FBI Told NYPD to Stand Down on Epstein Arrest
Email communications from July 10-11, 2019, reveal that the FBI allegedly instructed New York law enforcement agencies, including the New York District Attorney’s Office (DANY) and the NYPD’s Special Victims Unit (SVU), to halt their investigations into Jeffrey Epstein. One message indicates that NYPD leadership was informed that SVU was directed to “stand down” and that all Epstein-related matters were to be handled by the FBI. This directive potentially impacted DANY’s ability to proceed with their own independent investigators.
John Q. Hosedrinker