Pundit Sean Spicer on Thursday resurfaced a March interview with attorney Alan Dershowitz, in which Dershowitz claimed to have knowledge of a list of Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged clients.
“I know the names of the individuals. I know why they’re being suppressed. I know who’s suppressing them,” Dershowitz told the host during an appearance on “The Sean Spicer Show” that was originally broadcast on March 19 and was reposted on social media last week.
“But I’m bound by confidentiality from a judge and cases, and I can’t disclose what I know,” he added, going on to say that he was once falsely accused of being a client.
The Trump administration vowed earlier this year to release all information pertaining to Epstein. But the White House reversed course a week ago, with the Justice Department claiming there is no conspiracy surrounding his death and no further information regarding clients that hasn’t already been released.
The announcement, which came in the form of a memo, angered much of the MAGA base.
As for Dershowitz, he also said during his interview with Spicer that the list is being withheld in an effort to “protect” those involved with Epstein’s crimes.
“I know the names of people whose files are being suppressed in order to protect them, and that’s wrong,” he told Spicer.
One of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims, Virginia Giuffre, died by suicide earlier this year after a prolonged illness and decades of trauma stemming from sexual abuse.
President Trump, meanwhile, brushed off comments related to Epstein earlier this week during a Cabinet meeting after the memo was released.
“Are you still talking about Jeffrey Epstein? This guy’s been talked about for years. You’re asking — we have Texas, we have this, we have all of the things. And are people still talking about this guy? This creep? That is unbelievable,” Trump chastised a reporter who asked about the late financier.
Sigrid McCawley, who is representing several Epstein victims in their civil cases, said during an appearance on NewsNation this week: “I think what’s really just astonishing about this recent disclosure from the government is that they know they are sitting on a treasure trove of information, and they’re not turning it over. And I’ve worked on these cases for over 10 years now — there’s a plethora of information that the public has not been able to see relating to Epstein and his co-conspirators.”
She went on to say anyone involved in helping Epstein commit his crimes ought to be held accountable — but she, too, failed to name names.
“Epstein could not have run this operation without the help of many people. He needed a lawyer who would, you know, cover things up for him. He needed an accountant who would funnel money in certain ways,” McCawley said.
“And as we know, he had a group of people around him who helped protect him and help that scheme to continue running. None of those people have been prosecuted,” she added.
In a post on his Truth Social page last week, Trump continued urging the country to move past the Epstein case amid reports that his attorney general, Pam Bondi, as well as his top FBI officials, Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino, were in conflict over how it was handled.
He wrote in part:
What’s going on with my “boys” and, in some cases, “gals?” They’re all going after Attorney General Pam Bondi, who is doing a FANTASTIC JOB! We’re on one Team, MAGA, and I don’t like what’s happening. We have a PERFECT Administration, THE TALK OF THE WORLD, and “selfish people” are trying to hurt it, all over a guy who never dies, Jeffrey Epstein. …
No matter how much success we have had, securing the Border, deporting Criminals, fixing the Economy, Energy Dominance, a Safer World where Iran will not have Nuclear Weapons, it’s never enough for some people.