Magistrate Bruce is in a bind. Does he continue to provide the FBI the cover of legality and legitimacy, or does he wash his hands of it and release the affidavit?
Let me ask this, might the FBI, (who HAVE the Epstein files), use those very same blackmail files to say, get a low-level magistrate who used to work for Jeffrey Epstein to do their bidding?
You know, the trafficker of kids, a pedophile with inventory, and a large and well-heeled client list. What could the FBI, or even a select few agents do with that information?
That connection is just a little too cute, by half, for me.
Could the FBI use Epstein’s files, in the same exact manner that Epstein did? Seems a reasonable query, given what we know of the FBI’s past conduct during Crossfire Hurricane and their myriad FISA-frauds.
Magistrate Bruce is in a bind……absolutely
I’m betting the conversation could have went like:
Your honor, we got him. We know he has X, Y, & Z down there. We nene this warrant. When we find it, it will be so damaging, he’ll be in a jumpsuit by the end of the day.
Ok FBI Guy, give me the warrant. I’ll sign it.
Except, they didn’t find anything, so they just took stuff.
Now what judge.