PULSE POINTS
❓WHAT HAPPENED: Former Epstein lawyer Alan Dershowitz criticized the credibility of Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers and called for the release of Epstein-related files, suggesting President Donald J. Trump should lead the effort.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Alan Dershowitz, Jeffrey Epstein, Virginia Giuffre, Ghislaine Maxwell, President Donald Trump, and former President Bill Clinton.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Comments made by Dershowitz aired Tuesday on NewsNation’s Cuomo.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Everything should come out and the president should lead the campaign and start tomorrow, saying, ‘I’m ordering my attorney general to go in front of every judge, seek everything out there.” – Alan Dershowitz
🎯IMPACT: Renewed calls for transparency over Epstein files and scrutiny of high-profile connections.
During an appearance on NewsNation’s Cuomo, attorney Alan Dershowitz, who previously represented convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, pushed back against allegations from several of Epstein’s accusers and called for the release of all files associated with Epstein. The retired Harvard Law School professor went so far as to suggest President Donald J. Trump should “lead the campaign and start tomorrow.”
Dershowitz insisted many of the claims against Epstein were fabricated, stating they were “all made up,” and dismissed the evidence of sex trafficking involving powerful men as “not credible.”
“I wish there were a client list. My fondest wish is that there were a client list ’cause I wouldn’t be on it. I wasn’t his client, I was his lawyer. He was my client,” Dershowitz said, refuting speculation about a supposed list of high-profile individuals connected to Epstein. He continued, “There was no client list. Only two people testified that they were trafficked. Both of them have been found to be complete liars.”
“So there’s no credible evidence basically about clients or about being passed around to people. That’s just all made up! And you know, I challenge anybody to come up with any testimony to the contrary of that,” he added.
Dershowitz advocated for the public release of files related to Epstein’s case, suggesting that sensitive information about victims could be redacted to preserve their privacy. He argued this would allow people to independently evaluate the credibility of the allegations. “Everything should come out and the president should lead the campaign and start tomorrow, saying, ‘I’m ordering my attorney general to go in front of every judge, seek everything out there,’” he said.
Addressing Epstein’s ties to former President Bill Clinton, Dershowitz acknowledged, “I can testify that Bill Clinton knew Jeffrey Epstein,” but added, “there was nothing in the files that suggests that he did anything wrong, that he was ever on the island, or that he ever had anything or did anything improper.”
Despite his own name appearing on Epstein’s flight logs, Dershowitz has long denied wrongdoing. He has admitted to receiving a massage at Epstein’s residence but described it as “therapeutic,” claiming it was performed by “an old Russian” while he remained fully clothed.
Dershowitz has also continued to defend Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s former associate, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking a minor. He recently called for her release. Maxwell has been speaking with the Department of Justice (DOJ), with some speculation that she is looking for a pardon from President Donald J. Trump.
WATCH:
🇺🇸 EPSTEIN’S FORMER LAWYER: NOTHING IN THE FILES INCRIMINATES TRUMP
Alan Dershowitz:
“I know what’s in the files.
There’s nothing in there incriminating in any way as far as I know about Donald Trump.”
Source: NewsNation pic.twitter.com/0K0MVHmDr4
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) August 6, 2025
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