Harvard Law School professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz told Newsmax on Monday that The Wall Street Journal contacted him regarding a letter he allegedly sent to Jeffrey Epstein as part of a package of letters gathered to celebrate the convicted sex offender’s 50th birthday in 2003.

The Journal alleged Thursday that President Donald Trump provided a salacious letter as part of the package gathered for Epstein’s birthday by socialite Ghislaine Maxwell from various Epstein associates. Trump denied having written such a letter, yet the Journal published the story, prompting Trump to file a $10 billion defamation lawsuit.

Dershowitz told “The Record With Greta Van Susteren” that he cannot remember whether he provided something to the birthday package. He said the Journal refused to show him a copy so he could verify the signature was his.

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