBI investigated
In 2007, while Bush was president, federal investigators at the FBI and U.S. attorney's office prepared to indict Epstein, but negotiations between Epstein’s lawyers and the U.S. attorney's office in Florida’s Southern District led by Alexander Acosta resulted in a secret deal that let Epstein avoid federal charges.
Federal prosecutor Maurene Comey sent a blistering email to colleagues warning them of the chilling effect of fear in the Justice Department after being abruptly fired by the Trump administration. “If a career prosecutor can be fired without reason,