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ShazzieB

(21,959 posts)
9. I believe that was a civil lawsuit, so no criminal charges would have been involved.
Wed Nov 5, 2025, 02:46 PM
Nov 5

Whether he's ever charged criminally would be up to prosecutors and probably a grand jury in the jurisdiction where the alleged crimes were committed, based on whatever evidence exists (including witnesses willing to testify).

I don't know what Giuffre agreed to as part of the settlement, but she's out of the picture anyway, because she's deceased and therefore not capable of testifying. However, she's far from the only potential witness to anything Andrew did in Epstein's company. Willingness to testify is a separate matter, but not necessarily an insurmountable one, imo.

I kind of feel like anything could happen, considering how the whole Epstein matter has stubbornly refused to go away and how many people in both parties are clamoring for the files to be released. It feels like a powder keg just waiting to explode.

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