Deposition excerpt reveals Alan Dershowitz on call‑in line during testimony about Epstein‑related abuse allegations

03:24:27 03:24:30 03:24:32 03:24:34 03:24:36 03:24:37 03:24:40 ON Oo RR & h -~- 03:24:42 © 03:24:44 03:24:45 10 032446 11 03:24:46 12 032447 13 03:24:48 14 032450 15 032452 16 03:24:58 17 03:25:01 18 os2s04 19 032807 20 oa2s10 21 032512 22 032512 23 032517 24 032537 25 03:25:17 03:25:17 03:25:17 03:25:20 03:25:24 03:25:27 03:25:29 On oa bk woh = 03:25:32 © 03:25:34 03.2537 10 ox2sa7 11 032539 12 oszsat 13 os264s 14 osasas 15 03:25:47 16 032548 17 o32ss1 18 03:25:51 19 03:25:56 20 o3zss6 21 o3x2sss 22 o32sse 23 032656 24 03:26:02 25 41 of 46 sheets 312 THE WITNESS: Well -- well, who -- I'm sorry. Who was that? The speaker? I want to know who is on the line here. Could somebody identify themselves, please? If somebody is eavesdropping in my deposition, I would like to know who it is. MR. SIMPSON: No one has the call-in number other than counsel and parties. THE WITNESS: So -- MR. SIMPSON: To my knowledge. MR. SCAROLA: Yeah, but that -- THE WITNESS: But who is that person? MR. SCAROLA: -- that doesn't preclude someone from sharing that call-in number. And it is appropriate that anybody on the line identify themselves. And if the people on the line refuse to identify themselves, then it's our intention to cut off the line, and the people who are authorized to be on the line can call back in. MR. SCOTT: I agree with that. MR. SIMPSON: Could -- could the people on the line identify themselves? MR. SCAROLA: Okay -- MR, DERSHOWITZ: Alan Dershowitz. ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SOLUTIONS (954) 331-4400 MR. SCAROLA: --~ cut it off. MS. McCAWLEY: He just -- he just -- THE WITNESS: So he -- MR. SIMPSON: Alan Dershowitz. Anyone else? MR. SCAROLA: So the only person on the line is Alan Dershowitz, and it was Mr. Dershowitz who made the comment "move on"; is that correct? MR. SIMPSON: Well, he's the only one on the line. I know -- I've only got three minutes left here. MR. SCAROLA: Well, I'l give you three more minutes. I want to know: Was it Mr. Dershowitz who made that comment "move on" because if it wasn't, there's somebody else on the fine -- MR. WEINBERG: I --I-- MR. SCAROLA: -- that refuses to identify themselves. MR, WEINBERG: Marty Weinberg for Epstein. I've been on the line on occasion. I have a mute button and have said nothing and just kept on going with no statements on my end. MR. DERSHOWITZ: It was me who said it. I-- I -- I thought my mute button was on. THE COURT REPORTER: I can't hear. I can’t hear. ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SOLUTIONS (954) 331-4400 Page 312 to 315 of 335 03:26:02 03:26:02 03:26:02 03:26:03 03:26:03 03:26:05 03:26:06 ON Oa BR & wR = 03:26:08 ox2e0e 9 0326.06 10 0326068 11 os2600 12 0326.09 13 03:26:12 14 032612 15 os2614 16 032614 17 o32614 18 032618 19 03.2625 20 032628 21 03:26:32 22 os263s 23 032634 24 032634 25 03:26:36 03:26:45 03:26:51 03:26:53 03:26:55 03:26:58 03:27:02 ON Oak WH = 03:27:06 ce] 03:27:07 oa2709 10 o3s27is 11 032717 12 032717 13 osa721 14 oserea 15 o32r26 16 03.2729 17 032732 18 03:27:36 19 03.2738 20 osara1 21 03:27:44 22 032749 23 032750 24 o32rss 25 314 MR. SIMPSON: Okay. I -- THE COURT REPORTER: I can't hear. MR. SIMPSON: I heard it and Ill -- T'll repeat it. MR. SCAROLA: "It was me who said it." MR. SIMPSON: "And I thought my mute button” -- MR. SCAROLA: “I thought my” -- MR. SIMPSON: -- "was on.” MR. SCAROLA: -- "mute button was on.” And that was Mr. Dershowitz making that comment? MR. SIMPSON: Yes, it was. MR, SCAROLA: Okay. Thank you. MR. DERSHOWITZ: +I was trying to instruct my attorney. MR. SCAROLA: Then we are ready to move on. BY MR. SIMPSON: Q. Have you told any -- all right. Putting aside counsel who are working with you, and putting aside those who you identified as being within the common-interest privilege -- A. Right. Q. -- so not those people -- A. Right. ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SOLUTIONS (954) 331-4400 315 Q. -- have you told anyone that Professor Dershowitz abused Virginia Roberts or any other minor? A. No. I've -- what I have tried to say is that I'm representing a young woman who has made those allegations. As an attorney, I'm proud to represent her, proud to present her case in court, proud to present arguments to whoever will listen that she's been sexually abused by various people. Q. Okay. And you have spoken with representatives of the News Media on the record and off the record about this case; isn't that -- is that not correct? A. Well, on the record, yes; with regard to off the record, there have been some communications that I think now have been turned over to the -- to the defense. So I don't -- I'm not sure if there still remain any off the record -- I suppose probably there are a few, but I would -- I think most of the -- what were originally off-the-record communications have now been provided to -- to the defense time. Q. Mr. Cassell, is it not true -- true, that you have spoken with reporters on what you referred to as quote, background, close quote? A. Yeah. I mean that's different than -- your ‘earlier question was off the record and on the record. ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SOLUTIONS (954) 331-4400 10/20/2015 01:08:15 PM HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_010881