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Document Information
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Deposition transcript / legal testimony
File Size:
1.42 MB
Summary
A page from a deposition transcript (marked Rough Draft) where a witness, identified as a former federal prosecutor and district court judge, testifies about the fairness of drawing adverse inferences when subjects like Jeffrey Epstein and Alan Dershowitz invoke the Fifth Amendment or refuse to answer questions regarding sexual abuse and trafficking allegations made by 'Virginia'. The witness disputes the interviewer's suggestion that it is routine practice for witnesses facing criminal liability to take the Fifth on all substantive questions.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Mr. Dershowitz | Subject of inquiry |
Discussed regarding his refusal to answer questions and allegations involving Virginia Giuffre.
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| Mr. Epstein | Subject of inquiry |
Discussed regarding his invocation of the Fifth Amendment in response to trafficking allegations.
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| Virginia | Accuser / Victim |
Mentioned as the person making allegations of sexual abuse and trafficking against Epstein and Dershowitz.
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| Unknown Witness (Speaker 'A') | Deponent / Legal Expert |
Former federal prosecutor (4 years) and federal district court judge (5.5 years) giving testimony.
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| Unknown Interviewer (Speaker 'Q') | Interviewer / Counsel |
Asking questions about routine legal practices regarding the Fifth Amendment.
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Organizations (2)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by document footer 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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| Federal District Court |
Witness mentions serving as a judge in this court system.
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Timeline (1 events)
Not specified
Deposition testimony regarding legal inferences drawn from invoking the Fifth Amendment.
Legal Setting
Witness
Interviewer
Relationships (2)
Text mentions 'sexual abuse involved Virginia, Epstein' and 'Virginia is making an allegation'.
Text mentions 'sexual abuse involved Virginia... and Dershowitz'.
Key Quotes (3)
"So in those circumstances I did think it was highly fair to draw an inference from Mr. Epstein, particularly where, you know, like some of the sexual abuse involved Virginia, Epstein, and Dershowitz was the allegations, you know, the trafficking and so forth."Source
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Quote #1
"if Virginia is making an allegation, Mr. Epstein is invoking the Fifth and Mr. Dershowitz is, you know, declining to answer questions, it seemed to me in those circumstances an adverse inference would be fair."Source
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Quote #2
"I was a federal prosecutor for four years. I was a federal district court judge for about five-and-a-half years."Source
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Quote #3
Full Extracted Text
Complete text extracted from the document (1,280 characters)
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1 Mr. Dershowitz was apparently, based on the transcripts
2 I was seeing, to take the Fifth even with regard to any
3 knowledge of Mr. Dershowitz.
4 So in those circumstances I did think it was
5 highly fair to draw an inference from Mr. Epstein,
6 particularly where, you know, like some of the sexual
7 abuse involved Virginia, Epstein, and Dershowitz was the
8 allegations, you know, the trafficking and so forth.
9 So you know, if Virginia is making an
10 allegation, Mr. Epstein is invoking the Fifth and
11 Mr. Dershowitz is, you know, declining to answer
12 questions, it seemed to me in those circumstances an
13 adverse inference would be fair.
14 Q. Isn't it routine practice for a witness who
15 is the target or faces -- I'm going to start over.
16 Isn't it routine practice for a witness who
17 faces potential criminal liability to take the Fifth as
18 to all substantive questions?
19 A. That's not -- no. I would say absolutely
20 not. And again, I'm drawing -- I was a federal
21 prosecutor for four years. I was a federal district
22 court judge for about five-and-a-half years. I would
23 say, that is not the practice and, indeed, that would be
24 inconsistent with Fifth Amendment case law as I
25 understand it.
2 I was seeing, to take the Fifth even with regard to any
3 knowledge of Mr. Dershowitz.
4 So in those circumstances I did think it was
5 highly fair to draw an inference from Mr. Epstein,
6 particularly where, you know, like some of the sexual
7 abuse involved Virginia, Epstein, and Dershowitz was the
8 allegations, you know, the trafficking and so forth.
9 So you know, if Virginia is making an
10 allegation, Mr. Epstein is invoking the Fifth and
11 Mr. Dershowitz is, you know, declining to answer
12 questions, it seemed to me in those circumstances an
13 adverse inference would be fair.
14 Q. Isn't it routine practice for a witness who
15 is the target or faces -- I'm going to start over.
16 Isn't it routine practice for a witness who
17 faces potential criminal liability to take the Fifth as
18 to all substantive questions?
19 A. That's not -- no. I would say absolutely
20 not. And again, I'm drawing -- I was a federal
21 prosecutor for four years. I was a federal district
22 court judge for about five-and-a-half years. I would
23 say, that is not the practice and, indeed, that would be
24 inconsistent with Fifth Amendment case law as I
25 understand it.
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