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Dershowitz Goes Off on Woman Who Made Underage Sex Allegations: 'She Should Be... Page 2 of 3 Case 1:19-cv-03377 Document 1-4 Filed 04/16/19 Page 3 of 4 island, when Secret Service records proved they were never even there. Dershowitz said Roberts’ allegations were part of an extortion plot, and that she “should be seriously punished for submitting false information and a false affidavit.” The attorney emphasized that Roberts has not been willing to repeat her allegations against him in public, and that she has only accused him in the context of litigation, which affords certain protections. Advertisement S<asrnSz, HELLO SPRING *asenanis|wineean” THREE COURSES £29." “She simply hides behind litigation privileges,” Dershowitz said, encouraging Ross to call Roberts and see if she would repeat her claims. “And if she does, | will be in court the next day suing her for defamation and | will win the case ‘cause | can prove conclusively that she made up the whole story from top to bottom.” Ross then turned to the controversial deal that Epstein received from federal prosecutors who were investigating the trafficking case against him. Federal prosecutors agreed not to prosecute him, and let him plead guilty to state charges that resulted in a 13-month prison sentence that allowed Epstein to leave prison during the day for work. Federal prosecutors allegedly did not even inform victims before making the deal, which is now the subject of a request for an Inspector General investigation. Congressional Democrats said ina letter that they want to know more about the circumstances surrounding the deal, which was made by then-U.S. Attorney and current Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta. As Epstein’s defense attorney in that case, Dershowitz is not upset about it the deal at all. “I’m very proud of that deal, that’s what lawyers are supposed to do,” he said. “Lawyers are supposed to get the best deals they can.” If he could have gotten 10 months or no time at all, that would have been even better, he said. Acosta said in the past that Epstein’s lawyers, including Dershowitz, put pressure on his office by investigating his staff. Dershowitz has denied this. “Acosta was very tough,” Dershowitz said, contrary to concerns that he did anything improper. Dershowitz pointed out that the problem feds had was proving that girls were transported in interstate commerce. https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/dershowitz-goes-off-on-woman-who-made-underage-... 4/3/2019 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017990