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A 2005 deposition of Jeffrey Epstein, released by the Department of Justice in January 2024 as part of the Epstein Files, features a lawyer repeatedly questioning Epstein about whether any women he interacted with were prostitutes before meeting him. Epstein consistently responds that he pleaded guilty to solicitation of prostitution. He then falsely claims he never pleaded guilty to soliciting sex from a minor.
The attorney appears surprised, pointing out that Epstein pleaded guilty to procuring a minor for the purposes of prostitution, a federal felony. Epstein acknowledges this, leading the lawyer to ask if he feels remorse for his interaction with that minor.
Epstein then responds, “What minor?”
The full deposition is available for review on the Department of Justice website. The exchange is striking, particularly the attorney’s questioning of why Epstein pleaded guilty if he did not know the identity of the minor involved.