Epstein Lawyers Ask for a Year to Review a Million Pages

Judge sets a tentative trial date of June 8 for fund manager
Epstein is charged with sex trafficking for molesting girls

In this courtroom sketch, Jeffrey Epstein, second from right, listens along with defense attorneys, from left, Marc Fernich, Michael Miller, and Martin Weinberg during a hearing in federal court in New York on July 18, 2019. — In this courtroom sketch, Jeffrey Epstein, second from right, listens along with defense attorneys, from left, Marc Fernich, Michael Miller, and Martin Weinberg during a hearing in federal court in New York on July 18, 2019.
Photographer: Aggie Kenny via AP Photo

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By Chris Dolmetsch, Bob Van Voris, and Patricia Hurtado

July 31, 2019 at 4:07 PM UTC

Updated on

July 31, 2019 at 5:28 PM UTC

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Jeffrey Epstein’s lawyers say they need at least a year to review a blizzard of documents prosecutors have gathered against the fund manager as they prepare to defend him against charges of sex trafficking in minors and conspiracy.

Prosecutors asked a judge to schedule Epstein’s trial for next June, but defense attorney Martin Weinberg said his team wanted to wait until September 2020, because they haven’t yet begun to receive documents from the government.