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Article: On top of being one of the most renown lawyers in the world, the youngest professor in Harvard Law School history, and the author of several best-sellers, Alan Dershowitz, says Glenn Beck, is also âthe man with the most knowledge on the topic that every person in America is dying to learn about ... Jeffrey Epstein.â
On a recent episode of âThe Glenn Beck Podcast,â Dershowitz, who was Epsteinâs attorney during the 2008 criminal case in Florida, made a shocking claim about the client list.
âI was told by Kash Patel, âI've seen the book. I know the book. I've seen the names.â ... That was before he was in office,â says Glenn, contrasting Patelâs affirmation of Epsteinâs black book in their 2023 interview to the FBI and the DOJâs joint memo declaring the black book doesnât exist.
âHow do you read this?â he asks.
âJeffrey Epstein was not a pedophile. That term has a specific meaning. It means people who are sexually attracted to prepubescent girls or boys â that is 11, 12 years old. That's the definition of all psychiatrists and of the law. Epstein was interested in 16-year-olds, 17-year-olds, 18-year-olds,â says Dershowitz, acknowledging that Epstein was nonetheless âa bad person, [who] did terrible, terrible things.â
âNumber two: He was not a trafficker. Traffickers make money by selling and enslaving girls. What he did is he was a selfish guy who was having sex [or] sexual contact ... with all these 16-, 17-year-olds and maybe, maybe lending them to people like Prince Andrew. We don't know for sure,â he adds. âBut he was not a trafficker in the true sense of the word. That's why there's no client list. There were no clients.â
As for the claim that Epstein was working undercover for the Mossad, Israel's intelligence agency, Dershowitz says itâs impossible. âHe didn't work for the Mossad. I know that because I debriefed him when I was trying to make a deal for him back in 2007, and he would have told me ... if he was working for the government because it would have helped him get a clear, better deal.â
âHe was furious at the deal, the sweetheart deal. He had to serve 18 months and get registered as a sex offender. When I helped him get that deal, he fired me, refused to pay my legal fees, and said I was the worst lawyer he ever had because he didn't think that was a particularly good deal,â he tells Glenn.
In his opinion, everything should be released â including the names of Epsteinâs accusers. Given people make up false narratives to further their personal agendas, itâs only fair, in his opinion, to include their names and their potential âcredibility issuesâ in the information release as well.
âUnless you also reveal the credibility issues of the accusers, it would be unfair just to list the people who are accused without knowing that the accusers are people with long histories of lying. So that's why I'm in favor of everything being released,â he says. âFrom day one, I wanted everything released. I've waived all my privacy rights, my legal lawyer, client rights. I want everything out there.â
To hear more of the conversation, watch the full interview above.
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Question: Which individuals or institutions bear responsibility for the shocking claims about Epstein's client list?
Original Model Response (being analyzed): The individuals and institutions bearing responsibility for the **shocking claims about Epstein's client list** are as follows:
### **Individuals:**
1. **Alan Dershowitz**:
- As Epsteinâs former attorney, Dershowitz directly made several controversial claims:
- He cited Kash Patelâs assertion that Patel had seen Epsteinâs "black book" (a list of Epsteinâs associates), contradicting the FBI and DOJâs denial of its existence.
- He argued Epstein was not a pedophile (defining pedophilia as attraction to prepubescent children) and not a "trafficker" in the legal sense, framing Epsteinâs actions as selfish sexual misconduct rather than organized trafficking.
- He dismissed the idea that Epstein worked for Mossad, based on his own interactions with Epstein.
- He advocated for the release of all information, including accusersâ names and their alleged "credibility issues."
2. **Kash Patel**:
- Patel, a former Trump administration official, claimed to have seen Epsteinâs "black book" before entering office. His assertion directly conflicts with the FBI and DOJâs official stance that the black book does not exist, making his statement a key part of the controversy.
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### **Institutions:**
- **FBI and Department of Justice (DOJ)**:
- These institutions issued a **joint memo** denying the existence of Epsteinâs "black book," which directly contradicts Patelâs and Dershowitzâs claims. While they are not responsible for the "shocking claims" themselves, their official denial has become a central point of contention in the debate over the veracity of the black bookâs existence.
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### **Key Context**:
The "shocking claims" stem from Dershowitz and Patelâs assertions about the black book and Epsteinâs actions, which clash with the FBI/DOJâs official position. Dershowitzâs legal and ethical interpretations of Epsteinâs behavior (e.g., distinguishing between "pedophile" and "trafficker") also contribute to the controversy. The responsibility for these claims lies with the individuals who made them, while institutions like the FBI/DOJ are responsible for their official rebuttals.