One of Jeffrey Epstein’s most prominent abuse survivors, Virginia Giuffre, died in late April in Neergabby, Australia, where she had been living in recent years.
According to a statement from her family, the 41-year-old mother of three died by suicide just weeks after posting to social media that she had days to live in the wake of a car accident. Her father has since expressed doubt that his daughter took her own life, telling Piers Morgan “there’s no way that she did” and “somebody got to her.”
Giuffre was one of the first and most vocal voices calling for criminal charges against Epstein and those around him, including Ghislaine Maxwell. According to Giuffre, she was sexually abused by Epstein as a teenager from 1999 to 2002 after being groomed by Maxwell. She also alleged Epstein trafficked her to his high-profile friends, including Prince Andrew and famed attorney Alan Dershowitz. Dershowitz vehemently denied the claims and Giuffre later dropped the accusation.
On Wednesday’s show, Dershowitz joined Megyn to discuss Giuffre’s death and why he believes powerful people are still being protected by the lack of transparency with the so-called Epstein Files.
The History
Giuffre alleged Epstein trafficked her to Dershowitz between 2000 and 2002, but Dershowitz long-denied her claim. She sued Dershowitz in 2019 accusing him of defamation for suggesting she and her lawyers were trying to extort money from others. Her attorney, David Boies, also sued Dershowitz for defamation. For his part, Dershowitz filed a counter defamation suit against the pair.
In November 2022, all parties filed joint stipulations asking the judge to dismiss the claims with prejudice. It resolved all litigation between them, and Giuffre released a statement saying, “I now recognize I may have made a mistake in identifying Mr. Dershowitz.” She blamed it on being young and in a “very stressful and traumatic environment” at the time she was trafficked by Epstein.
At the time, Dershowitz acknowledged his extortion allegations were “mistaken” and said he was “gratified” Giuffre dropped her claims. “I have nevertheless come to believe that at the time she accused me she believed what she said,” he said in a statement. “Ms. Giuffre is to be commended for her courage in now stating publicly that she may have been mistaken about me. She has suffered much at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein, and I commend her work combatting the evil of sex trafficking.”
In speaking with Megyn on Wednesday, Dershowitz said he “feels terrible” for Giuffre and her family. “This is not the way anything like this should have ended,” he said. “She did falsely accuse me. She admitted she may have misidentified me for somebody else. I was hoping to get on with my life and let her get on with her life.”
Release the Files
Dershowitz also reiterated a plea he has been making for years: “By the way, we still haven’t seen all the Epstein files,” Dershowitz noted. “I want every single file out. I want every video tape out.”
Back in February, Attorney General Pam Bondi released a collection of Epstein-related files that included flight logs, a redacted contact book and masseuse list, and evidence list. The drop was widely criticized because it contained virtually no new information.
Dershowitz said it is time for “everything to come out,” but he believes there is a reason for the slow walking. “I know a couple of people who are named, and I think there are people who don’t want their names to come out. I want everything to come out because they would prove I never met the woman, never heard of her, never had any improper contact with anybody since I met Jeffrey Epstein,” he explained. “Some of [the files] would show that some of the accusations are false; they would be negative toward the accusers. Some would be negative toward the accused.”
When Megyn pressed if he believes the Department of Justice is withholding the files because of the “influence or power” of some of the people caught up in the scandal, Dershowitz said he couldn’t be sure. “I don’t know what the reasons are,” he responded.
Regardless, he said it is time for everything to be laid bare. “But I know the names of people whose names have never been released and there is no reason for them not to be released. They may be innocent. And I know information about the accusers that hasn’t been released – devastating information,” he continued. “So, I think all of this has to come out. The truth has to prevail. And I’ve been pushing for this since the day I was falsely accused, saying I want the FBI to investigate me and let everything hang out there.”
You can check out Megyn’s full interview with Dershowitz by tuning in to episode 1,082 on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you like to listen. And don’t forget that you can catch The Megyn Kelly Show live on SiriusXM’s Triumph (channel 111) weekdays from 12pm to 2pm ET.