A federal judge will decide Thursday if Jeffrey Epstein gets bail or not...

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(CNN)Prosecutors say multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein's wealth makes him a risk to flee the country or to tamper with the investigation, so he should be detained ahead of his sex trafficking trial.

But Epstein's lawyers say he has scrupulously followed the terms of his 2008 plea deal over the past decade-plus and is no longer a danger to anyone. They argued he should be allowed to live pre-trial at his Manhattan mansion -- a home that prosecutors say would be a "gilded cage."

The two arguments came to a head in federal court on Monday for Epstein's bail hearing, where each side was given 20 minutes to lay out their positions.

US District Court Judge Richard M. Berman said he plans to make a ruling on Thursday. A pre-trial services report filed on Monday recommended that Epstein be detained, Berman said in court Monday.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/15/us/jeffrey-epstein-bail-hearing/index.html

[dewsgirl]

1. Considering they just found a fake expired passport,

I'm gonna go with no....then again nothing surprises me anymore.

[spanone]

8. well, barr is still the AG

[dewsgirl]

9. Fingers crossed he won't do to much damage. I feel like a fool for even hoping.

[Me.]

2. Accusers Get To Speak First

[Hermit-The-Prog]

4. but money seems to speak loudest

[marble falls]

3. How were having hundreds of photos of minor women nude and semiclothed ...

not an ongoing crime?

[Me.]

5. Not To Mention A Funny Passport Found In A Safe

I'm glad the judge wants to hear from the accusers

[More_Cowbell]

6. His home is still a crime scene, I bet

I don't see how he can stay there, all other considerations aside.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

7. Yeah, because home detention worked so well with Paul Manafort...

There's no way Epstein would sit at home waiting for his trial. He's got enough money to get himself out of the country at a moment's notice, no matter where they put him -- except jail.

If he truly wants to bail from jail, then put him up in a Motel 6.

[ProudLib72]

10. Number one: His 2008 deal amounted to a weak slap on the wrist

Number two: He most definitely is a flight risk.

[Blue Owl]

11. He should get Baal

As in the wrath of Baal...

[shanti]

12. I think he'll walk

There's just too many high muckety mucks incriminated (and we probably don't know all of them) for anything to come of it. Look at the last time, and they had Epstein dead to rights. In fact, it will probably be easier for him now, since Chump/Barr.