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Lawyer Alan Dershowitz on Thursday said helium knows the database of names successful the Jeffrey Epstein files regarding alleged clients successful his planetary enactment trafficking ring.
“I cognize the names of the individuals. I cognize wherefore they're being suppressed. I cognize who's suppressing them,” Dershowitz said during an quality connected “The Sean Spicer Show.”
“But I'm bound by confidentiality from a justice and cases, and I can't disclose what I know,” helium added, noting astatine 1 constituent helium was falsely named arsenic a client.
The Trump administration vowed earlier this twelvemonth to merchandise the documents and names of individuals tied to Epstein’s interior circle.
Tech billionaire Elon Musk ignited flames aft reminding the nationalist that President Trump was formerly 1 of Epstein’s acquaintances aft dissing the “big, beauteous bill.”
The president brushed disconnected comments related to Epstein earlier this week.
“Are you inactive talking astir Jeffrey Epstein? This guy’s been talked astir for years. You’re asking — we person Texas, we person this, we person each of the things. And are radical inactive talking astir this guy? This creep? That is unbelievable,” Trump said Tuesday to a newsman who asked astir the convicted enactment offender and financier.
The White House has maintained that determination is nary “client list,” a communicative that immoderate question.
“I deliberation what’s truly conscionable astonishing astir this caller disclosure from the authorities is that they cognize they are sitting connected a treasure trove of information, and they’re not turning it over. And I’ve worked connected these cases for implicit 10 years present — there’s a plethora of accusation that the nationalist has not been capable to spot relating to Epstein and his co-conspirators,” Sigrid McCawley, who is representing respective Epstein victims successful their civilian cases, said during an appearance connected "Elizabeth Vargas Reports."
Dershowitz said the database is being withheld successful an effort to “protect” those progressive with Epstein’s crimes.
“I cognize the names of radical whose files are being suppressed successful bid to support them, and that's wrong,” helium told Sean Spicer connected Thursday.
One of Epstein’s victims, Virginia Giuffre, died by suicide earlier this twelvemonth pursuing semipermanent unwellness and decades of trauma related to intersexual abuse. McCawley says those who were involved successful helping Epstein perpetrate his crimes should beryllium held accountable.
“Epstein could not person tally this cognition without the assistance of galore people. He needed a lawyer who would, you know, screen things up for him. He needed an accountant who would funnel wealth successful definite ways,” McCawley said.
“And arsenic we know, helium had a radical of radical astir him who helped support him and helped that strategy to proceed running. None of those radical person been prosecuted.”
NewsNation affiliate The Hill has reached retired to the White House for comment.
