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be N Ww ws Oo OY ~] oO Ke) a oO = be N Ww Case 1:19-cr-00490-RMB THE COURT: For your information and for the people sitting in the Document 36 Filed 07/24/19 Page 3of 74 a Good morning, everyone. Please be seated. overflow courtroom, w have tried to accommodate everybody into this proceeding either her overflow room. So I hope everybody can hear me. The purpose of today's proceeding, as I'm sure you're all aware, is to conduct a bail hearing. In this matter, as think you know, the government is seeking continued pretrial remand of Mr. Epstein and the defense is arguing for pretrial release. The parties have submitted helpful written submissions, and they have been placed on the docket. You should also be aware, if you weren't -- I don't think you are -- that there is what's called a pretrial Oo _ OY a ~] a oO a Ke) 20 21 22 28 24 25 services report. Typically the purpose recommendation to the Court as or detention. gotten additional One has been in my usual courtroom or in the filed with me today. of such a report is to make a to whether there should be bail There was an additional report -- I think they've information in today's report -- and the F pretrial services are here in the court representatives of today. The report its elf is docket, but it does conc] says that "There is no condit that will reasonably assure the appearance of the defendant as lude as follows. This is a quote. It tion or combination of conditions typically not filed on the SOUTHERN DISTR (212) CT REPORTERS, P.C. 805-0300 DOJ-OGR-00000513