Beyond The Horizon
The Jeffrey Epstein Grand Jury Documents (Part 1) (7/2/24)
n February 2024, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed HB 117, which allows for the release of grand jury documents from the 2006 investigation of Jeffrey Epstein. This legislation permits the disclosure of grand jury testimony if the subject of the inquiry is deceased, the investigation was about sexual activity with a minor, and the testimony was previously disclosed by a court order.
The bill, effective July 1, 2024, aims to provide transparency and justice for Epstein’s victims by revealing previously sealed grand jury proceedings. This move has been celebrated by victims and advocates as a significant step toward accountability and justice.
Epstein's 2006 investigation involved the Palm Beach Police Department, which had recommended multiple felony charges, including unlawful sexual activity with a minor and lewd or lascivious molestation. However, the State Attorney at the time chose to present the evidence to a grand jury, resulting in the details and names of those involved remaining sealed.
HB 117's passage was supported by two of Epstein's victims, who joined Governor DeSantis in Palm Beach to mark the occasion. Governor DeSantis emphasized that the public deserves to know who participated in Epstein’s sex trafficking and that wealth and status should not protect individuals from facing justice. Representative Peggy Gossett-Seidman also highlighted the significance of this legislation for the victims and the Palm Beach community that suffered from Epstein's actions.
And now those documents are available for us to dive into.
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- 02 Jul 2024
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What's up, everyone? And welcome back to the Epstein Chronicles. So we finally have our hands on the grand jury documents from Jeffrey Epstein's first arrest down in Florida. Now, this has been an ongoing battle for literally decades. And finally, we're getting a look in full HD at the piss-poor job that was done by the prosecutors down in Florida and their handlers in the federal government. And somebody like Barry Krissher really should be embarrassed. This is a man that shouldn't have a pension. He shouldn't be getting any sort of reward for his career after what occurred here. Sorry. So like usual, we're going to dive into the court documents. That way, everybody gets a look at what these documents say before I start running my big fat yap about what I think. With that bit of opining out of the way, why don't we just dive right into these documents? In the circuit court of the 15th judicial circuit, in 4 Palm Beach County, Florida, case number 50-2019-ca-01-4681-AG. CA Florida Holdings, LLC, publisher of the Palm Beach Post, plaintiff versus Joseph Abruzzo as clerk and comptroller of Palm Beach County, Florida. The order granting plaintiffs motion for reconsideration of the trial court's February 29th, 2024 order, and canceling July 8th, 2024 hearing. This cause, having come before the court on the Palm Beach Post's motion for reconsideration of the trial court's February 29th, 2024 order, filed on June 12th, 2024, and the court having considered the motion being advised of the arguments of the parties and being otherwise advised of the premises, the court grants the motion for reconsideration, and adjudicates the following, procedural history. In 2019, the Palm Beach Post commence this action seeking a declaration, authorizing the release of testimony and related evidence presented to the Palm Beach County Grand Jury in 2006 during the first Jeffrey Epstein's sex abuse investigation. On December 21st, 2021, the trial court entered a final judgment dismissing the Palm Beach Post's first amended complaint on the grounds at the court like the statutory authority under Florida statute 905-27 to order the release of the Epstein grand jury materials. On May 10th, 2023, the fourth district court of appeals remanded the case to the circuit court to conduct an in-camera inspection of the Epstein grand jury materials to determine whether public disclosure would be furthering justice as defined by Florida statute 905-27. The court ultimately determined the request did not further justice under the law as it existed at the time. The court stated that it must follow the law and cannot create new law. Lawmaking is a process that belongs exclusively to the people of Florida when they speak through their legislature and the executive branches. This concept is rudimentary and basic civics. The courts interpret law, the courts do not make law. It is also important to note that without an amendment to the statute, grand jury proceedings are generally always kept secret and are closed to the public. This is generally to protect jurors, witnesses, those accused, and the integrity of the case. Secrecy allows people to serve as jurors and witnesses to testify without fear of outside influence or retaliation. In some cases, it also ensures a protection of an innocent suspect's reputation. Secrecy also makes it less likely that a defendant will abscond after learning that they're being investigated. While those do not apply to Epstein, the law at the time did not carve out an exception. During this time, among others, the clerk of the court, Mr. Joseph Abruzzo, former state legislator with vast experience in the legislative process, advocated the state legislators to amend the law. Their efforts were successful. Florida's legislature unanimously passed Bill HB 117. Once the bill passed, both of the legislative houses, the governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, very quickly signed CSHB 117, amending Florida Statute 905.27, effective July 1, 2024. This amendment significantly modified the definition of furthering justice to expressly include furthering a public interest when the disclosure is requested pursuant to paragraph 905.27 to C. It cannot be understated that the amendment to the law very clearly allows what previously was not legally permissible. The court's order, denying the release of the records, also gave leave of court for the Palm Beach Post to file a motion for reconsideration after July 1, 2024, under the new statute. On June 12, 2024, the Palm Beach Post moved for reconsideration of the trial court's order based on the Florida Statute 905.27 as amended on July 1, 2024. It cannot be disputed that the 2024 amendments to Florida Statute 905.27 were intended to remove the prior statutory hurdles to a disclosure of the Epstein-Grand Jury materials. In fact, the court notes the bill was often called the Epstein-Grand Jury Bill, recognizing the prior statutory construction did not allow release of these records. In the official press releases, Governor DeSantis, it explained his reasons for signing CSHB 117 into law. Governor DeSantis stated the public deserves to know who participated in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking. Nobody should be protected from facing justice due to their wealth or status, and those who harm children should be exposed and punished to the fullest extent of the law. Conclusions of fact and law. Florida Statute 905.27 to C now reads as follows. One of court orders the disclosure of such testimony pursuant to subsection one in response to a request by the media or an interested person, regardless of whether that purpose is for use in a criminal or a civil case. It may be disclosed so long as the subject of the Grand Jury Inquiry is deceased. The Grand Jury Inquiry related to criminal or sexual activity between the subject of the Grand Jury Investigation and the person who was a minor at the time of the alleged criminal or sexual activity. The testimony was previously disclosed by a court order, and the state attorney has provided notice of the request. This paragraph does not limit the court's ability to limit the disclosure of testimony, including but not limited to, redaction. With that new legal mechanism in place, the court makes the following findings. The court finds that the request involves a matter of public interest. The criminal prosecution of the most infamous pedophile and American history began in Palm Beach County with much controversy. For almost 20 years, the story of how Jeffrey Epstein victimized some of his Palm Beach County's most vulnerable has been the subject of much anger and has at times diminished the public's perception of the criminal justice system. - Hey guys, it is Ryan. I'm not sure if you know this about me, but I'm a bit of a fun fanatic when I can. I like to work, but I like fun too. And now I can tell you about my favorite place to have fun. Shumbah Casino. They have hundreds of social casino style games to choose from with new games released each week. You can play for free and each day brings a new chance to collect daily bonuses. So join me in the fun. Sign up now at chumbahacino.com. - Sponsored by Chumbah Casino, no purchase necessary, VGW Group, void where prohibited by law, 18 plus terms and conditions apply. - Adding to the public interest, Epstein is indeed notorious and infamous and is widely reported to have flaunted his wealth while cavorting with politicians, billionaires, and even British royalty. It's understandable that given those reports, the public has a great curiosity about what was widely reported by news agencies as special treatment regarding his prosecution. This matter is clearly the subject of public interest. The court finds that this request is made by the news media, specifically the Palm Beach Post. The Palm Beach Post is a daily newspaper that was founded in 1916 as a local publication in West Palm Beach. For decades, the Palm Beach Post was printed and published daily in Palm Beach County. The court finds that despite its many changes, the Palm Beach Post has a long and rich history documenting our local community. Many local residents still rely on the Palm Beach Post to obtain information on national, state, and local events. The Palm Beach Post remains a newspaper of record in our country. The court finds Epstein is also widely reported to have been deceased since August 10th, 2019, under controversial and newsworthy circumstances while under supervision at Metropolitan Correctional Center in the state of New York. This adds to public interest. Having reviewed the testimony, the court also finds the testimony relates to sexual activity between Epstein and child victims of sex trafficking. Again, it's widely accepted that Epstein is a notorious and serial pedophile. The testimony taken by the grand jury concerns activity ranging from grossly unacceptable to rape. All of the conduct at issue, sexually deviant, disgusting, and criminal. The details in the record will be outrageous to decent people. It is also important to note that some of the testimony in the records of Epstein's pedophilia involved other people, but there is nothing in this record that was outside the knowledge of law enforcement or prosecutors, there is no new information. And just to interject here, that's what I always tell you folks, okay, these are receipts. This is where the rubber meets the road, who's been lying to you and who's been telling you the truth and who really cares about getting to the bottom of this. If people are out here talking about, oh, I follow the Epstein case, I'm reporting on it, yada, yada, yada, and they're not even diving into the court documents, how could they be giving their audience or their listeners the really real? Because they don't even know the truth themselves or the closest to the truth we're gonna get. But what these court documents do, it just backs up everything that we've been talking about for all these years, back to the document. Tragically, the record reveals that Epstein used children to find more victims. The record also shows that some of the children knew the type of people they could be exposed to and the infamous nature of such notable people. The court also notes that testimony was previously disclosed to law enforcement agencies. Furthermore, the state attorney was properly noticed and long ago withdrew any objections to release the records and early on, even did his best to disclose the information in his office possession without delay via an internet portal. As a result, he was eventually dropped as the name party in this action after much inconvenience and expense. It is ordered and the judged. The motion for reconsideration is granted. It is further ordered and the judged. The hearing scheduled for July 8th, 2024, is moot and is canceled. It is further ordered and a judged. The Palm Beach Post petitioned to release the grand jury proceedings regarding Jeffrey Epstein under Florida statute 905.27 as amended July 1st, 2024 is granted. With only a few redactions made by the court to protect the identity of the minors. The court hereby authorizes the clerk of the court to release the redacted clerk notes and transcripts of the testimony in their entirety, attached as Exhibit A. The court is not aware of anything more to review and disclose. Done and ordered at West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida. And this document was signed by Luis Delgado. All right, so we're gonna wrap up this episode here and in the next episode, we're gonna dive into the meat and potatoes and get rocking and rolling. All of the information that goes with this episode can be found in the description box. - Hey, it's Ryan Seacrest. Life comes at you fast, which is why it's important to find some time to relax a little you time. 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