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Yahoo
6 days ago
- Politics
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Dershowitz: Judges suppressing Epstein information, not Trump administration
Jeffrey Epstein's former lawyer Alan Dershowitz said two judges in New York are suppressing information about the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender's case, not the Trump administration. His comments come as President Trump and his Justice Department (DOJ) have been under heavy fire over its handling of the documents in the case. Dershowitz, who helped get a plea deal for Epstein in 2008, said that there's no Epstein 'client list,' just a redacted FBI affidavit from accusers. 'There are several of them from accusers that accuse Jeffrey — that accuse various people of having improper sex, and that has been redacted, the names of the people accused have been blacked out. Now, of course, because I was lawyer and I did all the investigations, I know who all these people are,' Dershowitz said Monday in an appearance on NewsNation's 'Cuomo.' The former lawyer argued none of the people in the affidavit are figures currently holding a public office. 'Some of them were previously in office. Some of them are dead. But there is no client list,' he told host Chris Cuomo. 'And the redactions could be undone if you go to court.' 'So, many of the things that are being suppressed are being suppressed by two judges in Manhattan, and they're doing it largely to protect the alleged accusers who are, in the view of the judges, victims, even though we don't know what their actual status is,' he added. Dershowitz reiterated he cannot disclose more information due to judge's orders, but said Attorney General Pam Bondi and Trump were 'not responsible' for missing information. 'I don't know of any information that they could disclose that they haven't disclosed. Now maybe there is some, but I'm simply not aware of it,' he said. 'And so, I think it's important to place the blame where the blame deserves to be placed.' Bondi, in particular, has faced strong pushback from the MAGA base after a joint DOJ and FBI memo, which came out last week, said Epstein kept no 'client list' and that there's no evidence to indicate Epstein was murdered in his New York City jail cell while awaiting sex trafficking charges. The medical examiner had already ruled his 2019 death a suicide. Trump has stood in defense of Bondi, saying Saturday that she is doing a 'FANTASTIC JOB' and telling his supporters to move on from the topic. Some within the movement, including activist Laura Loomer, have called for the attorney general to be fired. Bondi said in a February interview on Fox News that she had the Epstein 'client list' sitting on her desk for review. This month, she clarified her remarks, saying she was referring to documents regarding the Epstein case rather than a specific list. Conservative activist and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, a Trump ally, said he trusts the administration on handling the files, although he added he would still love for the DOJ to unseal the grand jury testimony. 'Honestly, I'm done talking about Epstein for the time being,' Kirk said Monday during his show on Real America's Voice. 'I'm going to trust my friends in the administration, I'm going to trust my friends in the government to do what needs to be done, solve it. Ball's in their hands.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword
RNZ News
08-07-2025
- RNZ News
Erin Patterson faces life behind bars for murder by mushroom
crime court about 1 hour ago The Erin Patterson case has gripped international audiences, in Australia's 'biggest crime story since the Azaria Chamberlain case' of the 80s.
CTV News
24-05-2025
- CTV News
Complainant in Sask. human trafficking trial testifies to working ‘dusk to dawn' without pay
WATCH: A defence lawyer says a woman at the centre of a human trafficking case was never employed at a restaurant while police say she was forced to work there.
Yahoo
23-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
'Do international observers want to be placed in Pokrovsk?' — Zelensky criticizes calls for elections following Trump's comments
President Volodymyr Zelensky lambasted ongoing calls to hold elections in Ukraine during a press conference on Feb. 23 amid an unstable security situation across the country. "If we held elections right now, it's understandable that for (Ukraine), in terms of security, it's the number one priority that we have a democratic situation, democratic elections, and that they are determined (to be legitimate)," Zelensky said, ahead of listing a number question surrounding concerns over how an democratic election would be conducted amid the ongoing war. "This is just not right. How can we call an election in which half of the population of the country won't be able to vote in?" Zelensky question. "How will they be able to vote?" "How will military personnel be able to vote? There's no way. How can we vote normally when today (Kyiv was) attacked with 267 drones?" he added. Zelensky's remarks follow those of U.S. President Donald Trump who said on Feb. 18 that he believes Ukraine should hold new elections, alleging, without evidence. that Zelensky holds a "4% approval rating." Trump further called Zelensky a "dictator" in a post on his social media platform Truth Social on Feb. 19, accusing him of refusing to have elections. A poll release the same day by the case of Ukraine (IBIF) project in partnership with the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) that around 63% of Ukrainians approve of Volodymyr Zelensky's actions as a president. Ukraine has repeatedly said that it won't hold elections until the war is over, in line with martial law as Russia constantly bombards the country and occupies one-fifth of its territory. Ukraine was scheduled to hold a presidential election in March or April 2024, concluding Zelensky's first five-year term. The vote was postponed as the country's constitution does not permit elections under martial law, which was declared on Feb. 24, 2022, at the onset of Russia's all-out invasion. Earlier in the press conference, Zelensky said he was ready to step down as president if it means 'peace for Ukraine." 'I am focusing on security today and not in 20 years time. I don't plan to be in power for 10 years,' Zelensky told the forum. Russian President Vladimir Putin sought to use the delay to portray Zelensky as "illegitimate," saying that the authority should pass to Parliament speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk, a claim rejected by Kyiv as a distortion of the constitution. Read also: Zelensky willing to step down in exchange for peace We've been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent.
