For more than 10 years, there have been missing records, lies, and sealed testimonies in the Jeffrey Epstein case. He died in 2019 while in federal jail under strange circumstances. We still don’t know all about the disgraced financier’s actions, relationships, and the people who are said to have helped or profited from his crimes. A new interview with Alan Dershowitz, Epstein’s former lawyer, has brought the issue back into the public eye and showed how much it may still be kept secret on purpose.
Dershowitz told Sean Spicer that he knew the names on Epstein’s secret client list, which people had been guessing about for years. Many people assumed that the client list would be made public after Epstein was captured and died, but it hasn’t occurred yet. Dershowitz goes on to suggest that the law is there to protect the reputations of powerful people, not victims or the integrity of current investigations.
“It’s not about getting justice; it’s about protecting reputations,” Dershowitz remarked. A lot of people have been saying for a long time that the Epstein case is about more than just the bad things one man did. It’s about an entire system that helps the rich and powerful break the law without anyone knowing. This quote sums up how they feel. Dershowitz said that a judge told him to keep it a secret. This is often done to keep prominent people from being publicly condemned instead than following the law.
People have been interested in Dershowitz in the past because he knew Epstein. He fiercely disputed claims that he did something wrong with minors that came to light during a civil action and that he still denies. He has also defended the job he did for Epstein in court over the years. People still don’t know if justice has been done because he said he knows the people involved in the case but denied it.
Since the federal government has decided not to make all records related to Epstein public, people are less inclined to believe their pledge to do so. In 2023, both sides agreed that public data should be made available that would illustrate how Epstein’s connections, visitors to his homes, and how he was able to run a global trafficking operation for so long without getting arrested. But a later memo from the Department of Justice indicated the opposite, claiming in a cryptic way that there was “nothing more to see.” People are much more upset and suspicious of the administration after that comment, especially when they are already losing faith in how open it is.
A lot of people believe that this change is political and puts the requirements of rich individuals, business leaders, and famous people from all around the world who may have worked with Epstein or been on the fringes of his inner circle ahead of any legal problems. People want to know why everything isn’t made public when there isn’t anything to hide.
People are once again calling for an investigation that is not influenced by political parties, well-known groups, or the courts, who have not yet properly held people accountable. Some others thought Epstein’s arrest in 2019 was a turning point, especially given they had been upset for years about how he got a too-easy plea deal in Florida in 2008. But his death, which was deemed a suicide in a way that many still find strange, put a stop to what was supposed to be a historic trial. There have been a lot of noteworthy cases and depositions since then, like Ghislaine Maxwell’s conviction for trafficking minors. But the primary flaws are still not fixed.
And did anyone else know about it? Who would have thought? Who was there for him? But why haven’t those people been arrested yet?
Dershowitz’s most recent comments are a sad reminder of how much information is still hidden and how hard people are working to keep it that way, even if they don’t provide us any new information. His admission that strong reputations are being protected backs up what journalists, survivors, and whistleblowers have long believed: that Epstein’s network reached the highest levels of academia, politics, business, and royalty, and that revealing its full extent would be too harmful to too many interests.
The victims are feeling bad again because this is still going on. For decades, many of them have been waiting to be heard. It shows everyone how unfair the system is when it comes to giving justice to the rich and powerful. The Epstein case is about more than just crimes against girls. It’s also about a system that let those crimes happen, didn’t pay attention to the signs, and now won’t tell people what happened.
The Epstein case will continue to be a scary reminder of how power can corrupt justice until a full, open, and truly independent investigation is done. If names are kept secret to preserve the reputations of those in power rather than the privacy of victims or the judicial process, it is a terrible sign for the institutions concerned.
The Epstein case is more than just a worry. It’s a test of how much truth the system for the rich is willing to show us. Dershowitz argues we’ve only begun to understand.
