cnn that the accountability should not end with jeffrey epstein s cowardly and shameful suicide. we are hopeful that the government will continue to investigate and will focus on those who participated and facilitated epstein s horrifying sex trafficking scheme that damaged so much. epstein struck a controversial deal with federal prosecutors in 2001 and pled guilty to state prostitution charges, spending just 13 months in custody. he got to go to his office is it hours a day, six days a week. epstein s legal team argued the plea deal was the reason epstein should be prosecuted in new york. polo sandoval, cnn, new york. many in law enforcement credit journalist julie k. brown for the fact that epstein was even arrested and facing charges. brown began investigating epstein in 2017. she refused to stop chasing this story. she s been relentless in
julie: i will have your final word on that. well, it certainly was volatile. we saw that last night. and if it continues again, it really could incite something, something dangerous. republicans like the minority leader have to continue to protect the president and defend him because anthony scaramucci, who called these tweets in the last few days racist has just been disinvited from a fundraiser by the republican party in florida. so, this is something they fear will affect them politically why they at the same time hope this is the last time they hear that chant. julie: a.b. stoddard, thank you. appreciate it? thank you. julie: jeff jeffrey epstein will have to return to prison as he awaits for trial charged with sexually exploiting, abusing and trafficking dozens of under-aged girls. bryan llenas is in. what was the primary reason epstein was denied bail.