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FBI VOL00009
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Page 482 1 2 3 4 And on the next page, two of them say yes These in the year 2000 and early 2001; is Q. that correct? 5 A. I can't see dates. I see 2001. I see 6 November 2000. Could you remind me of 7 birthday. 8 Q. 9 A. So she would be at this 10 time. 11 Q. So she's traveling as a passenger under 12 the age of 18? That's my question. 13 A. Under the age of 18, but the age of 14 consent in numerous places that she flew to were 17 15 and 16. So New York, the age is 17, to my 16 recollection. And in New Mexico, I think it's 17. 17 And the Virgin Islands, I think it's 16. So the 18 answer to the question is she underage might well be 19 no. 20 4. My question was, is there nonprivileged 21 information that would indicate the truth or falsity 22 of her statement that she traveled on Jeffrey 23 Epstein's airplane with Jeffrey Epstein while under 24 the age of 18? 25 A. I do not know of any statement that she EFTA01137814
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Page 483 1 said -- may have said it, but I don't have in my 2 mind any statement that says below the age of 18 as 3 distinguished from when she was underage. So you 4 would have to show me. If the statement was below 5 the age of 18, that would be correct. If the 6 statement would be underage, that would be more 7 questionable. 8 Q. Do you know the purpose for which she was 9 traveling with Jeffrey Epstein during the flights 10 indicated on those logs? 11 A. I do not. 12 MR. SCOTT: Privileged. 13 MR. INDYKE: Objection, work product, 14 attorney-client, common interest. 15 BY MR. EDWARDS: 16 Q. Your answer is "I do not"? 17 A. I do not. 18 Q. You have not ascertained from any source, 19 is what you're telling us, the purpose for her 20 travels with Jeffrey Epstein, correct? 21 MR. INDYKE: Objection. Same objection 22 and instruction. 23 BY MR. EDWARDS: 24 Q. You are unable to answer, or you have not? 25 A. I have been instructed not to answer. EFTA01137815
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Page 484 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 Q. I misunderstood you. I thought you said earlier "I have not," indicating that you don't know the purpose? A. I said that in answer to one question. You've asked me other questions. Q. Is there a legitimate purpose for her being 17 years old, traveling with Jeffrey Epstein? MR. SCOTT: Objection, argumentative. MR. INDYKE: Objection. Same objection, same instructions. BY MR. EDWARDS: Q. Isn't it a federal crime to knowingly transport an individual who has not attained the age of 18 years in interstate commerce with the intent that that individual engage in prostitution or in any sexual activity? A. I haven't read the statute clearly, but I think that's an accurate paraphrase of my understanding of the law, yeah. Q. Would you agree that that flight log in front of you indicates a federal crime was being committed against at the time when she has said a federal crime was being committed against her? A. Oh, absolutely not. EFTA01137816
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Page 485 1 MR. INDYKE: Objection. 2 A. Does not prove a federal crime. 3 MR. INDYKE: Same objection, same 4 instruction. 5 BY MR. EDWARDS: 6 Q. So that goes back to my last question. 7 What is, then, the legitimate reason that causes 8 that flight to fall outside of this criminal statute 9 that I just read to you? 10 MR. INDYKE: Same objection, same 11 instruction. 12 A. I can give this answer. My understanding 13 of federal law imposes the burden of proof on the 14 prosecution to demonstrate one of the illicit 15 purposes, and this does not satisfy that burden of 16 proof. So this would not prove that a federal crime 17 occurred. It would prove one element of that crime. 18 BY MR. EDWARDS: 19 Q. Was she lying when she said that the 20 purpose for which she was trafficked by Jeffrey 21 Epstein was for sex? 22 MR. INDYKE: Same objection, same 23 instructions. 24 A. I've been instructed not to answer the 25 question. EFTA01137817
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Page 486 1 BY MR. EDWARDS: 2 Q. You can't answer the question? 3 A. I can give you this information. Based on 4 what her own friends have said in interviews that 5 are not privileged, they categorically deny that she 6 was trafficked. They claim that she willingly, 7 voluntarily went on her own in order to earn money, 8 that she showed off the money, that she was free to 9 leave at any time, that she he had a boyfriend who 10 she lived with at the time, that she went home every 11 night, and she was spending money like mad. That 12 would not, in my view, fit the definition of 13 trafficking. 14 Now, I certainly am sympathetic to her. 15 She may very well have been abused at some early 16 stage of her life, even before she met Epstein, and 17 that abuse may have led her to live a life of lies. 18 And one might be sympathetic to that, but it doesn't 19 excuse her lying about me, the fact that she may 20 have been abused. 21 SPECIAL MASTER POZZUOLI: Move forward. 22 BY MR. EDWARDS: 23 Q. Let me try to understand that which you 24 are explaining right now, which is are you saying 25 that if she was traveling on Jeffrey Epstein's EFTA01137818
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Page 487 1 airplane while underage for the purposes of sex and 2 or prostitution, that -- 3 MR. INDYKE: Same objection, same 4 instructions. 5 BY MR. EDWARDS: 6 Q. -- she was not being sexually trafficked 7 or would not be a victim of that statute? 8 MR. INDYKE: Same objection, same 9 instruction. 10 MR. EDWARDS: I'm asking a hypothetical 11 now based on his last statement. 12 MR. SCOTT: That's not a hypothetical. 13 SPECIAL MASTER POZZUOLI: That's not how 14 you framed it. 15 BY MR. EDWARDS: 16 Q. Let me reframe it, then. 17 Assuming that -- I'll give you a 18 hypothetical based on what you say her friends have 19 told you, which is that she is free to leave while 20 being taken across state lines by Jeffrey Epstein. 21 This is the hypothetical. And being used for sexual 22 purposes. Is she, in that hypothetical, not a 23 victim to sexual trafficking? 24 MR. SCOTT: Objection to form, 25 speculation, argumentative. Can you answer EFTA01137819
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Page 488 1 that? 2 A. I can answer it. Since you gave me a 3 hypothetical, as a law professor for 50 years, I 4 would give this as a hypothetical to my class. I 5 would ask my students do you think it's trafficking, 6 do you think a woman has been trafficked when she 7 voluntarily, below the age of consent in some 8 states, above the age of consent in other states, 9 when she voluntarily engages in sexual conduct for 10 money, free to leave at any time. 11 I think it would be an interesting 12 classroom discussion about whether that constitutes 13 trafficking. 14 That's a different question from whether 15 or not that would violate the statute. That would 16 violate the statute. But your question is, would it 17 constitute trafficking. That would be a very 18 interesting law school hypothetical. 19 BY MR. EDWARDS: 20 Q. In your opinion, does it constitute 21 trafficking? 22 A. I think the word "trafficking" is 23 overused, and I think should be reserved for the 24 kinds of people who I have enormous sympathy for, 25 people who have no choice, no options, whose EFTA01137820
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Page 489 1 passports have been taken away, who have been forced 2 and coerced in some way to engage in sexual conduct. 3 And I think it begins to weaken the very 4 important term "trafficking" when it's applied to a 5 volunteer, close to her 18th birthday who was 6 enjoying and spending money and has the option of 7 leaving. I know that Sigrid McCawley is shaking her 8 head, but that's my honest opinion. 9 Q. Does your answer to the hypothetical 10 change if we rewind time to the beginning of her 11 relationship with Jeffrey Epstein when she's 15 or 12 16 years old? Meaning are you making a distinction 13 because she's 17 as opposed to 16 or 15? If so, 14 what's the cutoff? 15 A. Well, I think that age is relevant. 16 MR. INDYKE: For my clarification, this is 17 all hypothetical? 18 MR. SCAROLA: Yes, it is. 19 A. Age is one of the relevant factors. It's 20 not the only relevant factor. It's one of the 21 relevant factors. That's why your hypothetical was 22 17, almost 18, 17 and a half. 23 BY MR. EDWARDS: 24 Q. Let's get that right. That's when, 25 November 2000? EFTA01137821
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Page 490 1 A. We're talking about January 2001. 2 SPECIAL MASTER POZZUOLI: We're still 3 operating under the hypothetical? 4 MR. EDWARDS: We are. I thought he said 5 that my hypothetical was almost 18. Which in 6 this hypothetical, she turns 18 in August of 7 2001. 8 THE WITNESS: 2001, the same year. 9 BY MR. EDWARDS: 10 Q. Was she lying when she said that 11 Epstein -- 12 SPECIAL MASTER POZZUOLI: Are we now done 13 with the hypothetical? 14 MR. EDWARDS: Yes, we are. 15 BY MR. EDWARDS: 16 Q. -- engaged in sex with many underage 17 girls? Was she lying when she said that? 18 MR. INDYKE: Same objection, same 19 instructions. 20 A. I can only say this. You -- 21 MR. SIMPSON: Was there an instruction? 22 A. There was an instruction, but I can answer 23 without that. 24 You have accused me of having sex with 25 many underage girls -- EFTA01137822
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Page 491 1 MR. EDWARDS: I move to strike this as 2 nonresponsive to my question 3 A. -- based on no evidence whatsoever. 4 MR. EDWARDS: I want a ruling on the 5 Motion to Strike. 6 SPECIAL MASTER POZZUOLI: Let me hear the 7 rest of it. 8 A. So when you say "many," I need to know 9 with some precision what you have in mind. 10 SPECIAL MASTER POZZUOLI: I'll strike the 11 first part of it, the first part of his answer. 12 And if you can assist him in defining "many." 13 BY MR. EDWARDS: 14 Q. Sure. You do know Bob Josefsberg, 15 correct? 16 A. I've known him since 1959. 17 Q. And you are aware that he represented, I 18 believe, more than 15 girls who claimed to have been 19 victims of Mr. Epstein in this case, aren't you? 20 A. I recommended him for that job because I 21 think so highly of him. 22 Q. And in his Complaints, are you aware that 23 he's made the allegation that Defendant Epstein has 24 a sexual preference for underage minor girls? Are 25 you aware of that? EFTA01137823
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Page 492 1 MR. SCOTT: Just for the record, object to 2 the relevancy of all of this. 3 A. I'm not aware of that. 4 MR. INDYKE: Just for the record, to the 5 extent that Alan's answer requires him to 6 invade privilege, I would object and instruct 7 him not to answer. 8 SPECIAL MASTER POZZUOLI: Within the 9 confines of the privilege objection, if you can 10 answer. 11 A. I'm not aware that he said that. I 12 haven't read his pleadings. 13 BY MR. EDWARDS: 14 Q. Okay. Are you aware that in his 15 pleadings, he wrote "Defendant Epstein used his 16 resources and his influence over vulnerable minor 17 girls to engage in a systemic -- systematic pattern 18 of sexually exploited behavior"? 19 A. I'm not aware. 20 MR. INDYKE: Same objection, same 21 instruction. 22 A. I was not involved in that aspect of the 23 case. 24 BY MR. EDWARDS: 25 Q. You were not involved in the facts part of EFTA01137824
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Page 493 1 the case? 2 A. I was not involved in the compensation 3 part of the case. The part that Bob Josefsberg was 4 involved in, I was not involved in. 5 MR. INDYKE: Alan, just admonishment, 6 let's not go into the subject matter of your 7 representation, please. 8 BY MR. EDWARDS: 9 Q. Going back, was she lying when she says 10 Jeffrey Epstein was for one of his birthdays sent 11 three 12-year-old girls? Was she lying when she 12 said that? 13 MR. INDYKE: Same objection, same 14 instruction. 15 A. I have absolutely no -- 16 MR. SIMPSON: You got an instruction. 17 A. Okay. 18 BY MR. EDWARDS: 19 Q. Are you aware of in the Com laint where 20 Bob Josefsberg initially represented 21 that Bob Josefsberg is the first to put that 22 allegation in the Complaint? Were you aware of 23 that? 24 A. Not aware of that, no. I wouldn't put -- 25 MR. SIMPSON: Please, just answer the EFTA01137825
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Page 494 1 question. 2 BY MR. EDWARDS: 3 Q. In 2009, when that Complaint and that 4 allegation was asserted, are you aware that Jeffrey 5 Epstein never refuted that allegation in any 6 pleading? 7 MR. INDYKE: Same objection, same 8 instruction. 9 BY MR. EDWARDS: 10 Q. Were you representing Jeffrey Epstein in 11 2009? 12 A. Not in connection with that case. And I 13 was not aware of what his response was, if any. 14 Q. Are you aware that after that allegation 15 was made by that Jeffrey Epstein 16 paid money to settle her case? 17 MR. INDYKE: Same objection, same 18 instruction. 19 MR. SCOTT: Let me object to all the 20 relevancy of this. 21 A. My understanding is that the plea bargain 22 required him to make payments regardless of what his 23 views may have been, that he was absolutely required 24 to make those payments. He had no discretion. 25 That's my understanding. I may be wrong, but you EFTA01137826
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Page 495 1 can check the actual nonprosecution agreement, but 2 that's my understanding of what it said, that he 3 could not contest anything. 4 BY MR. EDWARDS: 5 Q. You were one of the attorneys that 6 represented Jeffrey Epstein in the negotiations with 7 the United States Attorney's Office, right? 8 A. Right, along with Kenneth Starr -- 9 MR. INDYKE: Same objection. Objection. 10 A. No, I don't think you can object to that. 11 These are people who are at the hearings, at the 12 events with the U.S. Attorney. The people who were 13 at the events representing Jeffrey Epstein is not 14 privileged, included Roy Black, Ken Starr, Marty 15 Weinberg, Jay Lefkowitz -- 16 MR. SCAROLA: Not responsive. 17 A. -- Jerry Lefcourt. 18 BY MR. EDWARDS: 19 Q. I only asked if you were one of the 20 lawyers. 21 A. I was one of them, yes. 22 Q. The answer is yes? 23 A. The complete answer is yes, but the rest 24 of the people were part of the legal team. 25 Q. I will ask you when I want somebody else's EFTA01137827
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Page 496 1 name. 2 Were you a part of the negotiations in 3 October of 2007 when the special matter was 4 selected? You remember that part? 5 A. Is the special master Josephsburg? 6 MR. INDYKE: Same objection, same 7 instruction. 8 BY MR. EDWARDS: 9 Q. Yes. 10 A. My recollection is that I was simply asked 11 for a recommendation, but I played no further role. 12 Q. Were you aware that there was a joint 13 letter to the special master created between Jeffrey 14 Epstein's attorneys and the United States Attorney's 15 Office describing the investigation? 16 MR. INDYKE: Same objection, same 17 instruction. 18 A. I'm not -- as I sit here today, I have no 19 recollection of that. 20 BY MR. EDWARDS: 21 Q. Was lying when she says 22 that while underage, she was made to massage Jeffrey 23 Epstein in the nude, while he masturbated? 24 A. I have no idea. 25 MR. INDYKE: Same objection, same EFTA01137828
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Page 497 1 instruction. 2 BY MR. EDWARDS: 3 Q. If I show you the proposed joint letter to 4 the special master, will it refresh your 5 recollection? 6 A. I want to add to the last question. When 7 I say I have no idea, I do know that she said that 8 she was giving oral sex to Jeffrey Epstein while I 9 stood next to him, and that is a total, categorical, 10 absolute lie. So I know she lied about that. 11 MR. EDWARDS: Move to strike as 12 nonresponsive. 13 A. But that's relevant to standing naked and 14 being masturbated. 15 SPECIAL MASTER POZZUOLI: Move on to your 16 next question. 17 A. Yes. 18 BY MR. EDWARDS: 19 Q. When I am asking for nonprivileged 20 information or evidence that would give you the 21 ability to tell me whether is lying 22 when she says she had sex with Jeffrey Epstein while 23 underage, would you consider a joint letter crafted 24 between Jeffrey Epstein's lawyers and the United 25 States Attorney's Office to form the basis of that EFTA01137829
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Page 498 1 answer? Let me rephrase the question. 2 When I'm asking for nonprivileged 3 information that you may have to demonstrate the 4 truth or falsity of statement that 5 she was made to have sex with Jeffrey Epstein while 6 underage, would you consider the joint letter to the 7 special master evidence from which you could draw an 8 answer? 9 MR. SCOTT: Objection. 10 A. I would have to know more about it than 11 that. I would have to know the nature of the 12 letter, the reason it was sent. 13 BY MR. EDWARDS: 14 Q. Would you like to review the letter? Is 15 that going to help you? 16 SPECIAL MASTER POZZUOLI: Ask him if he's 17 seen the letter first. 18 BY MR. EDWARDS: 19 Q. You were part of the team that was mainly 20 negotiating with U.S. Attorney's Office, correct? 21 A. I was only negotiating the criminal part 22 of the case. 23 Q. Okay. I'm going to show you the letter, 24 and if you had nothing to do with it, tell me that. 25 If you've never seen it before, then tell me that. EFTA01137830
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Page 499 1 I guess my first question is, have you 2 seen it? 3 MR. INDYKE: I would object to that. 4 MR. SCOTT: I would like to make a request 5 for this depo and future depositions, if they 6 are going to show exhibits to a witness, I 7 think we should be -- have a copy of them. 8 We provided copies to you of all exhibits 9 we used during the deposition of your client. 10 And I think if you're going to pull out 11 exhibits and have one, you should have at least 12 copies for counsel, and I would agree to do the 13 same thing, rather than having to run and make 14 a copy and all the rest of it. 15 MR. EDWARDS: I wasn't ready for him to be 16 unfamiliar with his and his legal team's 17 correspondence. 18 MR. SCOTT: I understand, but you haven't 19 had any all day. So all I'm asking you, 20 Mr. Edwards, is that we have copies of exhibits 21 that you intend to confront the witness with. 22 That's -- as you pointed out, you've got all 23 the questions laid out, so you know where we're 24 headed. There's a note on here. Do you want 25 that on there? EFTA01137831
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Page 500 1 MR. EDWARDS: No. 2 MR. SCOTT: It's one of your cheat sheet 3 notes. I don't know if you really want that on 4 there. 5 MR. EDWARDS: It just says "Isn't this 6 nonprivileged?" 7 MR. SCOTT: Okay. It's still an exhibit 8 going into evidence, right? Without your 9 notes? 10 MR. SIMPSON: Can we get it marked? 11 THE WITNESS: This is a draft, not a 12 letter. 13 MR. EDWARDS: I said it's a proposed 14 letter. I read the title exactly. 15 (Thereupon, marked as Plaintiff Exhibit 16 19.) 17 A. This is not -- it's not familiar to me 18 except that what I said previously that as part of 19 the resolution of this case, Mr. Epstein agreed he 20 would not contest jurisdiction for the victims who 21 chose to sue him, et cetera, is consistent with my 22 memory, but I have no recollection of actually 23 seeing this draft, this proposed draft. 24 MR. SCOTT: That's number? 25 COURT REPORTER: Nineteen. EFTA01137832
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Page 501 1 2 BY MR. EDWARDS: Q. Wouldn't you agree -- wasn't 3 4 one of the listed victims to the nonprosecution agreement? 5 A. If so, I was not aware of. 6 7 MR. INDYKE: Same objection, same instruction. 8 BY MR. EDWARDS: 9 Q. As you sit here today, after having made 10 11 many statements about being a serial liar -- 12 A. She is. 13 Q. -- you have no idea whether she was a 14 listed victim to the nonprosecution agreement? 15 MR. SCOTT: Objection, asked and answered. 16 17 MR. INDYKE: Same objection, same instruction. 18 19 A. Right now, I have no recollection of whether she was listed or not. 20 BY MR. EDWARDS: 21 Q. Okay. 22 A. I know that the FBI tried to speak to her 23 and she wouldn't speak to them is my recollection. 24 MR. SCAROLA: That's not responsive. 25 MR. EDWARDS: Not responsive. EFTA01137833