RUSH TRANSCRIPT Joining me ░░░░░░░░ NBC investigations producer Sarah ░░░░░░░░ and an attorney representing ░░░░░░░░ of Epstein s accusers ░░░░░░░░ Freeman Let me start ░░░░░░░░ you Can you explain ░░░░░░░░ us what this process ░░░░░░░░ Jeffrey Epstein has died ░░░░░░░░ the seriousness of allegations ░░░░░░░░ him the law generally ░░░░░░░░ to pursue a case ░░░░░░░░ someone is dead What ░░░░░░░░ this process that allows ░░░░░░░░ women in court to ░░░░░░░░ Today in the courtroom ░░░░░░░░ a motion to dismiss ░░░░░░░░ indictment because an indictment ░░░░░░░░ go forward against a ░░░░░░░░ person You don t ░░░░░░░░ someone who is no ░░░░░░░░ with us This is ░░░░░░░░ The prosecutors have to ░░░░░░░░ the motion It doesn ░░░░░░░░ go away because somebody ░░░░░░░░ They have to ask ░░░░░░░░ judge Exactly right So ░░░░░░░░ had these women as ░░░░░░░░ of the motion to ░░░░░░░░ What would the possible ░░░░░░░░ of them being there ░░░░░░░░ court lead to Well ░░░░░░░░ is a very important ░░░░░░░░ because it really was ░░░░░░░░ win for victims rights ░░░░░░░░ for transparency Which was ░░░░░░░░ dramatically different than what ░░░░░░░░ on in this lack ░░░░░░░░ secrecy the secret deals ░░░░░░░░ lack of telling the ░░░░░░░░ what was going on ░░░░░░░░ extremely destructive and also ░░░░░░░░ violation of the crime ░░░░░░░░ rights act It was ░░░░░░░░ It was illegal too ░░░░░░░░ let me just read ░░░░░░░░ you I m sorry ░░░░░░░░ I m we re ░░░░░░░░ changing things around because ░░░░░░░░ ve got movement at ░░░░░░░░ court I ll continue ░░░░░░░░ Jennifer on this I ░░░░░░░░ to read to you ░░░░░░░░ what we heard from ░░░░░░░░ of the accusers today ░░░░░░░░ referring to ghislain Maxwell ░░░░░░░░ Jeffrey took me in ░░░░░░░░ woman said They made ░░░░░░░░ feel like I feels ░░░░░░░░ of a family something ░░░░░░░░ desperately needed The accuser ░░░░░░░░ a rape from Epstein ░░░░░░░░ left her vomiting for ░░░░░░░░ Quote we have all ░░░░░░░░ and he is winning ░░░░░░░░ death the woman his ░░░░░░░░ has robbed me of ░░░░░░░░ justice You represent other ░░░░░░░░ Yes Of Jeffrey Epstein ░░░░░░░░ this a shared view ░░░░░░░░ much so This is ░░░░░░░░ a tragedy for them ░░░░░░░░ they were so close ░░░░░░░░ being able to confront ░░░░░░░░ abuser and that s ░░░░░░░░ very important step for ░░░░░░░░ abused victims They just ░░░░░░░░ to have that closure ░░░░░░░░ is one of the ░░░░░░░░ that was very positive ░░░░░░░░ the nassir proceeding There ░░░░░░░░ someone there to hear ░░░░░░░░ testimony and say this ░░░░░░░░ what effect you had ░░░░░░░░ me Exactly This was ░░░░░░░░ one of the first ░░░░░░░░ not the first federal ░░░░░░░░ hearings with such a ░░░░░░░░ group of victims speaking ░░░░░░░░ was just there It ░░░░░░░░ very moving and a ░░░░░░░░ powerful set of statements ░░░░░░░░ different women Is it ░░░░░░░░ Definitely Will they feel ░░░░░░░░ all helped or be ░░░░░░░░ to move forward in ░░░░░░░░ ways by virtue of ░░░░░░░░ able to say this ░░░░░░░░ open court Absolutely This ░░░░░░░░ what I call healing ░░░░░░░░ advocacy They find something ░░░░░░░░ themselves in speaking out ░░░░░░░░ every victim is able ░░░░░░░░ do that You really ░░░░░░░░ to go through your ░░░░░░░░ process We see really ░░░░░░░░ spectrum of victims at ░░░░░░░░ points in their healing ░░░░░░░░ and ability to communicate ░░░░░░░░ speak about this Today ░░░░░░░░ saw many powerful strong ░░░░░░░░ crying shaking but still ░░░░░░░░ You can cry and ░░░░░░░░ at the same time ░░░░░░░░ be strong Tom Winter ░░░░░░░░ just come out of ░░░░░░░░ courtroom He joins us ░░░░░░░░ Tell us what s ░░░░░░░░ in court and what ░░░░░░░░ to the Epstein investigation ░░░░░░░░ reporter We ve just ░░░░░░░░ up proceedings for today ░░░░░░░░ is adjourned The judge ░░░░░░░░ not formally or at ░░░░░░░░ there was a little ░░░░░░░░ where we couldn t ░░░░░░░░ the proceedings but he ░░░░░░░░ not formally dismissed the ░░░░░░░░ yet We expect him ░░░░░░░░ do that by written ░░░░░░░░ sometime later today or ░░░░░░░░ if he hasn t ░░░░░░░░ done so We heard ░░░░░░░░ federal prosecutors from Maureen ░░░░░░░░ We also heard from ░░░░░░░░ of Jeffrey Epstein s ░░░░░░░░ that represented him in ░░░░░░░░ criminal case until Jeffrey ░░░░░░░░ died by suicide as ░░░░░░░░ all know several weeks ░░░░░░░░ It was a very ░░░░░░░░ L I would say ░░░░░░░░ and a half to ░░░░░░░░ hours of testimony from ░░░░░░░░ As I reported earlier ░░░░░░░░ is very similar to ░░░░░░░░ impact statements This is ░░░░░░░░ what we hear at ░░░░░░░░ not necessarily what we ░░░░░░░░ during trial because they ░░░░░░░░ able to talk about ░░░░░░░░ emotional impacts of what ░░░░░░░░ Epstein did to them ░░░░░░░░ victims spoke They used ░░░░░░░░ own names Several victims ░░░░░░░░ through attorneys through statements ░░░░░░░░ read Some of the ░░░░░░░░ are here today and ░░░░░░░░ their attorneys to speak ░░░░░░░░ their behalf because of ░░░░░░░░ ongoing emotional trauma they ░░░░░░░░ they ve experienced as ░░░░░░░░ consequence of Jeffrey Epstein ░░░░░░░░ actions Very vivid very ░░░░░░░░ discussions Several of the ░░░░░░░░ statements that were read ░░░░░░░░ court Ali were for ░░░░░░░░ victims that were able ░░░░░░░░ describe the moments that ░░░░░░░░ met him They were ░░░░░░░░ and a number of ░░░░░░░░ cases because they were ░░░░░░░░ tough either financial or ░░░░░░░░ straits They met Epstein ░░░░░░░░ other women were taken ░░░░░░░░ him in one case ░░░░░░░░ of the last statements ░░░░░░░░ heard read in court ░░░░░░░░ from a victim who ░░░░░░░░ she was approached because ░░░░░░░░ wanted to model for ░░░░░░░░ s secret Obviously Jeffrey ░░░░░░░░ has a connection to ░░░░░░░░ wexner the founder of ░░░░░░░░ s secret She says ░░░░░░░░ was approached he took ░░░░░░░░ she spent money on ░░░░░░░░ Victoria s secrets outfits ░░░░░░░░ wear for him He ░░░░░░░░ her in a room ░░░░░░░░ showed him a sex ░░░░░░░░ which she said she ░░░░░░░░ at him after he ░░░░░░░░ to touch her genitals ░░░░░░░░ she was leaving trying ░░░░░░░░ flee this space in ░░░░░░░░ home here in New ░░░░░░░░ City a woman stopped ░░░░░░░░ and said you know ░░░░░░░░ s connected to very ░░░░░░░░ people You should be ░░░░░░░░ Numerous examples of that ░░░░░░░░ the course of the ░░░░░░░░ several I think it ░░░░░░░░ approximately 20 victims I ░░░░░░░░ still going through my ░░░░░░░░ to tie the number ░░░░░░░░ for you Ali Having ░░░░░░░░ several trials of significant ░░░░░░░░ abuse I ll have ░░░░░░░░ tell you that the ░░░░░░░░ that I heard today ░░░░░░░░ very direct very detailed ░░░░░░░░ very powerful I don ░░░░░░░░ think there is anybody ░░░░░░░░ left the courtroom here ░░░░░░░░ that felt good about ░░░░░░░░ they heard But a ░░░░░░░░ of the victims stated ░░░░░░░░ felt good about having ░░░░░░░░ opportunity to be heard ░░░░░░░░ Tom stand by while ░░░░░░░░ ask Jennifer this question ░░░░░░░░ m asking you this ░░░░░░░░ this is what everybody ░░░░░░░░ talked to asks me ░░░░░░░░ seem to have been ░░░░░░░░ of other people involved ░░░░░░░░ Florida there were unnamed ░░░░░░░░ In the arrangement that ░░░░░░░░ made here Every single ░░░░░░░░ of these witnesses speaks ░░░░░░░░ other people who were ░░░░░░░░ or involved in some ░░░░░░░░ Why have we not ░░░░░░░░ anything else Why have ░░░░░░░░ not seen other arrests ░░░░░░░░ other charges What do ░░░░░░░░ believe is going on ░░░░░░░░ now I think there ░░░░░░░░ an investigation going on ░░░░░░░░ believe certainly that s ░░░░░░░░ the U S Attorney ░░░░░░░░ told us is that ░░░░░░░░ are very seriously investigating ░░░░░░░░ coconspirators I certainly hope ░░░░░░░░ s correct Because there ░░░░░░░░ other people that should ░░░░░░░░ held responsible for this ░░░░░░░░ was not simply Jeffrey ░░░░░░░░ acting completely on his ░░░░░░░░ was not possible to ░░░░░░░░ that What is your ░░░░░░░░ telling you about this ░░░░░░░░ reporter Tony don t ░░░░░░░░ I ll just do ░░░░░░░░ mic with Sarah I ░░░░░░░░ Tom is connected to ░░░░░░░░ else for a moment ░░░░░░░░ one thing a number ░░░░░░░░ these women have said ░░░░░░░░ fact one woman was ░░░░░░░░ today saying I hope ░░░░░░░░ people realize each of ░░░░░░░░ has a story because ░░░░░░░░ is a concern that ░░░░░░░░ victims this is always ░░░░░░░░ concern by the way ░░░░░░░░ victims of someone get ░░░░░░░░ in the story about ░░░░░░░░ someone Right Jeffrey Epstein ░░░░░░░░ a story unto his ░░░░░░░░ his connections the things ░░░░░░░░ he did the mansion ░░░░░░░░ which he lived the ░░░░░░░░ that he had over ░░░░░░░░ Some of these women ░░░░░░░░ sort of saying our ░░░░░░░░ is important maybe even ░░░░░░░░ important And that is ░░░░░░░░ the crime victims rights ░░░░░░░░ was designed to do ░░░░░░░░ was really a celebrated ░░░░░░░░ in court which was ░░░░░░░░ striking A lot of ░░░░░░░░ proceeding was the judge ░░░░░░░░ about the importance of ░░░░░░░░ and the Epstein lawyers ░░░░░░░░ about that as well ░░░░░░░░ the victims lawyers speaking ░░░░░░░░ the real powerful importance ░░░░░░░░ just getting out from ░░░░░░░░ the secrecy Because secrecy ░░░░░░░░ the loathsome underbelly of ░░░░░░░░ sex abuse No kidding ░░░░░░░░ thank you again for ░░░░░░░░ work you re doing ░░░░░░░░ for helping us understand ░░░░░░░░ Jennifer Freeman and Tom ░░░░░░░░ We should note Jeffrey ░░░░░░░░ s associate ghislain Maxwell ░░░░░░░░ by some of the ░░░░░░░░ today has not been ░░░░░░░░