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Dershowitz, Alan - Vol. 04 011216 January 12, 2016 Page 462 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: CACE 15-000072 3 4 BRADLEY J. EDWARDS and PAUL G. CASSELL, 5 Plaintiffs, 6 vs. 7 ALAN M. DERSHOWITZ, 8 Defendant. 9 10 VIDEOTAPE CONTINUED DEPOSITION OF 11 ALAN M. DERSHOWITZ 12 13 VOLUME 4 Pages 462 through 647 14 15 Tuesday, January 12, 2016 1:05 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. 16 17 Tripp Scott 110 Southeast 6th Street 18 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 19 20 Stenographically Reported By: Kimberly Fontalvo, RPR, CLR 21 Realtime Systems Administrator 22 23 24 25 EFTA01137794
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Page 463 1 APPEARANCES: 2 On behalf of Plaintiffs: 3 SEARCY, DENNEY, SCAROLA 4 BARNHART & SHIPLEY, P.A. 2139 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard 5 West Palm Beach, Florida 33402-3626 BY: JACK SCAROLA, ESQ. 6 7 8 On behalf of Defendant: 9 COLE, SCOTT & KISSANE, P.A. Dadeland Centre II - Suite 1400 10 9150 South Dadeland Boulevard Miami, Florida 33156 11 BY: THOMAS EMERSON SCOTT, JR., ESQ. 12 BY: STEVEN SAFRA, ESQ. (Via phone) 13 --and-- 14 SWEDER & ROSS, LLP 131 Oliver Street 15 Boston, MA 02110 BY: KENNETH A. SWEDER, ESQ. 16 17 --and-- 18 WILEY, REIN 17769 K Street NW 19 Washington, DC 20006 BY: RICHARD A. SIMPSON, ESQ. 20 21 22 23 24 25 EFTA01137795
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Page 464 1 APPEARANCES (Continued): 2 3 On behalf of Jeffrey Epstein: 4 DARREN K. INDYKE, PLLC 575 Lexington Ave., 4th Fl. 5 New York, New York BY: DARREN K. INDYKE, ESQ. (Via phone) 6 7 On behalf of 8 BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER, LLP 401 E. Las Olas Blvd., Ste. 1200 9 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 BY: SIGRID STONE MCCAWLEY, ESQ. 10 11 12 ALSO PRESENT: 13 Edward J. Pozzuoli, Special Master 14 Sean D. Reyes, Utah Attorney General Office 15 Travis Gallagher, Videographer 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 EFTA01137796
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Page 465 INDEX 2 3 Examination Page 4 5 VOLUME 4 (Pages 462 - 647) 6 7 Certificate of Oath 645 Certificate of Reporter 646 8 Read and Sign Letter to Witness 647 Errata Sheet (forwarded upon execution) 648 9 10 PLAINTIFF EXHIBITS 11 12 No Page 13 19 Proposed Joint Letter to the Special 501 Master 14 20 Document reflecting entry for Bands, 548 15 Doug 16 21 Article from the Daily Mail.com titled 562 Prince Andrew's billionaire friend is 17 accused of preying on girl of 14 18 22 Letter dated July 6, 2007 from Gerald 612 B. Lefcourt to 19 and others 22 pages 20 23 Document titled NewsRoom/Alan 623 21 Dershowitz to talk in Alburquerque 22 24 Article from nydailynews.com titled 628 Alleged 'sex slave' 23 says she didn't have sex with former President Bill Clinton, but in 24 explosive court filing, details 11-person orgy with Prince Andrew and 25 others EFTA01137797
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Page 466 1 VIDEOGRAPHER: Going back on the record. 2 The time is approximately 1:05 p.m. 3 MR. INDYKE: This is Darren Indyke. If it 4 would be okay with everyone, I would like to 5 clarify a couple of points for the record. 6 SPECIAL MASTER POZZUOLI: Go ahead. 7 MR. INDYKE: First, I apologize for the 8 spotty reception during the morning session. I 9 was having difficulty hearing you folks, and I 10 think you were having some difficulty hearing 11 me. I think I've corrected it, but if I could 12 ask if you could move the mic closer to him 13 somehow or if I let you know that I can't hear, 14 if somebody could just speak up. 15 MR. SCAROLA: Did we turn that speaker 16 volume up? 17 MR. SIMPSON: Let's turn up the volume. 18 MR. INDYKE: Secondly, as to the argument 19 that work product belongs to the attorney and 20 not the client, I want to make sure that it's 21 clear that we disagree with that vehemently. 22 We believe that it is a client's every bit 23 as much as an attorney's and an attorney has no 24 right to waive that privilege over the 25 objection of a client. If that were true, EFTA01137798
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Page 467 1 there would be nothing improper with an 2 attorney publishing his entire case file over 3 the objection of his client with the exception 4 of communications back and forth between 5 attorney and client. Strategies, witnesses, 6 things like that could be disclosed over the 7 objection of a client, and that's just not the 8 case. 9 So for the record, Mr. Epstein reasserts 10 the work product privilege and would continue 11 do so. And I would instruct Mr. Dershowitz not 12 provide any response to any question that would 13 require Mr. Dershowitz to invade that 14 privilege. 15 Third, I guess as to the joint defense 16 agreement, it is our position that any party to 17 the joint defense agreement may assert it, and 18 it doesn't require disclosure of all parties to 19 the agreement in order for the assertion to be 20 valid. 21 I would note that disclosure of the 22 parties to a joint defense agreement are often, 23 by the terms of a joint defense agreement, 24 subject to confidentiality and, thus, protected 25 by the privilege. EFTA01137799
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Page 468 1 And I would also point out that it's not 2 necessary for a person to be a party to a joint 3 defense agreement for the communications with 4 that person by a lawyer who is making those 5 communications on behalf of the client party to 6 the agreement to be subject to the joint 7 defense agreement. 8 And while we need to do some more 9 background research to get the full details of 10 the joint defense agreement, I would -- for 11 those reasons, to the extent that any 12 disclosure in response to any questions posed 13 to Mr. Dershowitz would require Mr. Dershowitz 14 to invade that joint defense agreement, we 15 would instruct -- we would object and instruct 16 that Mr. Dershowitz not respond. I think that 17 covers everything that I have. 18 SPECIAL MASTER POZZUOLI: Thank you. 19 Let's proceed. 20 MR. SCAROLA: Before we proceed, I want to 21 note for the record that the various 22 transcripts of statements made by 23 Mr. Dershowitz that had been requested during 24 the earlier session of the deposition were 25 marked as Exhibit Number 1 to the prior EFTA01137800
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Page 469 1 sessions of Mr. Dershowitz's deposition. 2 I believe that everything that was 3 referenced has been disclosed. To the extent 4 that opposing counsel identifies anything that 5 is not included in Composite Exhibit Number 1 6 previously marked, we would be happy to provide 7 a copy of that as soon as a copy -- 8 MR. INDYKE: Is that Mr. Scarola? 9 MR. SCAROLA: It is, yes. 10 SPECIAL MASTER POZZUOLI: Hang on. Speak 11 up a little bit, Jack. 12 MR. SCAROLA: Certainly. As soon as a 13 copy that does not include work product 14 notations is available, and the portions of 15 statements made by Mr. Dershowitz not included 16 in Exhibit Number 1 are identified to us, we 17 will provide those. 18 MR. SCOTT: I think what we most want, 19 Jack, are the -- I think we have one 20 transcript, but I think there's another 21 transcript of the bench and Bar that we need. 22 MR. SCAROLA: There are multiple 23 transcripts included in Exhibit Number 1. 24 MR. EDWARDS: If there are transcripts 25 that you need that are not included in Exhibit EFTA01137801
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Page 470 1 Number 1, tell me. I'll get them to you, and 2 I'll get them to you tomorrow since we're here 3 again. 4 MR. SCAROLA: I just want the record to 5 reflect that I believe that everything that 6 we've made reference to is included in Exhibit 7 Number 1. If I'm incorrect in that regard, you 8 let us know what it is, we'll give it to you. 9 SPECIAL MASTER POZZUOLI: Darren, anything 10 on your end? You okay? 11 MR. INDYKE: Yep. 12 SPECIAL MASTER POZZUOLI: I would welcome 13 the parties just to get together to make sure 14 they have a complete set of what they need, and 15 we'll go from there. 16 MR. EDWARDS: Absolutely. Just for the 17 record, my only real objection was not turning 18 over what I had marked and my work product. 19 SPECIAL MASTER POZZUOLI: I understood. 20 MR. EDWARDS: I'll get everything to him 21 tomorrow. 22 SPECIAL MASTER POZZUOLI: I took it that 23 way. 24 BY MR. EDWARDS: 25 Q. Going back to testing the credibility of EFTA01137802
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Page 471 1 2 3 4 and things that she has said, was she lying when she said that she has flown on Jeffrey Epstein's airplane? MR. INDYKE: Objection. Work product and 5 common interest. 6 A. I think I can answer that question. Based 7 on material that was produced in discovery, which 8 would not be subject to privilege, there seems to be 9 evidence that she did fly on the airplane with 10 Jeffrey Epstein. 11 BY MR. EDWARDS: 12 Q. Was she lying when she says that she was 13 flown on Jeffrey Epstein's airplane across state 14 lines at a time when she was under the age of 18? 15 A. I have no idea. 16 MR. INDYKE: Objection. Same objection. 17 Work product and attorney-client and common 18 interest. 19 A. I have no idea. But, again -- I just have 20 no idea. 21 BY MR. EDWARDS: 22 Q. Is there any nonprivileged information 23 that you could review that would give you an idea to 24 answer that question or that would give you the 25 answer to that question? EFTA01137803
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Page 472 1 A. I imagine there would be if there were 2 videotapes. I've always said from the beginning, I 3 hope there are videotapes of every moment in 4 ' life, because they would exculpate 5 me completely. So I hope there are videotapes. 6 Q. Aren't you aware that there were 7 videotapes that were taken within your client 8 Jeffrey Epstein's various homes? 9 MR. INDYKE: Objection. Work product, 10 attorney-client. Common interest. 11 SPECIAL MASTER POZZUOLI: Carve out the 12 privileged issue and non-privileged, if he 13 gained information through a nonprivileged 14 source. 15 BY MR. EDWARDS: 16 Q. Well, the statement was -- which I was not 17 going there. The statement was, if there are 18 videos, I want them all out there? 19 A. Absolutely. 20 Q. So, isn't it true that you know that there 21 were indeed videos taken from within your client's 22 various homes? 23 MR. INDYKE: Same objection. 24 BY MR. EDWARDS: 25 Q. Privileged or nonprivileged. EFTA01137804
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Page 473 1 MR. SCOTT: Asked and answered in the last 2 depo. 3 A. I hope there were videos. I hope there 4 are videos of every moment of life 5 from the time she allegedly met Jeffrey Epstein to 6 the time she left. I hope there were videos in 7 every bedroom. I hope there were videos in every 8 massage room. I hope there are videos all over. 9 And from day one, I categorically stated 10 that there could be no photograph, no video that 11 would demonstrate that what she said was true, 12 because I knew it was false. She knew it was false. 13 And you knew it was false. 14 BY MR. EDWARDS: 15 Q. In representing a client, don't you try to 16 determine or ascertain what evidence does exist that 17 may incriminate or exonerate any particular client? 18 A. Of course. 19 Q. Okay. In making that inquiry in this 20 case, haven't you learned that there are -- 21 SPECIAL MASTER POZZUOLI: Which case? 22 BY MR. EDWARDS: 23 Q. In the case in which you represented 24 Jeffrey Epstein, haven't you learned that there were 25 video recordings taken from within Jeffrey Epstein's EFTA01137805
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Page 474 1 various homes as well as his airplane? 2 MR. INDYKE: Objection, same objection. 3 Instruct him not to answer. 4 A. I hope there were. 5 BY MR. EDWARDS: 6 Q. Will you then assist us 7 A. Yes. 8 Q. -- in obtaining those videos from your 9 client? 10 A. I will assist you in getting any possible 11 videotapes of or any of the 12 locations where the false accusation against me was 13 made. I would be thrilled to have videos of every 14 moment of my life during that period of time, and 15 every moment of her life. Because they would prove 16 conclusively that which I know to be conclusively 17 false, namely that she made up the stories about me. 18 Q. Okay. Just so I understand your 19 agreement, is that -- 20 MR. INDYKE: Just so we're clear, 21 Mr. Epstein is not waiving any of his 22 objections as to any such information to the 23 extent that it exists. 24 BY MR. EDWARDS: 25 Q. Okay. Well, this video or photograph -- EFTA01137806
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Page 475 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 if :here are videos or photographs of that have been taken or recorded from Jeffrey Epstein's home, is that -- is that evidence that you will assist us in obtaining? A. I will try my best to try to get every possible -- MR. INDYKE: Objection. A. -- photograph -- I'm entitled to say what I'll try to best to do. I will try my best to get every possible video, photograph, and any other piece of objective evidence because I know it will all completely prove beyond any doubt that I wasn't there. BY MR. EDWARDS: Q. And if that information has already exchanged hands -- that evidence has already exchanged hands from Jeffrey Epstein's hands to the hands of his attorneys, as part of their work product, would you agree to waive your work product privilege to produce that evidence? MR. SCOTT: Objection. MR. INDYKE: Objection. A. I don't have any such evidence. I wish I did. EFTA01137807
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Page 476 1 BY MR. EDWARDS: 2 Q. With respect to the search warrant that 3 was executed on Jeffrey Epstein's house, isn't it 4 true that just before that search warrant was 5 executed, the -- Jeffrey Epstein's legal team 6 ordered that three computers be removed from Jeffrey 7 Epstein's home that contained pornographic images, 8 including those of 9 A. I made no such order. 10 MR. INDYKE: Same objection. And instruct 11 not to answer. 12 BY MR. EDWARDS: 13 Q. I didn't ask if you made the order. Isn't 14 it true that that occurred? 15 MR. INDYKE: Same objection. 16 MR. SIMPSON: Darren? 17 SPECIAL MASTER POZZUOLI: I'm not so sure 18 you can waive that objection. 19 A. I wish I could. 20 BY MR. EDWARDS: 21 Q. Didn't the U.S. Attorney's Office issue 22 grand jury subpoenas to the investigators that were 23 working on Jeffrey Epstein's behalf and were holding 24 those computers, and those grand jury subpoenas 25 outstanding at the time that the case resolved? EFTA01137808
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Page 477 1 A. All I can say -- 2 MR. INDYKE: Same objection and 3 instruction. 4 A. -- is I wish every video, every computer, 5 I wish everything that would show where 6 was had been turned over and would be turned 7 over. 8 MR. SCAROLA: Mr. Dershowitz's repeated 9 comments about what he wishes would happen are 10 an indirect statement that if he could answer 11 the questions, the responses that he would give 12 would be favorable to him and would exonerate 13 him. 14 His wishes are not the subject of the 15 inquiry. And every occasion on which he 16 expresses a wish and refuses to give an answer 17 is unresponsive to the questions that are being 18 asked, and should be stricken. 19 They also constitute a waiver to the 20 extent that they imply that if the question 21 could be answered, the answer would be 22 favorable. 23 I would ask you to instruct -- 24 MR. INDYKE: And to the extent that they 25 imply a waiver -- EFTA01137809
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Page 478 1 SPECIAL MASTER POZZUOLI: Hang on a 2 second. Let him finish. 3 MR. INDYKE: I apologize, Mr. Scarola. 4 MR. SCAROLA: That's quite all right, 5 thank you. 6 I know that over the speakerphone, it's 7 difficult, and I take no offense to the 8 interruption. I know it was inadvertent. 9 But I would ask that the witness be 10 instructed to discontinue that improper 11 assertion of statements of opinion when no 12 opinions are being requested. 13 SPECIAL MASTER POZZUOLI: Counsel, do you 14 have a response? I think Mr. Scarola is done. 15 MR. INDYKE: My response is to the extent 16 that you're attempting to imply anything 17 from -- imply a waiver from Mr. Dershowitz, 18 Mr. Epstein does not waive, and instructs 19 Mr. Dershowitz that he can make no such waiver. 20 THE WITNESS: I have not refused to 21 answer. 22 SPECIAL MASTER POZZUOLI: Hang on one 23 second. Let me say this: I would suggest that 24 I don't take such inference that he's waiving 25 based upon his general statements. EFTA01137810
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Page 479 1 What -- we have been down a little bit of 2 this road this morning on trying to get to what 3 appears to be privileged information or 4 information that -- or activity that was 5 undertaken or not undertaken during the course 6 of the representation, the relationship -- the 7 attorney-client relationship between 8 Mr. Dershowitz and Mr. Epstein. 9 And at this point, based upon the 10 objection, I will uphold the objection and 11 we'll move forward. 12 MR. SCAROLA: The second part of my 13 request is that Mr. Dershowitz be instructed to 14 refrain from expressing a desire to answer 15 questions. It's not responsive. It implies 16 that if he could answer, the answers would be 17 favorable. 18 The implication is improper, and the 19 insertion into the record of the implication is 20 improper. If he can't answer the question, he 21 should simply say he cannot answer based on 22 privilege. 23 THE WITNESS: Can I respond? 24 SPECIAL MASTER POZZUOLI: No. Let me 25 respond. EFTA01137811
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Page 480 1 I think that's appropriate. I do actually 2 agree with Mr. Scarola in this respect. I do 3 think that you should be responsive 4 specifically to the question if you can. 5 Where you can't, you state you can't. I 6 believe that the record is now full of your 7 views on some of this in a generic way, and so 8 with that said, I would ask that you be more 9 pointed with your answers. 10 THE WITNESS: I appreciate that. I just 11 want to comment that I did not ever refuse to 12 answer any of those questions. It was 13 instructed not to answer any of those 14 questions. 15 SPECIAL MASTER POZZUOLI: I do understand 16 that. For purposes of some efficiency here, I 17 would like to get through this within the time 18 alloted. 19 MR. EDWARDS: Me, too. Thank you. 20 BY MR. EDWARDS: 21 Q. Is there any nonprivileged information 22 which would demonstrate whether 23 statement that she was flown on Jeffrey Epstein's 24 plane while underage was true or false? 25 A. I'm sure there must be, but i don't have EFTA01137812
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Page 481 1 it in my mind right now, so I can't answer that 2 question. 3 Q. The flight logs were previously marked 4 as 5 MR. SCAROLA: Exhibit 7. 6 BY MR. EDWARDS: 7 Q. -- as Exhibit 7 to the deposition. I'll 8 show you pages from Exhibit 7 which indicate the 9 dates of the flight logs for those on the phone 10 November 2002 through January -- sorry, 11 November 2000 through January 2001 and January 2001 12 through February 20th, 2001. 13 SPECIAL MASTER POZZUOLI: Counsel? 14 MR. SCOTT: Okay. 15 A. Yes, I see the flights that you have 16 marked in green. 17 BY MR. EDWARDS: 18 Q. Do the flight logs indicate 19 as a passenger on Jeffrey Epstein's plane 20 with Jeffrey Epstein? 21 A. Well, the first one I look at does not. 22 It has J.E., G.M. and E.T. Although it's 23 underlined, it doesn't suggest 24 The second one does say J.E., G.M., E.T., 25 And the fourth and fifth ones say EFTA01137813
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