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Cassell and Edwards responded in a statement sent to HuffPost: “We have been informed of Mr. Dershowitz’s threats based on the factual allegations we have made in our recent filing. We carefully investigate all of the allegations in our pleadings before presenting them. We have also tried to depose Mr. Dershowitz on these subjects, although he has avoided those deposition requests. Nevertheless, we would be pleased to consider any sworn testimony and documentary evidence Mr. Dershowitz would like to provide which he contends would refute any of our allegations.”

Hum…..would not those making the allegations have to provide the testimony and documentary evidence to support their allegations? It would be like someone accusing me of child molestation when I was a teenage babysitter back in the 1970’s and rather than providing documentary evidence and witnesses other than the accuser as to my guilt, forcing me to provide documentary evidence and witnesses that proves I didn’t do it.

As for Dershowitz not submitting to deposition requests, I don’t blame him. No matter what you think of him personally he is a brilliant attorney and knows full well how those depositions work and the tactics used by the plaintiff’s attorneys to get people to say things under heated and repeated questioning, not moderated by a judge, that can be twisted or taken out of context and used in court to make them look guilty, as he’s probably used those very same tactics himself.