Alan Dershowitz’s resurfaced comments didn’t just reopen an old wound; they exposed how tightly the system can close ranks when power is at risk. By claiming a judge’s confidentiality order is what keeps the “client list” sealed, he pointed directly at a legal firewall that appears to shield reputations rather than illuminate the truth. The suggestion that he knows who is on that list, yet cannot say, turns the law itself into a character in the story — not neutral, but selective, guarding some while leaving victims in the dark.
When the Biden administration quietly retreated from promises of further disclosure, and the DOJ declared there was “nothing more” to reveal, it didn’t resolve anything. It confirmed a fear many already carried: that the full story may never be officially told. And so the Epstein case lingers like unfinished business, a test of whether public pressure can ever break through institutional silence.