Epstein Bombshell: Dershowitz Lifts the Lid on 'Secret Files' and a 'Damning' Cover-Up

Washington, D.C. – November 13, 2025  In a blistering takedown that has sent shockwaves through political circles and reignited the endless saga of Jeffrey Epstein's shadowy empire, famed attorney Alan Dershowitz – once Epstein's own defense lawyer – has gone public with a stark warning. Writing exclusively for the Daily Mail, Dershowitz claims he's pored over the "secret files" tied to the late sex trafficker's crimes, and what he's uncovered isn't just damning: it's a deliberate distortion of justice designed to shield the powerful while smearing the innocent."

Democrats and the news media are in a tizzy yet again over the release of previously unseen emails from disgraced sex offender Jeffrey Epstein," Dershowitz opens his op-ed, titled I've seen the secret files and their damning contents. Here's the inconvenient truth they don't want you to know. But amid the frenzy over freshly leaked messages – including one suggesting President Donald Trump once "spent a few hours" at Epstein's residence – the Harvard Law professor emeritus argues the real scandal isn't what's being revealed. It's what's being hidden.

Dershowitz, who helped negotiate Epstein's controversial 2008 plea deal and has long battled his own accusations of involvement in the financier's abuses (which he vehemently denies), positions himself as a reluctant whistleblower. "I have demonstrated my commitment to maximum transparency in the public inquiry into Epstein," he writes, insisting these latest leaks are "an incremental step, at best, and a distraction, at worst, in the search for truth."

At the heart of his revelations: a scathing critique of selective disclosure. Dershowitz spotlights the case of Sarah Ransome, a former Epstein associate who, at 23, bombarded the New York Post with explosive claims in 2016. She alleged possessing "tapes" of high-profile figures – including Presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump, as well as Richard Branson – engaging in sex acts with underage victims. The emails, now public, painted a lurid picture of Epstein's blackmail machine in overdrive.But here's the twist Dershowitz hammers home: Ransome later recanted everything. "Subsequently, she admitted she invented the tapes to draw attention to Epstein's crimes," he reveals, calling it a textbook example of how "full disclosure of all the material is essential to judging the credibility of the accuser."

Withholding the recantation, he charges, amounts to a "half-truth that denies due process to the falsely accused." It's a pointed jab at critics who've seized on the unredacted emails to fuel anti-Trump narratives, ignoring the context that unravels them.And on Trump specifically? Dershowitz delivers a categorical exoneration. "As this applies to the suggestions that President Trump may have been involved in misconduct with Epstein, I can report that nothing I have seen in my extensive investigation would support any such conclusion," he states flatly.

This comes hot on the heels of a House Oversight Committee dump of 20,000 Epstein-related pages last week, which included the Ransome emails but stopped short of the full archive.

 Social media erupted, with X users amplifying Dershowitz's piece: one viral post from

@C_3C_3

 declared, "So now Epstein, Virginia Giuffre (RIP), Ghislaine Maxwell, and Epstein’s cell mate claim Trump is innocent... This is not going to work out the way the Left thinks it will," garnering over 7,000 likes in hours.

@C_3C_3

The op-ed arrives amid a broader firestorm over Epstein's files, which have tantalized conspiracy theorists and journalists alike since the financier's 2019 jailhouse death – ruled a suicide but long whispered to be foul play. Just yesterday, Dershowitz appeared on Piers Morgan's Uncensored, doubling down: "I know what's in those documents," he told the host, offering to hand them over personally. But federal judges in New York, he claims, are stonewalling release, citing attorney-client privilege that survives even Epstein's death.

"His communications with [Epstein] would be covered by... privilege, which cannot be waived by the attorney," a legal expert noted in the fallout.

Critics aren't buying Dershowitz's white-knight routine. Democratic strategist Mike Nellis, a former Kamala Harris advisor, fired back on the same Morgan episode: Dershowitz's stash "represent[s] about 3% of what would be considered the Epstein Files," he said, urging the White House and Justice Department to "end this at any time" by unleashing the rest.

 On X,

@MikeNellis

 quipped, "Good fucking morning to everyone except Alan Dershowitz," sharing a clip of the exchange that racked up 1,000 likes.

@MikeNellis

 Others, like

@realTuckFrumper

, dismissed him outright: "Dershowitz is a dirty hypocrite... part of the files and now plays games."

@realTuckFrumper

Dershowitz's history with Epstein looms large. He helped craft the 2008 non-prosecution agreement that let the billionaire dodge federal sex-trafficking charges, serving just 13 months in a cushy Palm Beach jail wing with work release.

He's faced his own allegations from Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre, who accused him of abuse – claims she later dropped, saying she may have "misidentified" him.

Undeterred, Dershowitz has lobbied for full transparency, even suggesting immunity for Ghislaine Maxwell (Epstein's convicted accomplice, now serving 20 years) to testify before Congress.

As the 2025 political season heats up – with Trump back in the White House and midterm battles brewing – Dershowitz's intervention feels less like legal analysis and more like a preemptive strike. "Withholding the impeaching material is a half-truth," he concludes, echoing broader calls from figures like Rep. Nancy Mace, who recently touted Epstein victims' statements clearing Trump.

@jkbjournalist

 Yet for every defender, there's a skeptic: X threads list Dershowitz alongside Epstein's inner circle, from Prince Andrew to Les Wexner, questioning his motives.

@adamscochran

Will the "inconvenient truth" ever see daylight? Dershowitz bets on pressure from Congress and the public. For now, his op-ed has thrust the Epstein ghost back into the spotlight, reminding America that in the world of the elite, truth is often the first casualty – and the last to be redeemed. As one X user put it: "Epstein’s emails to Michael Wolff sound like entrapment imo."

@jeanevans1955

 The files may be sealed, but the debate? Wide open.

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