There is Something Called Double Hearsay in Law

When A reports what B told him that C told B.  As flaky as that sounds, Federal Rule of Evidecce sec. 805:

Hearsay within hearsay is not excluded by the rule against hearsay if each part of the combined statements conforms with an exception to the rule.

This must be why reporters are relying on what I would have to call the "double hearsay of scum" rule.  11/18/25 Newsnation:

(NewsNation) — Mark Epstein, the brother of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, tells NewsNation that his brother revealed he had “dirt” on President Donald Trump.

Epstein joined “CUOMO” days after Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released thousands of never-before-seen emails.

Earlier Monday, Trump called for the release of the files, in a reversal of course for the president. Mark Epstein told NewsNation that he believes the FBI is participating in a cover-up of the files relating to his brother, Jeffrey.

Mark Epstein alleges an FBI cover-up

“I’ve been recently told the reason they’re going to be releasing these things, and the reason for the flip is that they’re sanitizing these files,” Epstein alleged.

“There’s a facility in Winchester, Virginia, where they’re scrubbing the files to take Republican names out of it. That’s what I was told by a pretty good source,” he added.

Epstein doubled down on his claims, alleging FBI Director Kash Patel is participating in a cover-up of the way his brother died behind bars.

“He was the one who said in his testimony ‘you know a suicide when you see one.’ I had a laugh. How many suicides has that j****** seen?”

I am also trying to figure what slur starts with J applies to Patel.

Yes, a guy who pimps out teenagers is such a reliable source of moral judgment.  And secondhand?