Alan Dershowitz, former legal counsel to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, has called on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to release more comprehensive records related to its sex-trafficking investigation and to grant Ghislaine Maxwell immunity in exchange for testimony.
Speaking on Fox News Sunday, Dershowitz argued that key evidence — including FBI interview reports and classified materials — holds more potential for uncovering the truth about Epstein’s alleged crimes than the grand jury transcripts currently being sought by Attorney General Pam Bondi and former President Donald Trump’s supporters.
“I think the judge should release [the transcripts], but they won’t provide what people are really looking for,” Dershowitz said. “There is, for instance, an FBI report where at least one victim names very powerful individuals — but those names were redacted.”
Epstein, who was facing federal sex trafficking charges, died in a New York jail cell in 2019, in what was ruled a suicide. Maxwell, his longtime associate, was convicted in 2021 on five federal counts related to the abuse of underage girls and is currently appealing her 20-year sentence to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Dershowitz, who has long denied any wrongdoing despite being named in court filings, said Maxwell remains the “Rosetta Stone” of the case and urged prosecutors to grant her use immunity — protection from self-incrimination — in order to compel her full testimony. “She knows everything,” he stated.
The push for transparency has intensified in recent weeks, particularly among Trump loyalists who believe more damaging information remains buried. Earlier this year, Bondi pledged to release flight logs and associated names linked to Epstein’s network, but the DOJ and FBI later said there was “no incriminating client list” and “no evidence of blackmail,” challenging persistent conspiracy theories.
Following public outcry, Trump instructed the DOJ to file a motion to unseal grand jury transcripts related to the Epstein and Maxwell proceedings. That request was submitted last Friday in federal court in Manhattan.
Still, legal analysts warn that grand jury materials may offer little of the dramatic insight that many expect. Such records typically include only the evidence presented to the jury — and omit broader investigative findings or sensitive interview content.
Dershowitz concluded that the DOJ should widen its focus beyond what Bondi has requested. “The documents they’re not asking to be unsealed — those are far more informative and relevant,” he said.
