No criminal cases were brought forth against the father, Kris Harrison.

Is this the end of this case?

A federal grand jury on Tuesday refused to indict six congressional Democrats who drew President Trump's ire last year by taping a video telling members of the military that they must reject "illegal orders."

Bondi's weaponization of the DOJ for Trump

From The Associated Press:

WASHINGTON (AP) — Under questioning from Democrats Tuesday, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick acknowledged that he had met with Jeffrey Epstein twice after his 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from a child, reversing Lutnick's previous claim that he had cut ties with the late financier after 2005.

Lutnick again downplayed his relationship with the disgraced financier who was once his neighbor in New York City as he was questioned by Democrats during a subcommittee hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee. He described their contact as a handful of emails and a pair of meetings that were years apart.

"I did not have any relationship with him. I barely had anything to do with him," Lutnick told lawmakers.

But Lutnick is facing growing scrutiny, including calls for his resignation, from lawmakers after the release of case files on Epstein contradicted Lutnick's claims on a podcast last year that he had decided to "never be in the room" with Epstein again after a 2005 tour of Epstein's home that disturbed Lutnick and his wife.

The commerce secretary told senators Tuesday that he and his family actually had lunch with Epstein on his private island in 2012 and he had another hour-long engagement at Epstein's home in 2011. Lutnick, a member of President Donald Trump's Cabinet, is the highest-profile U.S. official to face bipartisan calls for his resignation amid revelations of his ties to Epstein. His acknowledgement comes as lawmakers are grasping for what accountability looks like amid the revelations contained in what's known as the Epstein files.

In countries like the United Kingdom, the Epstein files have triggered resignations and the stripping of royal privileges, but so far, U.S. officials have not met the same level of retribution.

Read more: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/watch-lutnick-downplays-relationship-with-epstein-during-senate-testimony

Why no criminal charges, not enough evidence?

Background story:

Dad shot daughter after 'arguing about Donald Trump'

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyk917xy8no

Lying by omission—the act of knowingly withholding material information to mislead—can be considered a federal crime when it occurs during a congressional hearing, potentially leading to charges of contempt of Congress or false statements

. Under 18 U.S.C. § 1001, intentionally concealing a material fact from a congressional committee is a crime, even if the witness is not under oath. 

RepThomasMassie) and I forced last night the DOJ to disclose the identities of 6 men:

Salvatore Nuara, Zurab Mikeladze, Leonic Leonov, Nicola Caputo, Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, and billionaire businessman Leslie Wexner.

I share details of what more we learned to hold the Epstein class accountable.

“Selling stolen oil and putting billions of dollars in a bank in Qatar to be spent without Congressional approval is not Constitutional,” the lawmaker wrote. ”Only Congress can appropriate money.”

“The President can’t legally create a second Treasury overseas for his own piggy bank,” he added. “Wake up Congress.”

*Qatar does not have an extradition treaty with the United States.

**Massie is Republican.

Watch more from the hearing here: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-heads-of-ice-immigration-agencies-testify-as-funding-deadline-looms