As speculation continues to swirl over the late convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, tempers are rising and a huge rift is happening among conservatives over whether Epstein had a client list and whether the Trump administration is hiding something.
Now a former attorney for Epstein is speaking out.
Alan Dershowitz, an attorney, former Harvard law professor, and legal analyst, was a member of the legal defense team for Epstein in 2008, during the first criminal case against Epstein.
Dershowitz, a former Democrat who flipped to Independent in 2024, was also a member of President Trump’s legal defense team in January 2020, during a Senate impeachment trial.
On Tuesday, Dershowitz published an opinion editorial in the Wall Street Journal, titled, “The Inside Scoop on Jeffrey Epstein: I was his lawyer. I know things that court orders won’t allow me to disclose.”
Dershowitz confirmed Attorney General Pam Bondi’s claim that there is NO “Epstein client list.”
The op-ed begins:
I was Jeffrey Epstein’s lawyer. I know the facts, some of which I can’t disclose because it is privileged or subject to court-imposed sealing orders. But what I can disclose makes several important things clear:
Epstein never created a “client list.” The FBI interviewed alleged victims who named several “clients.” These names have been redacted. They should be disclosed but the courts have ordered them sealed. I know who they are. They don’t include any current officeholders. We don’t know whether the accusations are true. The courts have also sealed negative information about some of the accusers to protect them. Neither the Justice Department nor private defense lawyers are free to disregard court sealing orders. The media can and should petition the courts for the release of all names and information so the public can draw its own conclusions.
There has also been speculation about incriminating videos taken by hidden cameras in Epstein’s guest bedrooms. There are videotapes, but they are of public areas of his Palm Beach, Fla., home. Epstein reported the theft of money and a licensed firearm from a drawer in his living room, so the police installed a video camera. I am not aware of video cameras in guest bedrooms.
Open records show an acquaintance between Epstein and Mr. Trump many years ago. That relationship ended when Mr. Trump reportedly banned Epstein from Mar-a-Lago, long before becoming president. I have seen nothing that would suggest anything improper or even questionable by Mr. Trump.
Dershowitz also stated that it is “clear” that Epstein committed suicide while in prison. However, he conceded that it is NOT clear whether he was ‘assisted’ by jail personnel, noting the ‘broken cameras,’ transfer of his cellmate, and absence of any guards during the time period of Epstein’s death.
“I have absolutely no doubt that Epstein never worked for any intelligence agency. If he had, he would surely have told me and his other lawyers, who would have used that information to get him a better deal,” Dershowitz also wrote.
He slammed Tucker Carlson for pedaling a false claim that Epstein had links to Israeli intelligence, and blasted all the conspiracy stories that are simply creating fodder for political attacks.
“Sorry to disappoint you, but there is really nothing much to see here, beyond what has already been disclosed,” Dershowitz wrote.
I have absolutely no doubt that Epstein never worked for any intelligence agency. If he had, he would surely have told me and his other lawyers, who would have used that information to get him a better deal, writes @AlanDersh https://t.co/mgByvqGI6J
— Wall Street Journal Opinion (@WSJopinion) July 16, 2025
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