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Mega Edition: Why Won't The DOJ Tell Us Who Really Signed Off On The Epstein Deal? (6/8/26)
Mark Filip’s importance in the Epstein non-prosecution deal is that he was not some minor bureaucratic name floating around the edges of the case. As Deputy Attorney General under Attorney General Michael Mukasey, Filip was part of the highest tier of DOJ leadership when the federal government approved the deal that allowed Jeffrey Epstein to avoid a sweeping federal prosecution. The agreement itself was negotiated in Florida, but the political and institutional muscle behind it came from Washington, where Epstein’s powerhouse defense team had direct access to senior DOJ officials. Filip’s…
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