Emeritus Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz entered the latest ongoing public spat around the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and his association with President Donald Trump—by arguing that Epstein wasn’t all that bad.

Speaking with Chris Cuomo on NewsNation on Friday, Dershowitz thought it prudent to clarify the nature of Epstein’s crimes.

“The predecessor on your show described Epstein as a convicted pedophile,” Dershowitz complained to Cuomo.

“[Epstein] pleaded guilty to one count of having sex for money with a 17-year-and-10-month-old person. That’s not a pedophile.”

While Epstein is alleged to have committed far more numerous and wide-ranging crimes, the case Dershowitz is referring to is that of his 2008 plea deal, which saw him serve 13 months (of an 18-month sentence)

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