Three months have passed since a judicial panel in New York heard arguments to unseal documents that could reveal whether federal prosecutors covered up evidence that New York financier Jeffrey Epstein and others were running an underage sex trafficking operation. In March, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit seemed poised to […]
An Appeals Court Seemed Poised to Unseal Jeffrey Epstein Records. So where are they?…
Second Court of Appeals Ruling in Jeffrey Epstein Case (PDF)…
New Jeffrey Epstein Accuser Goes Public; Defamation Lawsuit Targets Dershowitz…
A new victim has gone public in the Jeffrey Epstein case, filing a sworn affidavit in federal court in New York Tuesday, saying that she was sexually assaulted and her then-15-year-old sister molested by Epstein and his companion, Ghislaine Maxwell, in 1996. Maria Farmer, then 26, claims she was employed by Epstein, a multimillionaire financier […]
Trump-Proof Aspects of Manafort Deal Rankle Lawyers…
Special counsel Robert Mueller’s plea agreement with Paul Manafort on Friday took unusual and possibly unprecedented steps to undercut President Donald Trump’s ability to pardon his former campaign chairman. The plea deal Mueller struck with Manafort contains several provisions that appear intended to discourage the former Trump aide from seeking a pardon and to rein […]
How Spygate Is Turning Democrats Like Me Against Our Party…
I don’t much like Donald Trump and didn’t vote for him (or Hillary) in 2016, but I’ve been feeling sorry for him for about 18 months now. It feels strange feeling sorry for someone who’s a boor, a narcissist, an egomaniac, and a serial philanderer, plus the 37 other negative traits usually used to describe […]
Dershowitz: Someone ‘Leaked’ Comey Info Out of Fear IG Report Would Be Changed…
Alan Dershowtiz appeared on “Fox & Friends” on Thursday to react to a report that the Justice Department inspector general has determined that former FBI Director James Comey defied authority at times and was “insubordinate.” Inspector General Michael Horowitz has been exploring the DOJ’s and FBI’s actions during the 2016 presidential campaign, including whether Comey […]
Alan Dershowitz on FBI Raid on Michael Cohen’s Office…
Where is the ACLU, Libertarians about the sacrosanct attorney-client privilege being breached by a special counsel who obviously is seeking something, hell ANYTHING on Trump to impeach. Who cares who in the hell the man slept with as long as it was between two consenting adults. Who cares if he or his attorney requested these […]
Joe diGenova Goes Full Wolverine on Asst. Attorney General Rod Rosenstein…
Alan Dershowitz and Joe diGenova appear on Sean Hannity TV show to discuss the latest revelations in the Robert Mueller ‘Muh Russia’ collusion investigation. Against yesterday’s backdrop discovery of the secret instructions from Asst. Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to Special Counsel Robert Mueller, Joe diGenova goes full wolverine…
History, Precedent and James Comey’s Opening Statement Show That Trump Did Not Obstruct Justice by Alan Derschowitz…
In 1992, then-President George H.W. Bush pardoned Caspar Weinberger and five other individuals who had been indicted or convicted in connection with the Iran-Contra arms deal. The special prosecutor, Lawrence Walsh, was furious, accusing Bush of stifling his ongoing investigation and suggesting that he may have done it to prevent Weinberger or the others from […]