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FBI VOL00009
EFTA01137794
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Page 542 1 visited his house. My wife visited his house. I 2 never would have permitted anybody to visit a home 3 that had those kinds of pictures displayed. 4 BY MR. EDWARDS: 5 Q. Was lying when she said 6 that Epstein sent girls to some of his friends? 7 MR. INDYKE: Same objection, same 8 instruction. 9 BY MR. EDWARDS: 10 Q. To any of his friends? 11 MR. SCOTT: Only on nonprivileged. 12 A. To the extent that she said that I was one 13 of those friends, which I know is a categorical 14 absolute lie, I would not believe anything she said 15 about having been sent to others of his friends. 16 But I don't have personal knowledge of that. All I 17 have is personal knowledge that lied when she said 18 she was sent to me. 19 MR. INDYKE: Same objection. 20 BY MR. EDWARDS: 21 Q. Have you at any time obtained personal 22 knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein having sent any girls 23 to any of his friends? 24 A. No. 25 MR. INDYKE: Same objection, same EFTA01137874
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Page 543 1 instruction. Please wait for the objection. 2 MR. SCOTT: Please listen. 3 THE WITNESS: I'm sorry. 4 BY MR. EDWARDS: 5 Q. When and under what circumstances did you 6 first hear name? 7 A. My recollection -- 8 MR. INDYKE: Same objection, same 9 instruction. 10 A. My answer will show it's not privileged. 11 My current recollection is the first time I heard 12 the name was when I was called and told that she was 13 accusing me. The name was not familiar to me at the 14 time. 15 BY MR. EDWARDS: 16 Q. Were you ever familiar with the list of 17 victims that were listed as a part of the criminal 18 investigation -- the federal criminal investigation? 19 MR. SCOTT: Asked and answered in the last 20 depo and earlier today. 21 MR. INDYKE: Same objection, same 22 instruction. 23 BY MR. EDWARDS: 24 Q. Was lying when she said that 25 Jeffrey Epstein's code word for sexual encounters EFTA01137875
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Page 544 1 with minors was "massage"? 2 A. I have no idea. 3 MR. INDYKE: Same objection, same 4 instruction. 5 BY MR. EDWARDS: 6 Q. Have you reviewed the message pads that 7 were taken as a result of trash pulls conducted by 8 the Palm Beach Police Department on Jeffrey 9 Epstein's home? 10 A. Not to my knowledge. 11 MR. INDYKE: Same objection, same 12 instruction. 13 BY MR. EDWARDS: 14 Q. Have you reviewed the document that has 15 been at times referred to as the "Holy Grail," which 16 is a phone journal from Jeffrey Epstein's computer? 17 MR. INDYKE: Same objection, same 18 instruction to the extent it's privileged and 19 you got it other than from any kind of 20 disclosure by Mr. Edwards. 21 MR. SCOTT: Unless it's nonprivileged. 22 SPECIAL MASTER POZZUOLI: All these 23 questions -- with respect to nonprivileged, if 24 you can answer them, answer them. 25 A. I'm happy to answer them all. So the EFTA01137876
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Page 545 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 question is am I familiar with this -- is this the one that has the circles? BY MR. EDWARDS: Q. Yes. A. That has Donald Trump circled and Bill Clinton circled and me circled? Q. I didn't know that it had Bill Clinton circled. A. Maybe not. Q. So, just so that the record is clear, the journal -- was the journal MR. SCOTT: Was this marked in the last depo? I don't recall. I don't think so. MR. SCAROLA: I don't think that it was. MR. INDYKE: To the extent that those items are from -- I think the exhibits are a statement of undisputed facts, obviously my objection would apply to those items. To the extent that they came out of Mr. Dershowitz's representation of Mr. Epstein, I would object if the answer is based as to information in them. SPECIAL MASTER POZZUOLI: We haven't seen the exhibit yet. I know you are on the other end of the phone. EFTA01137877
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Page 546 1 THE WITNESS: Can I take a one-minute, 2 two-minute break? 3 VIDEOGRAPHER: Going off the record, 4 2:43 p.m 5 (Recess was held from 2:43 p.m. until 2:45 p.m.) 6 VIDEOGRAPHER: Going back on the record. 7 The time is approximately 2:45 p.m. 8 BY MR. EDWARDS: 9 Q. Have you ever read the case documents 10 related to the arrest of Alfredo Rodriguez for the 11 Federal obstruction of justice charges? 12 A. No 13 MR. INDYKE: Same objection, same 14 instruction. 15 MR. SIMPSON: Just pause for a second 16 before answering to let Mr. Indyke jump in if 17 he needs to. 18 BY MR. EDWARDS: 19 Q. The journal that we're talking about is 20 the one that has been disclosed in discovery in this 21 case and in prior cases where, as you mentioned 22 before, certain people's names are circled. Are you 23 familiar with that document? 24 A. I have perused the part of it that circled 25 me and some other prominent names. I have not read EFTA01137878
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Page 547 1 the whole document. 2 Q. I'm going to show you the page from this 3 journal that is for Bill Clinton just based off of 4 your last comment, and then I'll ask you some 5 questions about that. 6 A. This doesn't say Bill Clinton, it says 7 Doug Band. That's what you're talking about. 8 (Thereupon, marked as Plaintiff 9 Exhibit 20.) 10 A. This doesn't have an entry for Bill 11 Clinton. It has an entry for Douglas Band, who I 12 know. 13 BY MR. EDWARDS: 14 Q. You know Doug Band? 15 A. Sure. 16 Q. Is Doug Band affiliated with Bill Clinton? 17 A. Oh, yeah, he was. Not any longer. 18 Q. How do you know Doug Band? 19 A. Through Bill Clinton. 20 Q. How do you know Bill Clinton? 21 A. I've known him for -- 22 MR. INDYKE: Objection. Same objection, 23 same instruction. 24 MR. SIMPSON: Nonprivileged information. 25 A. Well outside of my relationship with EFTA01137879
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Page 548 1 Jeffrey Epstein. I was -- supported him. I've been 2 to the White House at his invitation. I've had 3 dinner with him on numerous occasions. 4 BY MR. EDWARDS: 5 Q. Have you called Bill Clinton with respect 6 to the allegations that have been made in this 7 lawsuit? 8 A. I've tried to. 9 Q. Has Bill Clinton given you any comment 10 whatsoever on any of the allegations? 11 A. Not personally, but Doug Band has. And 12 and his lawyer David Kendall has. 13 Q. Doug Band specifically has spoken about 14 the allegations that has made in 15 this lawsuit? 16 A. That's right. 17 Q. When was that conversation that you had 18 with Doug Band? 19 A. Very shortly after the accusation, as soon 20 as I could reach him. 21 Q. January 2015? 22 A. Probably January. 23 Q. Is Doug Band somebody who traveled with 24 Jeffrey Epstein as well? 25 A. That's true -- no, he traveled -- EFTA01137880
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Page 549 1 MR. INDYKE: Same objection, same 2 instruction. 3 A. He traveled with Bill Clinton always. I 4 mean, he was his body man. He was the guy who 5 traveled with him wherever he went. 6 BY MR. EDWARDS: 7 Q. My question is, did Doug Band ever travel 8 with Bill Clinton -- I mean with Jeffrey Epstein? 9 A. I don't know the answer to that. 10 Q. Well, did Bill Clinton ever travel with 11 Jeffrey Epstein? 12 MR. SIMPSON: Asked and answered. 13 MR. INDYKE: Same objection, same 14 instruction. 15 A. According to public information, yes. 16 BY MR. EDWARDS: 17 Q. And Doug Band, you are saying, was always 18 with Bill Clinton? 19 A. Not always, but he was the guy who 20 traveled with him. Nobody can be with anybody 24/7. 21 Q. The flight logs will speak for themselves 22 whether the two were traveling together, correct? 23 A. I have no idea. 24 Q That entry -- I believe the comment that 25 you made was that was Alfredo Rodriguez had circled EFTA01137881
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Page 550 1 Bill Clinton's name. 2 A. I thought he had. He circled a lot of 3 prominent people's names, Hollywood actors. 4 MR. INDYKE: Objection. Do you know that 5 outside of your relationship with Mr. Epstein? 6 THE WITNESS: Yes, I saw the -- 7 MR. INDYKE: I'm asking Mr. Dershowitz if 8 he's answering that question outside of his 9 relationship with -- his attorney-client 10 relationship or work product relationship or 11 common interest relationship with Mr. Epstein. 12 THE WITNESS: Yes. 13 MR. SIMPSON: The document was produced in 14 discovery. 15 MR. INDYKE: The question is as for the 16 circles in the document. 17 A. The document I saw had circles in it, and 18 I saw that in discovery in this case. I hadn't seen 19 it previously. 20 MR. INDYKE: Okay. 21 BY MR. EDWARDS: 22 Q. So you have seen the notations that 23 Alfredo Rodriguez made to the document during the 24 time he was turning the document over to the FBI? 25 A. The only notations that I saw that I EFTA01137882
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Page 551 1 recall are circles. 2 Q. Okay. And is it your understanding that 3 Alfredo Rodriguez was indicating to the FBI who was 4 involved in the illegal activity with minors along 5 with Jeffrey Epstein? 6 A. Absolutely not. Categorically absolutely 7 not. 8 MR. INDYKE: Same objection, same 9 instruction. 10 BY MR. EDWARDS: 11 Q. That's not your understanding? 12 A. Not only is it not my understanding, it is 13 a totally false statement because if it were true, 14 Donald Trump would be standing accused of having 15 improper sexual conduct and many other Hollywood 16 actors, actresses and other people who have never 17 been accused by your lying client would also stand 18 accused. 19 SPECIAL MASTER POZZUOLI: Let's move -- 20 MR. EDWARDS: That was not my question. 21 SPECIAL MASTER POZZUOLI: Let me stop 22 before we get too far down this. The document 23 that -- the portion of the document that you're 24 asking questions upon, let's understand the 25 context of the questions, and Mr. Dershowitz's EFTA01137883
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Page 552 1 answer so far has been that because it's been 2 produced in this case. So let's stay focused 3 on that. 4 A. Can I see that document, please. 5 MR. INDYKE: Just for clarification, I 6 don't want to interrupt, but for clarification, 7 I wasn't objecting to the document. I was 8 objecting to the foundation upon which 9 Mr. Dershowitz may or may not know why they 10 were circled, how that information came 11 through. 12 A. I know that independently. 13 BY MR. EDWARDS: 14 Q. You know why the various circles were made 15 independently? 16 A. No, but I know what the allegation is. 17 Q. The allegation -- you know what the 18 allegation is why the circles were made? 19 A. I know that it was not that the people 20 whose name were circled were involved in any illegal 21 activity. Can you please show me the document. 22 MR. SCOTT: Can he see the exhibit? 23 MR. SCAROLA: I -- 24 MR. EDWARDS: I don't have it. I mean, I 25 only have the piece of the page that he just EFTA01137884
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Page 553 1 talked about, which is Bill Clinton. I mean, I 2 have it and I'll copy it for you and I'll give 3 it to you tomorrow and we can talk about the 4 whole document. 5 A. It is a categorical lie -- 6 MR. SCOTT: Let's put it over until 7 tomorrow, then, when we have the exhibit. 8 BY MR. EDWARDS: 9 Q. Well, that before you -- you just 10 indicated that one of the people who was circled was 11 Bill Clinton. 12 A. I said I thought. 13 MR. SCOTT: He also indicated he would 14 like to see the whole exhibit. 15 BY MR. EDWARDS: 16 Q. On that page that's before you that's 17 listed Doug Band, is Bill Clinton's name listed 18 under that? 19 A. It says Office of William J. Clinton. 20 Q. Are there numbers for Bill Clinton listed 21 under that entry? 22 A. I assume they're numbers of Bill Clinton. 23 I assume so. 24 Q. When you talked to Doug Band, can you tell 25 us what that conversation was that you had with Doug EFTA01137885
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Page 554 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 Band? A. Yes. Q. What was that? A. I asked Doug Band whether or not President Clinton had been on Jeffrey Epstein's island during the relevant period of time or whether was once again lying categorically when she described meeting Bill Clinton, having dinner with him with two underage girls, and having him flown by an inexperienced pilot and Secret Service agents on a helicopter. I asked him that question. Q. Go on. What did Doug Band tell you? A. That it wasn't true. Q. Did Doug Band tell you whether Bill Clinton had ever been to Jeffrey Epstein's island? A. He told me that to his knowledge, President Clinton had never been to Jeffrey Epstein's island. Q. Did he tell you whether Bill Clinton and Jeffrey Epstein had ever shared a meal together? A. I didn't ask him that question. I only asked him about the island. I think I only asked him -- I'm not positive whether I asked him during the relevant period or ever. I think I asked him ever. EFTA01137886
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Page 555 1 Q. Had -- has Bill Clinton ever flown on an 2 airplane -- or sorry, on a helicopter with Ghislaine 3 Maxwell? 4 A. Not to my knowledge. 5 MR. INDYKE: Objection. Same objection, 6 same instructions. 7 A. I cannot imagine the former President or a 8 President of the United States being allowed by the 9 Secret Service to fly on a helicopter with a pilot 10 who had just barely been licensed. 11 BY MR. EDWARDS: 12 Q. I'm just asking what you know. Do you 13 know whether or not -- 14 A. I know -- I know that Bill Clinton never 15 flew -- never was flown by Ghislaine Maxwell to the 16 island. I know it based on my common sense 17 experience. 18 Q. Not my question. My question is, do you 19 know whether Bill Clinton ever flew on a helicopter 20 with Ghislaine Maxwell? 21 MR. SCOTT: On the phone, there's 22 background. Thank you. 23 A. I don't know for sure, but I would 24 seriously doubt it. 25 EFTA01137887
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Page 556 1 BY MR. EDWARDS: 2 Q. Okay. 3 A. We're going to get tomorrow the circled 4 document that we can look at? 5 Q. I can find it now and I can get it and we 6 can look at it today. 7 MR. SCOTT: Take a minute. 8 A. I want to make sure we see all the circled 9 names. 10 MR. EDWARDS: Here's a copy right here 11 that we can copy at the next break. 12 MR. SCOTT: Sure. 13 BY MR. EDWARDS: 14 Q. Was lying when she says 15 that Ghislaine Maxwell served as Jeffrey Epstein's 16 madam? 17 MR. INDYKE: Same objection, same 18 instruction. 19 A. I would have no knowledge that would 20 establish that. Certainly I wouldn't believe it 21 just because she said it. 22 BY MR. EDWARDS: 23 Q. Have you asked Ghislaine Maxwell about 24 that? 25 A. No. EFTA01137888
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Page 557 1 MR. INDYKE: Same objection, same 2 instruction. 3 BY MR. EDWARDS: 4 Q. One of the things one of the statements 5 that we began the day with was that something that 6 Paul and I could have done was call you and ask you, 7 right, we could have picked up the phone and called 8 you? 9 A. You and Mr. Cassell, yeah. Yeah. 10 Q. When you were representing Jeffrey Epstein 11 back in 2007, did you ever insist that Jeffrey 12 Epstein had paid for massages, but had not engaged 13 in sex or erotic massages with any minors? 14 MR. INDYKE: Same objection, same 15 instruction to the extent that you can 16 specify -- 17 BY MR. EDWARDS: 18 Q. I'm asking whether you ever made that 19 statement. 20 MR. INDYKE: Same objection, same 21 instruction. 22 A. Can you repeat the question for me? 23 THE REPORTER: "When you were representing 24 Jeffrey Epstein back in 2007, did you ever 25 insist that Jeffrey Epstein had paid for EFTA01137889
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Page 558 1 massages, but had not engaged in sex or erotic 2 massages with any minors?" 3 SPECIAL MASTER POZZUOLI: By definition of 4 your question, it's within the representation 5 of Jeffrey Epstein, right? So in a -- without 6 any further clarification, I would agree with 7 the objection. 8 MR. SCAROLA: I'm sorry, this is about a 9 public statement. 10 MS. McCAWLEY: It's a public statement. 11 MR. EDWARDS: It's a public statement that 12 he makes to the New York -- 13 SPECIAL MASTER POZZUOLI: So then make 14 your question limited to that. Then I can rule 15 on that. That's why looked at the question. 16 MR. SCOTT: If you specify where the 17 statement came from, it would be helpful. 18 BY MR. EDWARDS: 19 Q. Did you ever make a public statement -- 20 did you ever make a statement in public that Jeffrey 21 Epstein had paid for massages, but had not engaged 22 in sex or erotic massages with any minors? 23 A. May I see the statement? 24 Q. Sure. 25 MR. SCAROLA: No. EFTA01137890
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Page 559 1 BY MR. EDWARDS: 2 Q. Well, did you make that statement? 3 A. I have no recollection of whether I made a 4 statement like that ten years ago. I'd like to see 5 the statement. 6 MR. SCAROLA: Now you can refresh his 7 recollection. 8 MR. INDYKE: Same objection, same 9 instruction. 10 BY MR. EDWARDS: 11 Q. Did you make a public statement that 12 Epstein was innocent of all allegations? 13 MR. SCOTT: Let me object to this in the 14 context that he's asking him statements from 15 ten years ago without specifying date, time and 16 place. It's just unfair. 17 SPECIAL MASTER POZZUOLI: If you're 18 reading from an article, published article, 19 then show him that. Let's stop for a second. 20 Do you recall making that statement? 21 THE WITNESS: I do not recall. 22 SPECIAL MASTER POZZUOLI: Will you show 23 him something that might -- 24 BY MR. EDWARDS: 25 Q. Sure. I'm going to go through each of the EFTA01137891
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Page 560 1 three statements and then I'm going to show you the 2 document. 3 SPECIAL MASTER POZZUOLI: These all deal 4 with public statements, right? 5 Q. Yes. 6 BY MR. EDWARDS: 7 Q. Did you make a public statement in April 8 of 2007 that "The girl who accused Epstein of 9 forcible sex had a long record of lying, theft and 10 blaming others for her crimes"? 11 A. I have no specific recollection of that. 12 Q. Would it help to refresh your recollection 13 if I showed you the statement? 14 A. Yes. 15 Q. I've highlighted the portions that I'm 16 referring to 17 A. I'm going to read the whole thing. 18 So this is not the Daily News. This is 19 the Daily Mail, the British Daily Mail you're 20 referring to. You said the Daily News. 21 Q. Daily Mail? 22 A. This is the Daily Mail. 23 I have no recollection of speaking to the 24 Daily Mail. This comes this comes as a surprise 25 to me. So I don't have a recollection of speaking EFTA01137892
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Page 561 1 to the Daily Mail. 2 Q. So your -- 3 MR. SCOTT: Are we going to mark that? 4 MR. EDWARDS: Yes, we can mark that. 5 BY MR. EDWARDS: 6 Q. Is it your testimony today that you did 7 not make those statements? 8 A. My testimony is that I do not have a 9 recollection of speaking to the Daily Mail. 10 (Thereupon, marked as Plaintiff 11 Exhibit 21.) 12 BY MR. EDWARDS: 13 Q. I'm not asking whether you spoke to the 14 Daily Mail. Did you publicly make the statement 15 that we have now put on the record, which is that 16 Jeffrey Epstein did not have sexual -- erotic 17 massages or sex with any minors, that he's innocent 18 of all charges, and that the girl accused him of 19 forcible rape was lying -- had a long record of 20 lying, theft and blaming others for her crimes? 21 A. I have no recollection of making those 22 statements. I was his defense attorney. I may have 23 made statements in court that were quoted by the 24 newspapers. But I have no distinct recollection of 25 making that statement. EFTA01137893