Jeffrey Epstein Lawyer Alan Dershowitz Defends Work, Fights Defamation Case

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Alan Dershowitz in 2017.Photographer: Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
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Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz isn’t backing down from his work for embattled money manager Jeffrey Epstein, a longtime friend and client who’s been indicted on federal sex-trafficking charges.

Dershowitz on Wednesday said he never saw the wealthy and well-connected Epstein with underage girls. He also denied claims in a recent defamation lawsuit against him that he joined Epstein in abusing minors.