'I'm the victim and the survivor!' Epstein's lawyer proclaims innocence amid email release
Alan Dershowitz, who helped negotiate Jeffrey Epstein’s “completely unprecedented” plea deal in 2007 as his attorney, took to Newsmax Friday to declare his innocence as it relates to Epstein’s alleged crimes, claiming himself to be both the “victim” and the "survivor."
Dershowitz, who also served as President Donald Trump’s attorney, faced accusations from Virginia Giuffre – perhaps the most outspoken Epstein survivor until her death last year of apparent suicide – that he had sexually assaulted her several times after being trafficked by Epstein as a minor.
Giuffre would end up suing Dershowitz over the allegations, and Dershowitz – who denied the allegations – counter-sued before both parties reached a settlement. Dershowitz has repeatedly denied the allegations against him, and on Friday, insisted that he should also be considered a victim over what he called the “false accusation."
“We have to remember that there are real victims on both sides; if a person is falsely accused like I was falsely accused, I am the victim and the survivor! Of a false accusation!” Dershowitz said.
“And under our Constitution, we don't have guilt by accusation, we have a presumption of innocence, and so the media should stop calling people survivors and victims unless they know that they, truthfully and honestly, were victims instead of victimizers! We have to tell all sides of the story!”
Dershowitz has admitted he’s been to Epstein’s home, and also admitted to receiving massages while there, but has routinely insisted his innocence.
“I kept my underwear on during the massage,” Dershowitz said back in 2019 in response to the allegations. “I don’t like massages particularly.”