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| Subject: Re: CNN - Epstein                                                                                                                                                          |
| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 20:15:30 +0000                                                                                                                                               |
| It's hard to deny when they don't provide the name of the AUSA.                                                                                                                     |
| On Aug 16, 2019, at 4:11 PM,<br>> wrote:                                                                                                                                            |
| Hey guys,                                                                                                                                                                           |
| came to our Office in<br>CNN is pursuing a story about how                                                                                                                          |
| 2015/2016 to raise questions about the Epstein plea deal in Florida. Apparently through (with?) their attorney,                                                                     |
| they talked to a sex trafficking or human trafficking AUSA (no name yet) about the issue. The reporter believes                                                                     |
| that it was not raised to senior leadership at the time and it went nowhere.                                                                                                        |
| CNN doesn't plan to run something immediately but knows that another reporter has similar information, so if<br>they feel their competition will go with the story, they will, too. |
| Any guidance or thoughts are welcome.                                                                                                                                               |
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