The Daily T: Epstein's ex-lawyer – information has been suppressed, Trump should release the files
Leading American defence lawyer Alan Dershowitz also represented Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier and convicted paedophile who has been causing trouble for President Donald Trump from beyond the grave.
Dershowitz speaks to Tim about Epstein's relationship with Trump and Bill Clinton; what's really in those files; and the kind of deal that imprisoned Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell could do with the Justice Department.
The Telegraph has also spoken to Epstein's former butler, who makes a new set of bombshell allegations about the late financier and his ties to Trump. We put those claims to Dershowitz.
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