Epstein plea deal faces new pressure as calls grow to question Barry Krischer under oath
Posted: Sat May 16, 2026 2:13 pm
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Three days after a Democratic shadow hearing in West Palm Beach focused on Jeffrey Epstein’s controversial plea deal, new pressure is building to hear directly from the key players who helped shape it.
That includes former Palm Beach County State Attorney Barry Krischer, who approved the 2008 deal many critics still call a sweetheart agreement.
Sheila Jaffe, a longtime women’s rights advocate and member of the Palm Beach County chapter of the National Organization for Women, said the chapter once supported Krischer and his work on sexual violence and domestic violence issues.
"Yes. We were, Palm Beach County NOW was supportive of Barry Krischer, in his work with sexual violence and domestic violence," Jaffe said. "The flyer that I handed out there showed us doing, actually, it was a rally for him in 1994."