Trump-defending attorney Alan Dershowitz on Friday posted a defensive tweet hours after he was named in newly unsealed documents pertaining to the late alleged child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
According to the documents, victim Virginia Giuffre alleged that Epstein required her to "have sexual relations with Dershowitz on numerous occasions while she was a minor," while also alleging Dershowitz "was an eye-witness to the sexual abuse of many other minors by Epstein and several of Epstein's co-conspirators."
Additionally, Giuffre claimed that Dershowitz worked on a plea deal for Epstein to avoid getting implicated himself as a co-conspirator in the late billionaire's crimes.
Reacting to this, Dershowitz claimed that he actually wanted these documents to come out because they helped prove his innocence.
"I demanded release of all documents because they contain emails and manuscripts proving in Guiffre’s own words that she never met me," Dershowitz wrote. "I knew they would repeat her false accusations against me, Al and Tipper Gore and others, which her own lawyers admit are 'wrong.'"
Many of Dershowitz's Twitter followers were not buying his spin, however, and mocked him as "Captain Underpants" in his replies, a reference to his past claims that he kept his underwear on when he received a massage from a young woman at one of Epstein's properties.
Check out some reactions below.
@AlanDersh Alan, you are done. And to think I once looked up to you.— Artie Vandelay (@Artie Vandelay) 1596185474.0
@AlanDersh .@AlanDersh "But I kept my underwear on the whole time I was getting massaged by Epstein's underage sex… https://t.co/PbXAaR8GLR— Drunk Superman (@Drunk Superman) 1596186907.0
@AlanDersh You sound like a fucking pig! You are just as disgusting as Epstein and Maxwell. Burn in hell you pedo. 🖕🏽— J Lee Castillo (@J Lee Castillo) 1596191359.0
@AlanDersh Good morning, captain underpants— Scott Wayland (@Scott Wayland) 1596185494.0
@AlanDersh I’m sorry Alan, but this appears to be the beginning of the end of your illustrious career. You’re caree… https://t.co/4OZa4gcjn5— THE BIG GRUNT (@THE BIG GRUNT) 1596189300.0
@AlanDersh In 1997, Dershowitz wrote a controversial op-ed for the Los Angeles Times titled “Statutory Rape is an O… https://t.co/GDwx1YvGsX— Sara Nur Yıldız (@Sara Nur Yıldız) 1596191872.0
@AlanDersh Sure, Captain Underpants. https://t.co/ULGJK6ioHH— MsAnagram Knows Black Lives Matter (@MsAnagram Knows Black Lives Matter) 1596190410.0
@AlanDersh Nervous, aren’t you? Your perceived “brilliance” is NOT gonna save you this time, captain underpants!— Brenda (@Brenda) 1596191864.0
@AlanDersh By all means, let them release ALL of the videos, photos, transactions, events, encounters, etc ... as w… https://t.co/Ki9WvCTHpB— jonathan krop - atomicpopmonkey (@jonathan krop - atomicpopmonkey) 1596193491.0
@AlanDersh All of that legal work for individual 1 wasn't just pro boner?— Radical Liberal (@Radical Liberal) 1596192292.0
@AlanDersh Alright, alright keep your pants on.— A man for all seasons landscaping (@A man for all seasons landscaping) 1596185560.0
@AlanDersh Oh dear. Martha's Vineyard's going to be an even tougher crowd for you now, Al. https://t.co/9p5iPT9Y0p— Cleotis (@Cleotis) 1596193734.0
@AlanDersh “I knew they would repeat her false accusations against me! I’m not owned! I’m NOT owned!!!”— The Unknown Comic (@The Unknown Comic) 1596193298.0
@AlanDersh hey @AlanDersh ... "disgraced attorney, Alan Dershowitz"... get used to is— choosingtangent (@choosingtangent) 1596192428.0
