A spokesperson for Mitchell said, \u201cSenator Mitchell reiterates unequivocally that he never met, spoke with, or had any contact \u2026 with any underage women.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSenator Mitchell profoundly regrets ever having known Jeffrey Epstein and condemns, without reservation, the horrific harm Epstein inflicted on so many women,\u201d Mitchell\u2019s spokesperson continued. <\/p>\n
In 2019, Mitchell denied the allegation made by Giuffre as \u201cfalse.\u201d Mitchell\u00a0continued<\/a>, \u201cI have never met, spoken with or had any contact with Ms. Giuffre. In my contacts with Mr. Epstein, I never observed or suspected any inappropriate conduct with underage girls. I only learned of his actions when they were reported in the media related to his prosecution in Florida. We have had no further contact.\u201d<\/p>\n However, there\u2019s reason to question whether Mitchell\u2019s contact with Epstein truly ended in 2008, when Epstein served time for crimes in Florida. A 2010 document <\/a>in the recent production indicates Mitchell returned a phone call from Epstein. Documents also indicate a 2013 meeting<\/a> between Epstein and Mitchell.<\/p>\n And in a 2011 email<\/a> exchange between Epstein and Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem (who is deeply implicated by the recent release of files), Epstein describes Mitchell as a \u201cvery close friend\u201d as well as the chairman of DLA Piper.<\/p>\n Since the recent revelations, many institutions are backing off of their association with Mitchell. The Mitchell Institute\u00a0announced<\/a> Mitchell resigned from his position as honorary chair of the organization, and went on to note \u201cWe also agree that this is an appropriate time to initiate a thoughtful, responsible process to consider a potential name change.\u201d Queen\u2019s University Belfast in Northern Ireland is removing<\/a> Mitchell\u2019s name from its Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice and removing a bust of him on campus. And the US-Ireland Alliance\u00a0removed<\/a>\u00a0Mitchell\u2019s name from its scholarship program. There are also calls <\/a>for Mitchell\u2019s Medal of Freedom to be revoked. <\/p>\n The post Former DLA Piper Chair Was Allegedly Epstein\u2019s \u2018Very Close Friend\u2019<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n Despite the Biglaw focus of Above the Law, it\u2019s almost strange to refer to George J. Mitchell as merely the former chair of international law firm DLA Piper. While absolutely accurate, Mitchell is also a former senator from Maine, a former Democratic Senate Majority Leader, a former\u00a0special adviser and US Special Envoy for Northern Ireland, a key negotiator of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, a former Special Envoy to the Middle East, and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Mitchell was also accused by a victim of Jeffrey Epstein, Virginia Giuffre, who said she was instructed to have sex with Mitchell by Ghislaine Maxwell.<\/p>\n There\u2019s more news about Mitchell from the recent release of Epstein files. A FBI document<\/a> from December 2020 described an account of a girl, whose name is redacted, which includes having sex multiple times with Mitchell. According to the document, Mitchell asked for a blow job and sex and the girl \u201cdid what she was told.\u201d<\/p>\n A spokesperson for Mitchell said, \u201cSenator Mitchell reiterates unequivocally that he never met, spoke with, or had any contact \u2026 with any underage women.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSenator Mitchell profoundly regrets ever having known Jeffrey Epstein and condemns, without reservation, the horrific harm Epstein inflicted on so many women,\u201d Mitchell\u2019s spokesperson continued. <\/p>\n In 2019, Mitchell denied the allegation made by Giuffre as \u201cfalse.\u201d Mitchell\u00a0continued<\/a>, \u201cI have never met, spoken with or had any contact with Ms. Giuffre. In my contacts with Mr. Epstein, I never observed or suspected any inappropriate conduct with underage girls. I only learned of his actions when they were reported in the media related to his prosecution in Florida. We have had no further contact.\u201d<\/p>\n However, there\u2019s reason to question whether Mitchell\u2019s contact with Epstein truly ended in 2008, when Epstein served time for crimes in Florida. A 2010 document <\/a>in the recent production indicates Mitchell returned a phone call from Epstein. Documents also indicate a 2013 meeting<\/a> between Epstein and Mitchell.<\/p>\n And in a 2011 email<\/a> exchange between Epstein and Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem (who is deeply implicated by the recent release of files), Epstein describes Mitchell as a \u201cvery close friend\u201d as well as the chairman of DLA Piper.<\/p>\n Since the recent revelations, many institutions are backing off of their association with Mitchell. 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Kathryn Rubino is a Senior Editor at Above the Law, host of The Jabot podcast<\/a>, and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer<\/a>. AtL tipsters are the best, so please connect with her. Feel free to email her<\/a> with any tips, questions, or comments and follow her on Twitter @Kathryn1<\/a>\u00a0or Mastodon @Kathryn1@mastodon.social.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nKathryn Rubino is a Senior Editor at Above the Law, host of The Jabot podcast<\/a>, and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer<\/a>. AtL tipsters are the best, so please connect with her. Feel free to email her<\/a> with any tips, questions, or comments and follow her on Twitter @Kathryn1<\/a>\u00a0or Mastodon @Kathryn1@mastodon.social.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n