The Evidence Record

The Evidence Record

• PBS: Alex Acosta Explains His Handling of the Epstein Case (2019)

  News Report · 2019

  PBS NewsHour

  PBS, July 2019: Alex Acosta defended his 2008 Epstein deal at a press conference. He did not say Epstein "belonged to intelligence" there; that line comes…

• People ex rel. Madigan v. Burge, 2014 IL 115635

  Court Filing · 2014

  Illinois Supreme Court

  The pension board’s January 2011 vote split 4-4, leaving Burge’s previously awarded pension in place. The Supreme Court held the Attorney General could not collaterally challenge…

• People v. Smollett, 2023 IL App (1st) 220322

  Court Filing · 2023

  Illinois Appellate Court, First District

  The appellate court affirmed the convictions and sentence in 2023; the Illinois Supreme Court later reversed on due-process grounds.

• People v. Smollett, 2024 IL 130431

  Court Filing · 2024

  Illinois Supreme Court

  Reverses the second prosecution because the State failed to honor its agreement after Smollett performed. It is not a factual-innocence ruling.

• Petition for a Writ of Certiorari, Robertson v. United States, No. 18-609

  Court Filing · 2018

  Joseph David Robertson, by counsel

  Robertson’s petition calls him an elderly Navy veteran and presents fire-preparation water supply as the ponds’ purpose. It says he owned White Pine Lode, formerly owned…

• Pfizer Inc. 2021 Form 10-K

  Corporate Filing · 2022

  Pfizer Inc.

  The filing reports $36.781 billion of Comirnaty revenue, not vaccine profit. Company-wide net income and product revenue are different measures.

• Pierson v. Ray, 386 U.S. 547

  Court Filing · 1967

  Supreme Court of the United States

  Pierson recognized common-law judicial immunity and a police good-faith/probable-cause defense. It did not create Harlow’s later clearly-established objective formulation.

• Plea Agreement with Purdue Pharma L.P.

  Court Filing · 2020

  U.S. Department of Justice and Purdue Pharma L.P.

  The agreement covers three felony conspiracies, a $3.544 billion fine, and $2 billion forfeiture. It expressly preserved prosecution of individuals.

• Poor Neighborhoods Hit Hardest by Asset Forfeiture in Chicago, Data Shows

  News Report · 2017

  C.J. Ciaramella / Reason

  Reason analyzed Lucy Parsons Labs data obtained from the Cook County State’s Attorney through a records request. The 23,065 seizures covered 2012-2017 and clustered in low-income…

• Power of Attorney from Leslie H. Wexner to Jeffrey E. Epstein (1991)

  Document · 1991

  Leslie H. Wexner

  Les Wexner's 1991 power of attorney giving Epstein broad control over his property, money, borrowing and taxes. It shows how much financial authority Epstein had, not…

• Prince Andrew returns military affiliations and royal patronages to Queen Elizabeth II

  News Report · 2022

  Associated Press / FOX 5 New York

  AP, January 2022: the Palace announced Prince Andrew's military titles and royal patronages were returned to the Queen and he would defend the lawsuit as a…

• Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, Part 5: Civil Recovery

  Government Record · 2002

  UK Parliament

  UK civil recovery can proceed without a connected criminal prosecution and uses the civil standard. The claim that the UK seizes only after conviction is false.

• Progress of Research & Development of E-CNY in China

  Government Record · 2021

  People’s Bank of China Working Group on E-CNY Research and Development

  The white paper discusses KYC-based limits and smart-contract programmability but supplies no evidence that wallets were frozen merely because holders tested positive for COVID.

• Read Bill Clinton’s opening statement in his deposition on Jeffrey Epstein

  News Report · 2026

  PBS NewsHour / Bill Clinton statement

  Bill Clinton's February 2026 opening statement in his House deposition: he says he knew nothing of Epstein's crimes and never went to the island, while acknowledging…

• Report from Special Counsel Robert K. Hur

  Government Record · 2024

  Robert K. Hur, Special Counsel

  Hur declined charges concerning President Biden’s classified documents. The report’s evidence and stated reasoning must be considered rather than reducing the decision to an assertion of…

• Report of the Corporate Fraud Task Force 2008

  Government Record · 2008

  U.S. Department of Justice

  Stewart’s five-month prison sentence followed conspiracy, obstruction, and false-statement convictions. It was not an insider-trading conviction.

• Report of the Public Inquiry into the 2022 Public Order Emergency (Rouleau Commission)

  Government Record · 2023

  Public Order Emergency Commission

  The five-volume Rouleau Commission report found the statutory threshold met. Later courts reached contrary legal conclusions; the Commission finding was not the final judicial ruling.

• Report of the Special Deputy Chicago Police Superintendent (Goldston Report)

  Government Record · 1990

  Chicago Police Department Office of Professional Standards

  The 1990 report found systematic abuse and identified at least 50 potential victims, not more than 100. The opened mirror is principally scanned; text accessibility is…

• Report of the Special State’s Attorney (Egan/Boyle Report)

  Government Record · 2006

  Edward J. Egan and Robert D. Boyle

  The special prosecutors found credible evidence supporting prosecution in Wilson’s case and described other abuse allegations, but state prosecutions were barred by limitations.

• Response to Petition to Commute Chelsea Manning’s Sentence to Time Served

  Government Record · 2017

  Obama White House

  Manning had received a 35-year sentence; President Obama commuted it in January 2017. A commutation reduced the sentence but did not erase the conviction.

• Review of Alleged Patient Deaths, Patient Wait Times, and Scheduling Practices at the Phoenix VA Health Care System

  Government Record · 2014

  VA Office of Inspector General

  The OIG reviewed 3,409 patients and 45 case reviews, identifying 28 patients negatively affected by delays, including six deaths, and 17 other cases with care deviations,…

• Review of DEA Cash Seizures: Notification of Significant Concerns

  Government Record · 2024

  DOJ Office of the Inspector General

  This official notification was opened, but a concise passage was not retained for quotation. It does not replace the requested March 2017 DEA review.

• Review of the Federal Reserve’s Supervision and Regulation of Silicon Valley Bank

  Government Record · 2023

  Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

  The Barr review identified bank-management failures and supervisory/regulatory shortcomings. It does not describe a costless rescue.

• Robertson v. United States, No. 18-609, Order of April 15, 2019

  Court Filing · 2019

  Supreme Court of the United States

  The Supreme Court substituted Robertson’s widow, granted certiorari, vacated the judgment, and remanded for consideration of mootness following his death. The order did not decide the…