Harvard Law School professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz, who has faced accusations related to his former client Jeffrey Epstein, strongly stated on Newsmax that he would like the House Oversight Committee to call him in to testify publicly. He also insisted on the public release of the names of those who have accused him and others.
During the interview, Dershowitz stated that Congress ought to conduct a thorough investigation into Epstein’s death and release all relevant documents. He cautioned that in the absence of transparency, the case might stay a mystery.
Dershowitz responded to the announcement that Tova Noel, a prison guard who was charged with neglecting to regularly check on Epstein before he died in 2019, would be testifying before the House Oversight Committee on March 26.
Dershowitz noted that former President Bill Clinton is listed in connection with Jeffrey Epstein, but the names of Clinton’s accusers have been redacted.
“Clinton’s name is on the list,” Dershowitz argued. “It says Bill Clinton, not a victim in Epstein’s case, claimed she was invited to an orgy with Clinton but did not attend.”
“You know, again, let’s have a public hearing, but let’s name these accusers,” he added. “These accusers have no right to accuse and then hide behind anonymity.”
Dershowitz was no longer serving as Epstein’s legal counsel in July 2019, when Epstein was facing charges of sex trafficking involving minors. One month later, Epstein died in a New York correctional facility, and his death was ruled a suicide.
Dershowitz continued that the Justice Department has released a list of “prominent names,” but “every single name of every accuser has been blacked out.”
“So, for example, let’s turn to me,” Dershowitz said. “It says blank, blank, blank, blacked out. Stated she gave him a massage on Epstein’s plane. Parenthesis. Not a minor.”
“I was never on Epstein’s plane with a young woman,” he insisted.
“So let’s understand that this is an adult, a woman who was on Epstein’s plane, she says,” said Dershowitz. “I was never on Epstein’s plane with a young woman. I never got a massage. This is total defamation, a total lie.”
But he added that he can’t disprove the claim “because they won’t give me her name.”
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🇺🇸 Dershowitz on Epstein files: "I know the names, I know who's suppressing them, hand to God."
Coming from a man whose own name is all over those files, this isn't the 'hero' moment he thinks it is.pic.twitter.com/viV26B79ip
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Dershowitz also said investigations into Epstein’s New Mexico property, known as Zorro Ranch, should proceed openly.
This comes as First Lady Melania Trump issued a rare on-camera statement rejecting allegations linking her to financier Jeffrey Epstein.
She said she was never friends with Epstein or his associate Ghislaine Maxwell.
“The lies linking me with the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein need to end today,” Melania Trump said. “I reject their mean-spirited attempts to defame my reputation,” she said.
She said neither Epstein nor Maxwell played any role in her introduction to President Donald Trump. She said she met her husband by chance at a New York City party in 1998.
Melania Trump said her first encounter with Epstein occurred in 2000 at a social event. She said she had no knowledge of his criminal conduct at the time.
“I have never been friends with Epstein,” she said. “I have never been involved in any capacity,” she said.
She said her name has not appeared in court documents, depositions, or FBI interviews related to Epstein. She also said she was never on Epstein’s plane or visited his private island.
Melania Trump warned about false information circulating online. “These images and stories are completely false,” she said.
She said legal action has already forced some individuals and organizations to retract statements. She said she would continue to defend her reputation.
She also emphasized that overlapping social circles in New York and Palm Beach led to occasional encounters at events. She said such appearances should not be interpreted as any form of personal or professional relationship.
Following her remarks, several lawmakers and political figures responded publicly. Some expressed support for her statements and her call for further investigation.
In her remarks, Melania Trump called on Congress to take action. “Now is the time for Congress to act,” she said.
She urged lawmakers to allow victims to testify under oath. “Each and every woman should have her day to tell her story in public,” she said.
Melania Trump said such testimony should be entered into the Congressional Record. “Then, and only then, will we have the truth,” she said.
