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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 12h

For context: Larry Summers continued with Epstein despite

2008: Epstein guilty plea in Florida

2008-19: MANY civil lawsuits (including by Virginia Giuffre) against Epstein for child rape/trafficking

2018: Miami Herald's @jkbjournalist.bsky.social blockbuster series on Epstein trafficking ring

The Harvard Crimson @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social · 1d

When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: Jeffrey E. Epstein.

Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.

As Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’ | News | The Harvard Crimson

When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: convicted sex offender…

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 16h

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Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics

The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 19h

2/ I was honored to team up for this article with two of the greatest international law scholars:

@mikeschmitt.bsky.social & Marko Milanovic (@unirdg-law.bsky.social)

The International Law Obligation of States to Stop Intelligence Support for U.S. Boat Strikes
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 20h

A counterproductive and unlawful U.S. policy:

Several States have now curtailed counter-narcotics intelligence support and/or called out U.S. boat strikes as illegal:

Canada
Colombia
EU
France
Mexico
Netherlands?
UK

We discuss their legal obligations that forbid support for boat strikes.

Obligation of States to Stop Intelligence Support for U.S. Strikes

The only way States can avoid complicity in “arbitrary killings” under IHRL is to refrain from sharing intelligence that enables them.

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 21h

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"There's an awful lot of frustration with the administration abandoning what has been one of the most effective ways of going after organized crime in favor of things that sound macho but get you nowhere."

- former DOJ official who worked on maritime interdictions

Justice Department official told prosecutors that U.S. should 'just sink' drug boats

NPR interviews with current and former officials reveal more of the backstory around the military's strikes in the Caribbean.

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 21h

"Nine current and former U.S. officials who worked to combat transnational crime....

They questioned the legality of the deadly strikes — many referred to them as murder. ... Several of them said it may ultimately prove counterproductive."

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Justice Department official told prosecutors that U.S. should 'just sink' drug boats

NPR interviews with current and former officials reveal more of the backstory around the military's strikes in the Caribbean.

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The Harvard Crimson @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social · 1d

When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: Jeffrey E. Epstein.

Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.

As Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’ | News | The Harvard Crimson

When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: convicted sex offender…

www.thecrimson.com

Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 3d

I spoke with @npr.org @steveinskeep.bsky.social

On most significant implications of Epstein emails

- what emails say about President Trump
- discrepancies in record
- law enforcement interest in Michael Wolff's tapes
- role of elites palling around w/ Epstein in 2019

www.npr.org/2025/11/14/n...

NYU law professor talks about the fallout from the release of Epstein documents

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with New York University law professor Ryan Goodman about the fallout over the latest release of documents from the Epstein estate.

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 5d

"Trump and his administration on Wednesday ramped up a pressure campaign on congressional Republicans who are pushing for a full release of the [DOJ] files about the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein...

Top officials met in the White House Situation Room on Wednesday with" Rep. Boebert.

Trump Ramps Up Pressure on G.O.P. To Thwart Epstein Vote

www.nytimes.com

Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 5d

3/ Gift article to NYT:

Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct
In a message obtained by Congress, the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Donald J. Trump spent hours at his house with one of Mr. Epstein’s victims.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...

Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 5d

2/ Second email is evidence of President Trump's knowledge of Epstein's AND Maxwell's activities, but also has an element in Trump's favor.

Epstein to Michael Wolff, January 31, 2019

“Of course he knew about the girls as he asked Ghislaine to stop.”

Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 5d

It begins. Clearly incriminating evidence against president of the United States.

Epstein to Maxwell, April 2, 2011:

"i want you to realize that that dog that hasn't barked is trump. [VICTIM] spent hours at my house with him ,, he has never once been mentioned. police chief. etc."

Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 6d

2/ Gift link to Judge Wolf's essay, "Why I Am Resigning"

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Why I Am Resigning

A federal judge explains his reasoning for leaving the bench.

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 6d

Republican-Appointed Judge Resigns to Raise Alarm About President Trump and Rule of Law

Judge Mark Wolf resigned on Friday, published an essay over the weekend, and here speaks to Erica Hill @outfrontcnn.bsky.social

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 6d

3/ "Canada ... which has helped the US Coast Guard interdict suspected drug traffickers in the Caribbean for nearly two decades, has also distanced itself from the US military strikes. ... made clear to the US that it does not want its intelligence being used to help target boats for deadly strikes"

Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 6d

2/ That is more specific than earlier reporting on tying Admiral Holsey's resignation directly to his concerns about the legality of boat strikes.

Earlier reporting:

www.cnn.com/2025/10/16/p...

Commander overseeing US forces in the Caribbean to retire one year into tenure | CNN Politics

The admiral overseeing US Southern Command, which has responsibility for forces in the Caribbean, where the US has carried out multiple legally ambiguous strikes against alleged drug cartels, is retir...

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 6d

"The commander of US Southern Command, Adm. Alvin Holsey, offered to resign during a tense meeting last month with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ... after he raised questions about the legality of the strikes ... Holsey will leave his post in December, just one year into his tenure."

Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics

The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 6d

2/ A counterproductive U.S. policy

"For years, the UK, which controls a number of territories in the Caribbean where it bases intelligence assets, has helped the US locate vessels suspected of carrying drugs so that the US Coast Guard could interdict them."

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Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics

The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 6d

One of many costs to US murder (sorry, no better word for it) in Caribbean:

"United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal."

Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics

The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...

edition.cnn.com

Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 10d

Something smells very fishy in this DOJ action:

What do actions of Brennan, Strzok and Page who left office several years before MAL search have to do with the southern district of Florida?

Likely takes a bogus omnibus-conspiracy theory to get there, as this report indicates.