senator george mitchell said he has never met, spoken with, or had any contact with giuffre another accuser, jo anna shoberg was recruited under the guys of a legitimate position but asked her to perform sexual massages in a deposition, shoberg says epstein expressed his sexual desire it was biological she said he told her, like eating. another comes from maxwell's close friend he says he spoke to a 15-year-old swedish girl in the mid-2000s upset by epstein and maxwell. she said they asked me for sex i said no. the butler was asked was she in yes, he replied. you could tell, yes, she was shaking uncontrollably epstein remains in a new york city jail. he has pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking charges. maxwell who has denied similar allegations in the past has not been charged with any crimes we should point out, lester, that this is just a partial release of these documents with limited context. we're expecting the rest of the documents to be released at a later date >> all right, stephanie, thank you. >>> today marks five years since anger erupted on the streets of a st. louis suburb of

details other high profile names who she said were part of that network of customers including george mitchell and former new mexico governor bill richardson. charges heatedly denied by both men. so much we still don't know including what happens to this case and how a man on suicide watch could end up dead at his own hands. the latest, brian, what have you found out? >> jeffrey epstein was -- the manhattan correctional center where their free epstein was spending his time at the beginning of the trial. the call came in at 6:38 for cardiac arrest and now we are seeing based on other reports that this is an apparent suicide. new york times reporting was found hung inside his jail cell. i think the point you made is important here in the sense that it is incredibly scandalous. that this man was able to kill himself despite being on suicide watch, reports that he was found with marks around his neck. this manhattan correctional center is a place where el chapo was being held for two years, where the most hardened criminals are held, even terrorists themselves are held. this is an extremely secure

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public eye, including former new mexico governor bill richardson, former senate majority leader george mitchell, alan dershowitz, prince andrew, and a well-known prime minister. many have denied the allegations. as public speculation mounted following news of his death, president trump joined in by retweeting, without evidence, a conspiracy theory that epstein's death was the result of foul play by the clintons. epstein's accusers spoke out over the weekend. jennifer aroz, who last month came forward to say that epstein raped her when she was 15, said in a statement -- "we have to live with the scars of his actions for the rest of our lives, while he will never face the consequences of the crimes he committed, the pain and trauma he caused so many people. epstein is gone, but justice must still be served. i hope the authorities will pursue and prosecute his accomplices and enablers, and ensure redress for his victims." new york prosecutors said that the investigation into epstein's alleged crimes would continue despite his death. we'll have more on this story afteter headlines wiwith "the mi he

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directed her to have sex with powerful men including former governor bill richardson, former senator george mitchellrew. all of these men have adamantly denied these accusations. mitchell and richardson issued statements that they never met gufray. maxwell has not been charged and consistently denies the accusations against her. over the weekend a medical examiner performed an autopsy on epstein but released a statement saying that their determination is pending further information at this time. >> medical examiner's offices often want to see any pictures, any video, hear any witness accounts before they announce their determination of cause and manner of death. i'm told, though, there is no doubt in the medical examiner's office that jeffrey epstein took his own life by hanging. >> reporter: a private pathologist, dr. michael bawden, observed the autopsy at the quf epstein's lawyers. >> i think what happened to jeffrey was he felt trapped, that he's never going to get out of this. quite possibly in the back of his mind is there's always other things they could potentially charge me with. it's like

like bill richardson, george mitchell and prince andrew. all of the men deny the allegations. an advocate for sex trafficking victims wrote a book about epstein and says she knew epstein socially. >> according to virginia's filings, she would teach the under age girls how to behave, how to dress, how to eat properly. i think those girls were so fearful of her because she was so much older. and she of course lived with epstein and had a relationship with epstein. whatever that relationship was, it clearly was a close relationship. >> reporter: maxwell has denied all allegations and has not been charged with any crime. >> attorney general william barr says any co-conspirators in the case should not rest easy. he says the victim deserve justice and they will get it. >>> now to a mysterious explosion in russia raising concerns about a nuclear arms race. the crash of a missile called sky fall. vladimir putin recently claimed the missile could hit any target in the world. funerals were held monday for the seven workers killed in the blast. president trump tweeted the united states i

ambassador bill richardson, and the former influential senator from maine, george mitchell. all three men have strongly denied the allegations. in a statement today richardson b saying i have never met here and these allegations are completely false. mitchell saying, "i have never met, spoken with or had any contact with ms. giuffre." in an interview with the miami herald giuffre described how she was trained. >> the training started immediately -- give jeffrey what he wants. a lot of this training came from ghislaine herself. and being a woman, it kind of surprises you that a woman could actually let stuff like that happen. but not only let it happen but groom you into doing it. i was young. i was skard. they were powerful. i didn't know what would happen if i said no. >> reporter: maxwell has consistently denied the allegations and in court filings, her lawyers say she was traffic to well known mem. jeffrey epstone charged with conspiracy and sex trafficking remains under suicide watch in a new york city jail awaiting trial. others could face criminal charges? >> reporter:

my predecessor didn't want, george mitchell who was a democrat also has that job. sometimes you can pick up chips if you have ambitions to move up, it is very time-consuming. we don't allow anybody to have when they are up on themselves. it's an important part two in the election. i would like to remind people that only the winners make policies. the losers don't. you don't when the election, you are in no position to influence them whatsoever. >> how does it work, the chairman of each party has her own campaign committee in the senate both parties represent their own campaign but how does it work if you're chairman of the campaign committee, how you interact with the individual campaigns? today often take your advice, sometimes? is it depend? >> it varies. we have our own building, 50s or 60s. republican national committee or congressional committee. they are in unelected position. the leader, the wind, the conference, all of the chairs. the democrats do, too. it's cheaper. it's like running a to your campaign. extremely time-consuming job. the current chairman is

senator george mitchell, and former new mexico governor bill richardson. richardson issued a statement today calling the allegations "completely false." "governor richardson has never met miss giuffre." mitchell echoed that denial in his own statement saying: "he has never met, spoken with or had any contact with miss giuffre." the court documents stem from a now-settled defamation lawsuit between giuffre and maxwell. giuffre has been among the most vocal of epstein's alleged victims. >> you know, before you know it i'm being lent out to politicians and to academics and to people-- royalty. >> reporter: in her deposition, she mentions, among others, prince andrew of great britain, and high-powered attorney alan dershowitz, claiming giuffre was trafficked to have sex with him in new york, palm beach, new mexico, the u.s. virgin islands and on epstein's private jet known as the "lolita express." dershowitz told cbs news today these documents exonerate him. he followed up with a statement saying: "giuffre invented the faults accusations against me only in 201

including prince andrew, former new mexico governor bill richardson, and former maine senator george mitchell. all of the men have denied those allegations. richardson and mitchell say they've never met her. >> before you know it, i was being lent out to politicians and academics and royalty. >> reporter: maxwell has not been charged with a crime and denies the allegations. but in today's raid, authorities looking for evidence that would connect her to the inner circle. >> let me assure you that this co-conspirators should not rest easy. the victims deserve justice and they will get it. >> tonight, sources telling abc news the decision to remove him from the suicide watch was at least in part at the urging of epstein's attorneys? >> reporter: yes. and we're also told he underwent at least one psychological investigation. and we're told the deputy attorney general was informed epstein was taken off the suicide watch list. >>> and a friend of the dayton mass shooter has been charged. but he contends he knew nothing about the attack. here's eva pilgrim. >> reporter: tonight, federal authorities

ambassador bill richardson and the former influential senator from maine, george mitchell. all three men have strongly denied the allegations. richardson and mitchell say the claims are false and they never met ms. giuffre. in an interview with "the miami herald," giuffre spoke of what epstein and maxwell would instruct her to do. >> give jeffrey what he wants. a lot of this training came from ghislaine herself. it started with one, and then it trickled into two and before you know it, i'm being lent out to politicians and academics and people that -- royalty. >> reporter: maxwell has not been charged with any crimes. she has consistently denied the allegations. and in the court filings unsealed, maxwell's lawyers wrote that giuffre had "utterly failed to substantiate" her "patently incredible" claims of being trafficked to well-known men. tonight, giuffre's lawyer who represents other alleged victims writes in a statement, the fact that epstein took his own life within 24 hours of the unsealing of detailed and devastating documents and exhibits in virginia giuffre's lawsui

lolita express airplane to his private island pptd other peopling mentioned prince andrew, senator george mitchell and bill richardson. a lot of people mentioned. this was a guy who to a lot of people would have been bert off dead. >> i am speculating here. but i have to tell you, judge. the one thing that concerns me is who signed off into him going into the capacity he was in where he was not on a 24-hour watch. it's obvious he already attempted suicide. he's now dead from an alleged suicide. if that's the case, who put him in the capacity where he could do that? that's what i would be looking at. and why? judge jeanine: there was supposed to be a post-watch report. people raise questions that the individuals who conspired with him in the sex trafficking might get away with this. but i think the truth is they may still face criminal charges for those who helped to recruit and train and coerce these young women who have been waiting so long for justice. >> they are conspirators with him. if the reports are true, keep in find, these are co-conspirators of his, and they have come plainants. the --

the campaign trail and i did it a couple years and bill crisp, my predecessor did it with the george mitchell who left the democrats during part of my tenure also has the job so sometimes the way you can pick up shifts if you have further ambitions to move up in the latter is very time-consuming and we don't allow anybody to have it when they're up themselves so it's an important part of trying to win elections. i'd like to remind people that only the winners make policy, the losers don't. if you don't win the election you know position to influence it in your direction whatsoever. >> how does it work? to each party have their own kb committee in the senate and replicated in the house with both parties having their own campaign chairman -- but how does it work if you chairman of campaign committee how to interact vis-À-vis individual campaigns? do they often take your advice, sometimes or is ite a depends so how does the interaction go with individual campaigns? >> the candidates are usually pretty dependent on the senate for committee. to give you a sense of -- we have our own building with

>> i think anytime you have someone as powerful as george mitchell, for example -- >> the former senatorenate minority leader and bill richardson, the governor of new mexico, both of whom, by the way all of these people have denied -- >> they have not been charged. >> not been charged. they have vigorously denied that they were involved. but, you know, when you have a couple of different depositions and you have this woman describing what happened and how it happened, to some degree where it happened, i'm sure that that's something that prosecutors are going to look at. >> there are more documents to be released, correct? >> that's correct. >> ydo you think more people wil come forward? >> hard to say. depends what they find with the suicide. at first -- >> the suicide, do you believe that it was a suicide? there are a lot of questions about that as well. >> you know, i don't know. >> was he set up to commit suicide? did he actually take his life? and the timing of it. what is your take on it when you heard it? what was your take? >> i thought he probably committed suicide. then again, y

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former new mexico governor bill richardson and former us senator george mitchell were also named in the case of both of whom denied the allegations as well. epstein was placed on suicide watch back on july 23th and was given daily psychiatric evaluations. after he was found unconscious with marks on his neck that officials were investigating as a possible suicide attempt. he was taken off suicide watch at the end of july officials found him hanging in his cell this morning and he was pronounced dead later at a nearby hospital. epstein was held in the jails a special housing unit, which is a heavily secured part of the facility that separates high-profile inmates from general population epstein's attorney call for investigation into his death but he's not the only one. >>he had already attempted suicide. once and was on suicide watch. so. gestation to understand how this was committed to have. when he was incarcerated. he should have been held for trial. and his victim should a chance to testify against him. >>i don't know the details of the suicides we don't know. it should be reviewed.

forced to have sex with not only epstein but high-profile men, including former maine senator george mitchell, former mention new mexico governor richardson and attorney alan dershowitz. all have denied the allegations. richardson's office released a statement saying in part these allegations are completely false. mitchell responded quote i have never spoken or had any contact with her. dershowitz had stated he believed the paperwork would exonerate him and repeatedly denied any wrongdoing. other court documents released reveal that when asked about sexual abuse in a lawsuit deposition, taken 2016, epstein repeatedly took the fifth, a reference to the constitutional right against self-incrimination. included with the documents are photographs, including one previous released showing epstein acquaintance prince andrew with his arm around the waist of epstein accuser, at the london home of epstein confidant maxwell. she claims maxwell made her have sex with prince andrew. other photos were also released which were allegedly taken at epstein's new mexico ranch. there was also a photo of a young

former new mexico governor bill richardson and former us senator george mitchell were also named in the case both of whom deny the allegations as well that scene was placed on suicide watch back on july 23th and was given daily psychiatric evaluations after he was found unconscious with marks on his neck that officials were investigating as a possible suicide attempt. he was taken off suicide watch at the end of july officials heinous all this morning and he was pronounced dead later at a nearby hospital angering his accusers who had hoped to confront him in court and see him serve a long prison sentence. >>jeffrey epstein, rape the saying. >>now that was a jennifer a row she told nbc in july that epstein had raped her when she was a minor at his in new york mansion. an attorney for epstein call for an investigation into epstein's death and released a personal statement to cnn blaming politicians. prosecutors judges of the press, plaintiffs lawyers and jail workers for his death just our back to you. >>well thank you so much sanaa's president trump is not directly reacted to epstein's d

among them, former senate, majority leader, george mitchell and former new mexico governor bill richardson. richardson denied the allegations. he said "governor richardson hal never been contacted by any party regarding this lawsuit." to be clear, in governor richardson's limited interactions with mr. epstein he never saw him in the presencm of young or underage girls. the documents reveal that in a 2016 deposition for the laws epstein repeatedly refused to answer questions about alleged sex trafficking invoking his fifth amendment right to avoid self incrimination. epstein was arrested july 6 of this year and has pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking charges. >> raymond: thanks, jonathan. joining me now is alan dershowitz, the former counsel to jeffery epstein and harvard law professor. thanks for being here. you actually called for these documents to be unsealed. the documents include an e-mail in which reporter sharon crutcher tells virginia giuffre you're accuser, that dershowitz is a good name for a book pitch. you go on to say there's no proof she met you.is you said she probably met

sex with professor steve, she said she had sex with leslie wexner, she said she had sex with george mitchellshe said she had sex with bill richardson, she said she had sex with you name it -- but she said she did not have sex with me. she once met me with jeffrey epstein, then when she meets her lawyers a few years later, suddenly she remembers, she gets woke, she remembers, oh, yeah, yeah, that guy i had never heard of, i had sex with him seven times. and how anybody could believe this is remarkable to me. so, i hired the former head of the fbi, louis freeh, who was a former federal judge, and i said, here, you do this. i'm not gonna even talk to you. i'm not gonna be involved with you, here all my travel records, you do an investigation. he did an investigation. he said there was absolutely no truth to the charges. i was never on the place that she said she was, i have all my travel records to prove it. what is her background? her background is, she gets paid $160,000 by the daily mail in order to lie about who she met on jeffery epstein's island, so she said she met tipper gore and al gor

including former new mexico governor bill richardson, britain's prince andrew, former senator george mitchell, and attorney alan dershowitz. epstein was also known to have relationships with bill clinton, tony blair and president donald trump. video shot by nbc in 1992 shows jeffrey epstein attending a party thrown by trump at mar-a-lago. the two can be seen laughing and talking here. epstein's death raises several pressing questions, including how could this happen? but also what happens to the investigation into epstein an his associates now. joining me now are jonathan dienst, and nbc news contributing correspondent, harry siegle, senior editor at "the daily beast." jonathan what is the latest? >> the latest is fbi was searching his virgin islands estate looking for any additional evidence regarding the sex trafficking ring he was running and if there's any evidence there who survived him. in the meantime, the attorney general today expressing his anger, his disgust at how this could happen, one of the most high-profile, important inmates in current time found hanging did ed in a jail cell

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ambassador bill richardson and from maine, george mitchell. all three men strongly denied the allegations. in statements both mitchell and richardson say they never met miss guffrey. in an interview she spoke of what epstein and maxwell would instruct her what to do. >> give jeffrey what he wants. a lot of the training game from her herself. it started with one, trickled into two. and then people in politics and royalty. >> reporter: maxwell has consistently denied the allegations. her lawyers writing that guffrey utterly failed to sustain her claims. guffrey's lawyer says? a statement that the fact that epstein took his own life within 24 hours of the unsealing of detailed documents is no coibs deputies. >>> more than 200,000 people are answereding outside lands music. in light in recent shootings security is tight. police say they are keeping a close eye on everything and s reporter luz pena has the story. reporter: more than le are exp the three-day festival this weekend. >> it is a great experience. awesome music, and people watching. >> r

. >> they also drop some of the names, former governor bill richardson from new mexico, george mitchell, he formerly headed the u.s. senate . there are some interesting names. as a matter fact, when word came that this guy had allegedly killed himself, i made five calls. i need five different people. i said i hope you have an alibi. >> there are two things going forward, the case against anyone else who may be implicated continues and there is the question of what happens to his assets. >> that's right and they are substantial, including an island some people are going to right now. it's interesting if you think about it, with his death there is now no went to contest search warrants and other kinds of invasive things that are involved in an investigation. so if someone was trying to cover something up it may backfire because he was the only person who can say you can't going to my house and look into my computer. now the authorities pretty much have free reign over all of his assets to search them and to find other potentially incriminating things that implicate other people. >>> the t

name several public figures that she was forced to have with my former senate majority leader, george mitchell, will richardson, and prince andrew. the documents include a photo showing then 17-year-old goo fray with dealing max on the background and a deposition from event 21-year-old woman who said andrew touched her breath inappropriately. prince andrew famously nicknamed randy andy by the british media was spotted over the weekend attending mass with the queen. reportedly a sign of support from the palace which issued a statement saying cut in part, any suggestion of impropriety with underage minors in his caro get a clearly untrue. general bill barr saying that any of epstein's coconspirators should not at rest easy. some believe we will be hearing a lot more from ghee lane maxwell. >> sean: thank you from our west coast bureau tonight beer and i would epstein send out, federal prosecutors, investigators, they have a lot of work out of them and jeffrey epstein was one of the highest profile inmates at new york city's metropolitan correctional center which has been described as one of the

she also alleges being take tone have sex with former governor george mitchell of maine, also calling these allegations false and saying he's never met giuffre. quote,my contacts with mr. epstein i never observed or suspected any inappropriate contact with underaged girls. i only learned of his actions when they were reported in the media related to his prosecution in florida. we have had no further contact. finally another detail released in these documents which also shows an actual amazon receipt for sexually explicit books that were sent to epstein's palm beach home. obviously this is a federal case. it's difficult to get cameras into any court setting, so we are essentially at the mercy of these documents that are coming out providing a clearer picture of some of the proceedings. back to you. >> thank you so much. >>> and we're following breaking news this morning, a show of force, that's what south korea is calling north korea's firing of two short range ballistic missiles into the sea early saturday morning. >> the launch is north korea's fifth in just a little over two weeks.

prince andrew, former governor bill richardson and the former influential senator from maine george mitchell. all three men have strongly denied the allegations. in statements both mitchell and richardson say they never met ms. giuffre. in an interview with the "miami herald" giuffre described how she says she was trained. >> give jeffrey what she wants. a lot of this training was done by maxwell. being a woman, it surprises you that a woman could let that happen, not only let it happen, but groom you into doing it. i was young. i was scared. i knew these people were powerful. i didn't know what would happen if i said no or if i reported them. >> reporter: while the case was settled maxwell has consistently denied the allegations. in court filings maxwell's lawyers wrote that giuffre had failed to substantiate her incredible claims of being trafficked to well-known men. the attorney for giuffre has put up a statement saying the denials of those accused are predictable and have long been anticipated. the truth will have the final word. once again this comes as the s disgraced millionaire kill

name several public figures that she was forced to have sex with, former senate majority leader george mitchell, former governor will richardson, and prince andrew. the documents include a photo showing then 17-year-oldpr and a deposition from then 21-year-old woman who said andrew touched her breast inappropriately. prince andrew, famouslyd nicknamed "randy andy" by the british media, was spotted over the weekend attending mass with the queen, reportedly a sign of support from the palace, which issued a statement saying, in part, "any suggestion of impropriety withyi underage mins is categorically untrue." and with attorney general bill barr saying that any of epstein's coconspirators should not rest easy, some believe we will be hearing a lot more from elaine maxwell. >> sean: trace, thank you from our west coast bureau tonight. federal prosecutors, investigators, they have a lot of work out of them, and jeffrey epstein was one of the highest-profile inmates at new york city's metropolitan correctional center, which has been described as one of the most secure prisons in the entire world. oka

you saw george mitchell's name come out. you saw donald trump's name. and you saw bill clinton's name. and yet overt weekend you have people around donald trump basically pointing to bill clinton as the president stoked this conspiracy theory by retweeting someone who claimed that this is part of the clinton body count. yet it is the case that both of them are -- were known historical consorts of jeffrey epstein and only one of them is the current president of the united states whose justice department runs the federal prison system. so i'm not endpajing in any conspiracy theories just to say if you're going to start asking about culpability and you're going to start point fingers the place to start looking is with the government that runs that facility. and this goes all the way up to this attorney general, this attorney general who has shown over and over again that he's in this game first and foremost to protect donald trump above all. >> mimi, to go back to your point about the barr non-recusal. because the investigations in the southern zringt do c

ambassador, bill richardson and and former influential senator from maine, george mitchell. three men have strongly denied the allegations. in statements both mitchell and richardson say they never met miss guiffre. in an interview with "the miami herald," guiffre spoke of what epstein and maxwell would instruct her to do. >> give jeffrey what he wants. a lot of this training came from her. it trickled into one, and then two, and then before you know it, i'm being lent out to politicians and to academics and to people that -- royalty. >> reporter: maxwell hasn't been charged with any crimes. she has consistently denied the allegations. her lawyers writing that guiffre had utterly failed to substantiate her patently incredible claims of being trafficked to well-known men. her lawyer who represents other alleged victims the fact that epstein took his own life within 24 hours of the unsealing of detailed documents is no coincidence. whit. >> stephanie ramos, thank you. >>> the matt -- manhattan u.s. attorney general saying the criminal case against epstein doesn't end with his

powerful men including former met new mexico governor bill richardson, former senate majority leader george mitchellnd britton's prince enter. attorney general bill barr says he was appalled by epstein's death and that it raises serious questions that must be answered. a furious republican senator ben sasse told bar that epstein "should have been locked in a padded room during unbroken 24-hour surveillance. obviously hud's must roll." if the fbi and justice department's inspector general are now investigating, but will the public believe whatever those investigations dig up with this many conspiracy theories being floated by people as prominent as the president of the united states? bill. >> bill: what a story, thank you. joining us now, kellyanne conway, welcome back to "fox news sunday" ." >> kellyanne: good morning, bill. >> bill: i have a number of issues to get through, first on epstein. can you assure the accusers that their claims will still be pursued? >> kellyanne: what i can assure them is that the attorney general took action immediately when he learned of the death of jeffrey epstein and

george mitchell was a very tough majority leader of the senate, democrat for maine when i was in thet, for example, the first gulf war. it didn't occur to him that he wouldn't let it come to a vote, though. i find that part really astonishing. we have a national crisis here. everyone agrees upon it. and the senate is on recess. the house is on recess, and the senate in particular, they're both on recess and we get no votes, no accountability, no committee hearings, no nothing, right? on election security, on gun control, and on other issues as well. >> bill kristol reminding everyone that if it looks bad, it's actually worse. but in the case of mitch mcconnell, maybe that's something people want to assess because we are still a democracy, if people want to do something about any of it. thank you, as always, for joining us. >> thanks, ari. >>> we have one more story to tell you when we come back. the amazing nobel prize winning author toni morrison passing away. i have something for you to hear from her, next. there are so many of us doing so many different things. (vo) that's why ver

against epstein and several prominent associates including britain's prince andrew, former senator george mitchell and former new mexico governor bill richardson. none of them have been charged, jon. jon: but to call in the fbi and the inspector general, that suggests that somebody at the department of justice, either thinks there was wrongdoing at the prison, the jail, or that maybe this was a murder? >> there should be evidence to prove that either way. i mean when he is on suicide watch, there's going to be a detailed meticulous log of his psychological state, and it will point to whether or not there was any negligence in evaluating him. there also should be some kind of video of this jail cell where he apparently took his own life that should provide answers to that. jon: was he in a sol toir cell? -- solitary cell? >> we haven't been told. the bureau of prisons have been tight-lipped. they have referred to the state of the attorney general and we've pressed them to answer those questions. jon: jackie, thank you. let's bring in the fox news legal analyst mercedes colwin. mercedes, if somebody