Miami Herald Journalist: ‘Very Strong’ Evidence in Epstein Case Will Lead to More Prosecutions

RUSH TRANSCRIPT RUHLE But ░░░░░░░░ I have to go ░░░░░░░░ you first What was ░░░░░░░░ reaction when you heard ░░░░░░░░ his death BROWN I ░░░░░░░░ couldn t believe it ░░░░░░░░ mean I got a ░░░░░░░░ call and I said ░░░░░░░░ You know that can ░░░░░░░░ be right I think ░░░░░░░░ had the same reaction ░░░░░░░░ could that have happened ░░░░░░░░ the fact that he ░░░░░░░░ tried something suspicious two ░░░░░░░░ prior to this Everybody ░░░░░░░░ the same thing Wasn ░░░░░░░░ he under suicide watch ░░░░░░░░ could somebody on suicide ░░░░░░░░ commit suicide We now ░░░░░░░░ that he somehow manipulated ░░░░░░░░ so that he got ░░░░░░░░ of suicide watch so ░░░░░░░░ so RUHLE Do you ░░░░░░░░ he manipulated things to ░░░░░░░░ off suicide watch BROWN ░░░░░░░░ I do I do ░░░░░░░░ of his history Remember ░░░░░░░░ way he was incarcerated ░░░░░░░░ Florida I mean he ░░░░░░░░ guards who were leaving ░░░░░░░░ door open guards who ░░░░░░░░ bringing him stew you ░░░░░░░░ guards that were cutting ░░░░░░░░ he was allowed to ░░░░░░░░ every day with his ░░░░░░░░ valet and go to ░░░░░░░░ office You know it ░░░░░░░░ t surprise me at ░░░░░░░░ he would have been ░░░░░░░░ been able to manipulate ░░░░░░░░ into giving him some ░░░░░░░░ to himself RUHLE I ░░░░░░░░ you ve spoken to ░░░░░░░░ of the victims since ░░░░░░░░ How are they processing ░░░░░░░░ BROWN I think they ░░░░░░░░ all still in shock ░░░░░░░░ know it s a ░░░░░░░░ of emotions It s ░░░░░░░░ it s grief It ░░░░░░░░ anger really This is ░░░░░░░░ another example of how ░░░░░░░░ criminal justice system in ░░░░░░░░ to wealthy men who ░░░░░░░░ to be able to ░░░░░░░░ a different kind of ░░░░░░░░ than other regular people ░░░░░░░░ our country RUHLE How ░░░░░░░░ are they Where do ░░░░░░░░ of these investigations or ░░░░░░░░ the reporting go Let ░░░░░░░░ say many of the ░░░░░░░░ in his circle were ░░░░░░░░ criminals and sex offenders ░░░░░░░░ he was But what ░░░░░░░░ they were just absolute ░░░░░░░░ sleaze bags who didn ░░░░░░░░ want the pilots to ░░░░░░░░ here s who s ░░░░░░░░ on the plane ten ░░░░░░░░ 15 times Are those ░░░░░░░░ dancing in the streets ░░░░░░░░ No I don t ░░░░░░░░ so at all RUHLE ░░░░░░░░ BROWN I think the ░░░░░░░░ S prosecutor is going ░░░░░░░░ you know this is ░░░░░░░░ is a lot of ░░░░░░░░ out there We don ░░░░░░░░ know completely what the ░░░░░░░░ S Attorney Geoffrey Berman ░░░░░░░░ but he has a ░░░░░░░░ paper trail RUHLE But ░░░░░░░░ we see those documents ░░░░░░░░ BROWN I think in ░░░░░░░░ You know when he ░░░░░░░░ indictments and the case ░░░░░░░░ to trial And he ░░░░░░░░ prosecute other people that ░░░░░░░░ involved in this I ░░░░░░░░ certain because I ve ░░░░░░░░ the evidence out there ░░░░░░░░ of it and it ░░░░░░░░ very strong evidence RUHLE ░░░░░░░░ within minutes of learning ░░░░░░░░ Epstein s death the ░░░░░░░░ was flooded with conspiracy ░░░░░░░░ The president even retweeting ░░░░░░░░ conspiracy theory tying the ░░░░░░░░ to this It is ░░░░░░░░ just there are conspiracy ░░░░░░░░ all over the how ░░░░░░░░ does that complicate things ░░░░░░░░ terms of actually getting ░░░░░░░░ here BUTLER Here s ░░░░░░░░ we know We know ░░░░░░░░ Epstein s suicide was ░░░░░░░░ by the federal prisons ░░░░░░░░ was under suicide watch ░░░░░░░░ should have been under ░░░░░░░░ watch He should have ░░░░░░░░ someone else in the ░░░░░░░░ with him That person ░░░░░░░░ mysteriously removed on Friday ░░░░░░░░ was supposed to be ░░░░░░░░ every 30 minutes and ░░░░░░░░ was not checked for ░░░░░░░░ Something bizarre was going ░░░░░░░░ RUHLE Okay Besides the ░░░░░░░░ outrage that we re ░░░░░░░░ today what who is ░░░░░░░░ for that BUTLER So ░░░░░░░░ coconspirators Mr Epstein s ░░░░░░░░ criminal conspiracy was enabled ░░░░░░░░ other people Somebody had ░░░░░░░░ recruit those somebody had ░░░░░░░░ train those Girls Somebody ░░░░░░░░ to coerce those Girls ░░░░░░░░ the bizarre travesty of ░░░░░░░░ that the Florida plea ░░░░░░░░ represented said that those ░░░░░░░░ could not be thankfully ░░░░░░░░ U S attorney for ░░░░░░░░ York Mr Berman does ░░░░░░░░ agree with that He ░░░░░░░░ go after those four ░░░░░░░░ very quickly RUHLE How ░░░░░░░░ where are they Delain ░░░░░░░░ has been written up ░░░░░░░░ and over as the ░░░░░░░░ recruiter often the trainer ░░░░░░░░ many of these young ░░░░░░░░ It is reported they ░░░░░░░░ t even know where ░░░░░░░░ is This is a ░░░░░░░░ whose father died a ░░░░░░░░ con man owing over ░░░░░░░░ banks 4 billion A ░░░░░░░░ did this woman maintain ░░░░░░░░ socialite status and B ░░░░░░░░ is it that people ░░░░░░░░ don t know where ░░░░░░░░ is I couldn t ░░░░░░░░ Off the Grid I ░░░░░░░░ t think you could ░░░░░░░░ BROWN Yeah I can ░░░░░░░░ really answer that question ░░░░░░░░ would hope they are ░░░░░░░░ track of her and ░░░░░░░░ should have been looking ░░░░░░░░ she is every second ░░░░░░░░ does have dual citizenship ░░░░░░░░ understand with the U ░░░░░░░░ and is also associated ░░░░░░░░ recent years with a ░░░░░░░░ of oceanographers She had ░░░░░░░░ nonprofit organization So there ░░░░░░░░ also been some speculation ░░░░░░░░ she could even be ░░░░░░░░ a submarine somewhere in ░░░░░░░░ middle of the ocean ░░░░░░░░ knows I mean she ░░░░░░░░ know she was pretty ░░░░░░░░ that she was able ░░░░░░░░ evade it this long.”