Under the order of the New York judge, the list of people involved in the Epstein case was announced, with a total of more than 170 people, including Hawking, Clinton and other celebrities. Why is the Epstein case suddenly reopened, and who are the celebrities on the list of people involved?
A few days ago, Federal Judge Presca in Manhattan, New York, signed a court order requiring the disclosure of the list of cases involved in the "Epstein case" from January 1 this year, which sparked heated discussions around the world.
The reason why the "Epstein case" has attracted so much attention is not only because the case involves sensitive topics such as juvenile sex crimes, but also because the identities of the people involved in the case include many powerful people in Western political circles. Moreover, the mastermind of this case, Epstein, died suddenly in 2019 while awaiting trial in Manhattan Prison, and was sentenced by the court to hang himself, which gave the case a suspenseful color.
Therefore, this time the Manhattan court in New York chose to publish the list of "Epstein cases", which immediately caused a sensation, according to the BBC, the court released as many as 900 pages of documents, which involved more than 170 people, because of the large number of people involved, we will pick one of the more surprising names to talk about.
The first is that Alan Dershowitz's name is mentioned 137 times, which is also the most mentioned person on the list.
Many people may not be familiar with the name Dershowitz, but I believe that the audience who studies law will be familiar with him, he is known as "the most successful defense lawyer in the United States today", his book "The Best Defense" is very popular, and he also served as Epstein's defense lawyer.
Although Dershowitz is widely believed to be deeply involved, firstly, he is retired and has not been affected much, and on the other hand, the victimized women, including Giuffrey, have dropped the lawsuit against Dershowitz in 2022 on the grounds that they "may have recognized the wrong person", so even if Dershowitz appears on the list, he may not be tried.
The second is that Clinton is on the list, which is also surprising.
Of course, what is surprising is not that Clinton may be involved in the Epstein case, but that Clinton is allowed to appear on the list.
The influence of the Clinton family in the United States can be said to be well known to everyone, but why did Clinton acquiesce to the disclosure of this list?
We note that in the documents released by the court, Clinton is not directly mentioned, but appears under the code name "John Doe 36", that is, "Anonymous 36". Although the code name is mentioned more than 50 times in the document, there is no direct evidence pointing to Clinton, except that one witness mentioned that Epstein had revealed that Clinton "liked young girls."
However, while acknowledging that he had dealings with Epstein, Clinton insisted that he "knew nothing" about Epstein's crimes. Clinton said he had traveled to Africa in the early 2000s/on Epstein's plane on what he called a humanitarian trip, but was accompanied by staff and supporters from the Clinton Foundation, and that he later disowned Epstein.
Therefore, although Clinton appears in the list of cases involved, it does not mean that he participated in the crime, and there is not even direct evidence to prove whether he landed on "Lori Island".
In addition, the famous physicist Stephen Hawking and the magician David Copperfield are also on the list.
Among them, Hawking is alleged to have been to "Loli Island" in 2006, but the apparent name is to go to the neighboring island of St. Thomas to participate in a scientific forum, and Hawking has died as early as 2018, so although everyone is shocked, it has no impact on him.
Copperfield is also accused of having been to "Lori Island", performing magic tricks during "parties", and talking to a girl named Sherberg, asking her if she knew that "there was money to recruit other girls for Epstein".
Of course, there are some people who are also on the list, but with a "positive image".
For example, Michael Jackson, a famous American pop singer, visited Epstein's mansion in Florida, but witnesses said that Jackson did not accept Epstein's services.
In addition, former U.S. President Donald Trump has also been mentioned many times because of his close relationship with Epstein, but the document says that Trump not only explicitly refused the invitation to go to the island, but also refused to allow minors to gamble at the casino he opened.
It is worth mentioning that this released document also seems to have cleared up the rumors of Michael Jackson's "child prostitution" from the side, and linked to Trump's firm support for Michael Jackson.
On the whole, although there is a lot of uproar in the New York court, in fact, the published list and case materials do not have much unexpected content, and even if there is a mention of some powerful people involved in the case, it cannot pose a real threat to them, so this list has a relatively limited actual impact except for increasing everyone's after-dinner conversation.