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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Jeffrey Epstein’s controversial 2008 plea deal and the latest in the battle to add a citizenship to the census

    We look at the previous plea deal that prevented Jeffrey Epstein from facing federal charges related to accusations that he abused underage girls. In February, a federal judge ruled that the plea deal broke the law.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jul 8, 2019 • 1 min read

    We look at the previous plea deal that prevented Jeffrey Epstein from facing federal charges related to accusations that he abused underage girls. In February, a federal judge ruled that the plea deal broke the law. The Department of Justice is investigating, and Epstein is facing new sex trafficking charges.

    Also: a look at the latest in the Trump administration’s legal battle to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census. Last Tuesday, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said the census would be printed without a citizenship question, after the Supreme Court ruled the government’s reason for adding one wasn’t sufficient. But on Friday, the Department of Justice said it would continue looking for a legal argument to add the question to the census.

    The full episode

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    Is the big one imminent?
    1. 0:00Hedge fund manager Jeffrey Epstein charged with allegedly running a worldwide trafficking ring
    2. 11:03Jeffrey Epstein’s controversial 2008 plea deal and the latest in the battle to add a citizenship to the censusYou’re reading this
    3. 18:53Do the recent quakes tell us anything about the big one?
    4. 26:58The story of a teenager accused of manslaughter for encouraging her boyfriend to kill himself
    5. 39:32The relationship between Leonard Cohen and Marianne Ihlen
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play

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      Associate producer

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    Is the big one imminent?
    1. 0:00Hedge fund manager Jeffrey Epstein charged with allegedly running a worldwide trafficking ring
    2. 11:03Jeffrey Epstein’s controversial 2008 plea deal and the latest in the battle to add a citizenship to the censusYou’re reading this
    3. 18:53Do the recent quakes tell us anything about the big one?
    4. 26:58The story of a teenager accused of manslaughter for encouraging her boyfriend to kill himself
    5. 39:32The relationship between Leonard Cohen and Marianne Ihlen
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand