for example, do they want to attack the credibility of these victims who were very young at the time epstein and maxwell were alleged to have committed the crimes against them? once you start attacking victims, you run the risk of alienating the jurors against the defense team and by extension, the defendant. you know, the other thing is how much do they want to demonize jeffrey epstein during the kourgs of the trial? that could break one of two ways. if they can paint him as the monster he apparently was, well, then the jury might say yeah, but maxwell was right there with him lock step, helping him develop these victims and enabling his crimes against these young girls. but the other way glenn, can i jump in on that? that s the good point. is there a risk for the prosecutors in they try to make this a trial of jeffrey epstein? i mean, to link the two of them together and say every bad thing he did, she does also? there s not only a risk, i
defeated by spitzer. he is the 18th house democrat not seeking another term next year. it could be an early indication about how democrats feel of their chance of holding the majority after the 2022 midterms. his long island district is one that is sure to be targeted by republicans. and up next, an update from outside the federal courthouse in new york as opening statements began in the sex trafficking trial of jeffrey epstein confidant ghislaine maxwell. you re watching meet the press daily . t music] still fresh in wash-scent booster downy unstopables