{"id":125758,"date":"2019-07-25T06:41:18","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T10:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=125758"},"modified":"2019-07-25T06:49:37","modified_gmt":"2019-07-25T10:49:37","slug":"epsteingate-did-they-just-try-to-kill-the-most-dangerous-witness-in-world-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=125758","title":{"rendered":"EPSTEINgate Bombshell: <b><i>Did they just try to kill the most dangerous witness in world history?<\/i><\/b>"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Epstein Found &#8220;Nearly Unconscious&#8221; In Prison Cell After Possible Suicide Attempt<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->ZeroHedge.com<\/p>\n<p>Jeffrey Epstein has been found &#8220;nearly unconscious in a fetal position inside his New York City jail cell, according to the\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2019\/07\/24\/jeffrey-epstein-found-nearly-unconscious-with-injuries-to-his-neck-in-nyc-jail-cell\/\">New York Post<\/a><\/em>, citing sources close to the investigation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/epstein%20sui.png?itok=A6JTMVER\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/epstein%20sui.png?itok=A6JTMVER\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/epstein%20sui.png?itok=qb2cdBds 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1280px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/epstein%20sui.png?itok=qb2cdBds 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 480px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/epstein%20sui.png?itok=qb2cdBds 1x, https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/epstein%20sui.png?itok=qb2cdBds 2x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1024px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/epstein%20sui.png?itok=qb2cdBds 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/epstein%20sui.png?itok=A6JTMVER 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/epstein%20sui.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"358\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"337378fe-b8f3-4316-b2e0-ba5ce45232a0\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 66-year-old convicted pedophile is being held in the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in lower Manhattan pending trial. He was found semi-conscious with &#8216;marks on his neck,&#8217; according to the report &#8211; which adds that investigators are still trying to figure out what happened.<\/p>\n<p>As\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnewyork.com\/news\/local\/Jeffrey-Epstein-Found-Injured-in-NYC-Jail-Cell-After-Possible-Suicide-Attempt-or-Assault-Sources-513174311.html\">NBC New York<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>also reports,\u00a0&#8220;Two sources tell News 4 that\u00a0<u><strong>Epstein may have tried to hang himself<\/strong>,<\/u>\u00a0while\u00a0<strong>a third source cautioned that the injuries were not serious and questioned if Epstein might be using it as a way to get a transfer<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A fourth source told the outlet\u00a0that\u00a0<strong>assault has not been ruled out<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; as investigators have questioned former Orange County police officer Nicholas Tartaglione in connection with the incident. Tartaglione was arrested in December 2016 on suspicion of killing four men in an alleged cocaine distribution conspiracy, before burying their bodies in his Otisville yard, according to court records.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"my_spring1\"><\/aside>\n<blockquote>\n<p data-pnum=\"5\">Sources told News 4 investigators questioned Tartaglione, and the former cop claimed not to have seen anything and didn\u2019t touch Epstein, sources said.<\/p>\n<p data-pnum=\"6\"><strong>The attorney for Tartaglione denied all the claims that his client attacked the financier, saying he and Epstein get along and saw each other recently. &#8211;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnewyork.com\/news\/local\/Jeffrey-Epstein-Found-Injured-in-NYC-Jail-Cell-After-Possible-Suicide-Attempt-or-Assault-Sources-513174311.html\"><em>NBC New York<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/mcc%20cell%20%282%29.jpg?itok=6-HaBRwy\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/mcc%20cell%20%282%29.jpg?itok=6-HaBRwy\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/mcc%20cell%20%282%29.jpg?itok=3iDFOr2u 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1280px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/mcc%20cell%20%282%29.jpg?itok=3iDFOr2u 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 480px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/mcc%20cell%20%282%29.jpg?itok=3iDFOr2u 1x, https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/mcc%20cell%20%282%29.jpg?itok=3iDFOr2u 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1024px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/mcc%20cell%20%282%29.jpg?itok=3iDFOr2u 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/mcc%20cell%20%282%29.jpg?itok=6-HaBRwy 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"caption caption-img\" role=\"group\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/mcc%20cell%20%282%29.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"609\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"76ae0718-e80e-42bb-a671-6cb26f7db913\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><figcaption><em>MCC isolated cell via the\u00a0Daily Mail<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-pnum=\"3\">Epstein was\u00a0arrested on July 6 for allegedly sex-trafficking minors, and was denied bail on July 18 by US District Judge Richard Berman\u00a0after prosecutors said he poses an &#8220;extraordinary risk of flight&#8221; due to his &#8220;exorbitant wealth.&#8221; He has notified the court that he will appeal the decision.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p data-pnum=\"12\">Berman said prosecutors established a &#8220;preponderance&#8221; of evidence of Epstein being a flight risk, calling the fake Saudi passport &#8220;concerning,\u201d and said the government also established community danger by &#8220;clear and convincing evidence&#8221; \u2014 which led to his decision to keep the financier behind bars.<\/p>\n<p data-pnum=\"13\">Epstein&#8217;s lawyers had wanted him released on house arrest with electronic monitoring at his $77 million Manhattan mansion. They said he wouldn&#8217;t run and was willing to pledge a fortune of at least $559 million as collateral.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-pnum=\"3\">That said, Epstein would likely be in solitary confinement for 23 hours per day, lawyer Andrew Laufer, who has represented MCC inmates, told\u00a0<em>Reuters<\/em>\u00a0earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p data-pnum=\"3\">&#8220;When you have someone that\u2019s allegedly a sexual predator like Jeffrey Epstein, he\u2019ll need to be in protective custody,&#8221; said Laufer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;The sex offenders have a hard time,&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0said former BOP employee Jack Donson.\u00a0<strong>&#8220;He\u2019s definitely going to get ostracized.&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2019-07-24\/epstein-found-injured-prison-cell-after-possible-suicide-attempt\">https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2019-07-24\/epstein-found-injured-prison-cell-after-possible-suicide-attempt<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Epstein Found &#8220;Nearly Unconscious&#8221; In Prison Cell After Possible Suicide Attempt<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-125758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=125758"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125758\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=125758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=125758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=125758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}