[GRADE A2 — jmail corpus, 58 unique emails, Dec 2005 – Apr 2019]
The jmail corpus contains 58 unique emails involving Dershowitz, cataloged across six chronological phases. Dershowitz's Harvard email (dersh@law.harvard.edu) appears in 6 emails. Most email bodies are preview-only (truncated), limiting full content extraction, but metadata, subjects, and preview text provide substantial evidentiary value.
- Dec 19, 2005: Epstein via assistant Cecilia Steen arranges a book blurb for Dershowitz
- Apr 5, 2006: Dershowitz asks Epstein about a response to Mearsheimer & Walt's "Israel Lobby" paper; Epstein: "yes I've started"
- Jun 6, 2006: Epstein replies "i like it" to a "CONFIDENTIAL" message from Dershowitz (dersh@law.harvard.edu) addressed to "Dear Jeffrey, Gerry, and Nat"
- Sep 13, 2006: Epstein directs Dershowitz to send a draft letter to PR strategist "Howard RUbenstein" (212-843-XXXX)
- Sep 1, 2006: Epstein analyzes federal statute: "My read is that arranging for an unlicensed massage, with some sex connection would be sufficient"
- Oct 23, 2006: Epstein discusses Eiger/Webber legal memo — difficulty in proving charges
- Oct 25, 2006: Epstein directs brief strategy: "we need legislative history, trafficking, intent to target minors, case law"
- Jun-Jul 2007: Dershowitz sends "letter on statute interpretation" (attached document, two forwarded versions)
- Nov 21, 2007: Jay Lefkowitz (Kirkland & Ellis): "The state investigation issue is a very good hook for alan"
- Nov 21, 2007: Epstein proposes Section 2255 victim fund: "re. 2255.. why not set up a fund let the gov't administer"
- Apr 18, 2008: Rich Kahn forwards billing: Kirkland & Ellis $89,921.38 (Jan) + $58,047.66 (Feb)
- Jun 20, 2008: Epstein drafts working outline for "Ken" (Starr)
- Mar 12, 2010: Maxwell: "Spoke to dersh - am cycling there" — ongoing Maxwell-Dershowitz contact
- Jun 14, 2010: Maxwell: "Philip would Love to meet Alan D - he just wants to chat to him I think about Israel"
- Mar 4, 2011: Dershowitz emails re: "Fwd: FW: Ghislaine Maxwell" — body is "Privileged - Redacted"
- Jan 23, 2012: Epstein: "dershowiz tells me obama called him to ask him what was going on in israel.? we should discuss"
- Feb 24, 2014: Barak: "I've met Dershovitz & Wife at the MDA event"
- Dec 31, 2014: Dershowitz emails about "Filing in Epstein case" — privileged/redacted
¶ Phase 4: Joint Defense and Crisis (2015)
- Jan 25, 2015: Larry Summers: "Dersh needs a lawyer who will tell him to shut up" — 10 days after Giuffre declaration
- Feb 10, 2015: Epstein forwards Carolyn Cohen press statement to Zuckerman: "time to publish this instead of the trite"
- Mar 19, 2015: Martin Weinberg forwards "Mr. Clinton and Mr. Epstein" article — defense team monitoring Clinton-Epstein coverage
- Oct 10, 2015: Karyna Shuliak takes message: "Alan Dershowitzs called. Asked to call back at 617-319-9892"
- Apr 28, 2016: Eight privileged emails on a single day among Alan Dershowitz, Roy Black, Jack Goldberger, and Jeffrey Epstein regarding "Reuters / lawsuit against Jeffrey Epstein" — the highest single-day coordination density in the corpus
- Jan 30, 2018: Richard Kahn shares "Dershowitz: No Obstruction"
- Mar 30, 2018: Kahn shares "Dershowitz On Special Counsel"
- Apr 10, 2018: Kahn: "dershowitz has been interviewing for that job for last 2 months on fox news"
- Apr 11, 2018: Robert Trivers forwards Trump-Dershowitz dinner article
- Jul 4, 2018: "your friend dershowitz is in hog heaven. He gets on every talk show on this issue"
- Sep 19, 2018: Epstein to Michael Wolff: "like usual dersh couldnt stay quiet"
- Dec 21, 2018: Larry Summers: "Curious re Dersh"
- Dec 21, 2018: "Motion to Unseal Epstein Appeal Briefs" — privileged/redacted
- Apr 8, 2019: Epstein: "trying to contact employees from the dersh time" — on Steve Bannon person page, suggesting the "Dershowitz era" was a distinct phase of Epstein's operations
- Apr 29, 2019: Kahn shares "trump praising dershowitz"
| Person |
Role |
# Emails |
| Richard Kahn |
Epstein financial manager; billing, news sharing |
6 |
| Roy Black |
Defense team |
3 |
| Jack Goldberger |
Defense team |
3 |
| Ghislaine Maxwell |
Joint defense; Israel introductions |
3 |
| Larry Summers |
Harvard president; commentary |
2 |
| Jay Lefkowitz |
Kirkland & Ellis; strategy |
2 |
| Martin Weinberg |
Defense attorney |
2 |
| Ehud Barak |
MDA event contact |
1 |
| Robert Trivers |
Hostile commentary |
1 |
| Howard Rubenstein |
PR coordination |
1 |
WHAT THIS SHOWS AND DOES NOT SHOW: The 58-email archive documents the full arc of the Dershowitz-Epstein relationship from academic collaboration through active defense to post-conviction contact to Trump-era commentary. The "dersh time" reference (Apr 2019) suggests Epstein periodized his own history by Dershowitz's involvement — an extraordinary characterization of the relationship's significance. Most email bodies are preview-only, limiting full content extraction.