Subject: [EXTERNAL EMAIL] - RE: Media Attention¶
Importance: Normal¶
Yes, DOJ has a draft press statement (set for release only later today if needed.)¶
Making sure again everyone has seen this NY Post article today:¶
https://nypost.com/2020/11/12/fbi-sharing:jeffrey-epstein-probe-findings-with-victims-report/¶
I also wonder if there is some conflation of our meeting today with victims in Miami, on which news has gotten out, and, coincidentally, if this Miami Herald story from yesterday is correct (USAO or FBI in NY should know best), it seems that new information potentially revealing witness identities in the Maxwell case is set for today, because a court deadline passed last week in which the witnesses did not object to release of their identifies:¶
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article246965352.html¶
NY Post has an article floating that FBI is hosting a briefing regarding the current investigation. See below.¶
FBI NY wanted to know if ODAG plans on putting something out soon. I know from speaking to that a press statement is written but unsure if there should be any clarification:¶
https://nypost.com/2020/11/12/fbi-sharing-jeffrey-epstein-probe-findings-with-victims-report/¶
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National Press Office at FBI HQ has been informed. I’ve also copied¶
NY Public Affairs Specialist.¶
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