Alan Dershowitz unloaded on the circus surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein files during an appearance on The Record with Greta Van Susteren, warning that the way names are being tossed around without context is nothing short of modern-day McCarthyism. He warned that releasing accusations while hiding the evidence that disproves them will ruin reputations and destroy lives, and he urged that the public deserves the whole record, not a politically curated hit list.
Dershowitz has been adamant that the files must be released with no redactions so the accused have any chance to defend themselves, arguing the Constitution guarantees the right to confront one’s accusers and that secrecy only empowers smear campaigns. His plea was blunt: if a name is put into the public domain, the accused should be entitled to the identity and the evidence so they can rebut false charges instead of being left to suffer under anonymous claims.
This isn’t theoretical for Dershowitz — he says he’s felt the sting of false allegations himself and credits his ability to learn his accuser’s identity with being able to clear his name. Conservatives should recognize that due process is not a luxury for the powerful alone but a safeguard for every American who refuses to be railroaded by rumor and media hunger for blood.
He also blasted the media’s sudden love affair with Jeffrey Epstein’s most explosive claims, calling out outlets that treat every leak as a verdict rather than an allegation to be tested. The Left-leaning press has too often elevated hearsay and selective snippets while ignoring recantations, inconsistent testimony, and the legal protections that prevent one-sided public executions.
Make no mistake: what’s happening smells like political weaponization. Redactions and sealed grand jury material are supposed to protect the integrity of investigations, but selectively releasing allegations without supporting context allows character assassination to become a political tactic — and conservatives should be first in line to oppose that abuse.
There is also a legal backdrop conservatives should track — lawmakers pushed for transparency, and the so-called Epstein Files Transparency Act was cited by commentators as a mechanism meant to force disclosure of records by a statutory deadline. If Congress and the law demand openness, then federal and state courts must be pressured to follow the Constitution rather than feed a media feeding frenzy.
Patriotic Americans who value fairness and the rule of law should reject the rush to judgment and demand real evidence, not narrative-driven smears. If we allow anonymous accusations to become the currency of public life, we surrender the basic protections that separate a free society from mob rule — and conservative voices must lead the fight for transparency, due process, and decency.
