Lawyer and law professor Alan Dershowitz, 86, threatened to sue a debate opponent who called him an “old pervert” over his ties to the notorious sex trafficker and financier Jeffrey Epstein.
During a combative appearance on Piers Morgan Uncensored on Tuesday, YouTuber and author Mohammed Hijab interrupted a debate about Israel’s war on Gaza to ask the show’s host, British broadcaster Piers Morgan, if Dershowitz, formerly Epstein’s lawyer, had “leverage” on him.
“There’s no leverage on me, no,” a confused Morgan replied. Hijab noted Morgan “has got a picture with [Ghislaine] Maxwell,” referring to a photo of him taken with the late sex criminal’s socialite co-conspirator at a book launch in 2013.