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be N Ww ws Oo OY ~] oO WO NO Case 1:19-cr-00490-RMB Document 53 J8RSEPS1 Filed 09/03/19 Page 18 of 86 18 confidence in the prosecutors in the Southern District and the rr ve against serious components of the United States Department of Justice. Sometimes th to do a competent investigation. But these are allegations appearance of justice is just as important as justice itself. I think the court supervising, or at least keeping an interest in this proceeding, is incredibly important for the public to have certainly for us to have cont One more issue, confidence in the ultimate findings, and re dreadf a word, they w Ww a OY 20 21 22 23 24 25 the shadows of Fidence in the ultimate findings. Judge. The conditions of the jail, in ul. Not just for Jeffrey Epstein, but this courthouse. for many of the prisoners over there. This is a prison within The situation is rife with vermin. The abuse and the conditions in that prison, ina word, are a disgrace and everybody knows it. A person with authority told us, someone with knowledge, tha with personal t the prisoners in Guantanamo -—- and he spoke knowl prisoners right run a disciplined, dg tL across the way. are treated better than the clean prison. They know how to do it just fine. The feds certainly know how to I've been in 20 of them. And the question is, why in the world does it not happen down the road? I think that is a perfectly legitimate subject happened. The court has a rol In a word, for the court to make inquiry. we want the court to help us find out what le to play. It is the institution SOUTH ERN DISTRICT R G ‘PORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 DOJ-OGR-00000656