Alan Dershowitz, a professor emeritus at Harvard Law School who worked to craft the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s 2008 plea deal, will not appear before the House Oversight Committee for his scheduled transcribed interview Monday, according to two committee aides granted anonymity to speak candidly.

Lawyers for Dershowitz told the Oversight panel that he would not show up as planned, and the committee has reached out to Dershowitz’s team to put another meeting on the schedule, said one of the aides.

Dershowitz is a well-known criminal defense attorney who has represented high profile clients such as President Donald Trump and O.J…

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