{"id":162186,"date":"2025-07-15T18:09:52","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T02:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=162186"},"modified":"2025-07-15T18:10:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T02:10:12","slug":"the-inside-scoop-on-jeffrey-epstein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=162186","title":{"rendered":"The Inside Scoop on Jeffrey Epstein"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alan Dershowitz writes<\/a>: <\/p>\n

Epstein never created a \u201cclient list.\u201d The FBI interviewed alleged victims who named several \u201cclients.\u201d These names have been redacted. They should be disclosed but the courts have ordered them sealed. I know who they are. They don\u2019t include any current officeholders. We don\u2019t know whether the accusations are true. The courts have also sealed negative information about some of the accusers to protect them. Neither the Justice Department nor private defense lawyers are free to disregard court sealing orders. The media can and should petition the courts for the release of all names and information so the public can draw its own conclusions.<\/p>\n

There has also been speculation about incriminating videos taken by hidden cameras in Epstein\u2019s guest bedrooms. There are videotapes, but they are of public areas of his Palm Beach, Fla., home. Epstein reported the theft of money and a licensed firearm from a drawer in his living room, so the police installed a video camera. I am not aware of video cameras in guest bedrooms.<\/p>\n

Open records show an acquaintance between Epstein and Mr. Trump many years ago. That relationship ended when Mr. Trump reportedly banned Epstein from Mar-a-Lago, long before becoming president. I have seen nothing that would suggest anything improper or even questionable by Mr. Trump.<\/p>\n

It is clear from the evidence that Epstein committed suicide. What isn\u2019t clear is whether he was assisted by jail personnel. That seems likely to me, based on the evidence of allegedly broken cameras, transfer of his cellmate and the absence of guards during relevant time periods.<\/p>\n

I have absolutely no doubt that Epstein never worked for any intelligence agency. If he had, he would surely have told me and his other lawyers, who would have used that information to get him a better deal. (He wasn\u2019t satisfied with the so-called sweetheart deal he got, which required him to spend 1\u00bd years in a local jail and register as a sex offender.) My sources in Israel have confirmed to me that he had no connection to Israeli intelligence.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n