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The prosecutor didn’t ask for the case to be thrown out. The prosecutor decided not to cross examine Mr Epstein. She then asked the judge for an acquittal. She
by chef_boyarz 4y ago
The prosecutor didn’t ask for the case to be thrown out. The prosecutor decided not to cross examine Mr Epstein. She then asked the judge for an acquittal. She knew that the prosecution had lost after Mr Epstein testified and the “victim” lied under oath. There was no point cross examining and wasting more of the taxpayers money and courts time. Although the trial should never have taken place at all
- Natsu 4y agoThat's a fair clarification and that is what happened, but to be clear, when I said they asked it to be thrown out, I was referring to the prosecutor asking the judge for an acquittal. That's... not normal. And the judge praises her for this, specifically. I assume he knows more about the total situation than most of us and would generally defer to him on that point, since he's obviously no fan of this farce.