He still has attorney-client privilege.
Does attorney-client privilege extend after the client has died? The “client” also known as Epstein can’t be harmed because Epstein died in 2019 and estate issues of Epstein should have been resolved before 7 years passed after his death. The IRS is curious if all the estate’s assets aren’t distributed within 2 years of someone’s death. The IRS may want to investigate if the estate still has assets for over 2 years.
It’s possible that one of Dershowitz’s clients may have revealed something to Dershowitz about Epstein and Dershowitz doesn’t want to reveal this information if this puts Dershowtiz’s client in legal trouble.
Correct. . Attorney client privilege does not expire with death of the client. Swidler & Berlin v. United States SCOTUS decision.
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