James Hill → Martin G. Weinberg
Event Description
James Hill provides to Epstein's counsel the bullet points of principal allegations raised by a victim (Jane Doe #3) in an ABC News interview, with explicit request for response by close of business Friday. Hill states 'we have not yet made determinations about what will or will not be included in our broadcast.'
Quoted Evidence
“here are the bullet points of the principal allegations Ms._________________ raised in the ABC interview regarding Mr. Epstein... We'd ask for your response as soon as possible - best if by close of business Friday.”
Trafficking Assessment
Likelihood
20%
Confidence
90%
Thread Prior
65%
Reasoning
Journalist providing bullet points of allegations to defense counsel for response is standard journalistic practice and legal procedure. The act of disclosure to counsel for rebuttal purposes is not a trafficking indicator; substance of underlying allegations is scored separately under EVENT_005.
Metadata
Date
2015-04-22(exact)
Thread
Fwd: ATTORNEY- CLIENT PRIVILEGE
TEXT-001-HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_02293...
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