Epstein once evaded serious punishment for his crimes. Not anymore.

This week on Please Explain, host Nick O'Malley talks to former Washington DC Bureau researcher Tom Threlkeld and Cynthia Alksne, a former US federal prosecutor about how and why powerful men often avoid accountability.

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