Transcript of First glimpse at court records tied to Jeffrey Epstein associates

There is breaking news just in tonight of the case of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who died in prison. Unsealed documents from a lawsuit connected to the case have just been released. Senior legal correspondent Laura Jared has breaking details.

Lester, we're just beginning to dive into the more than 900 pages of court records involving Epstein and his associates. Many of his past acquaintances reported at length, but this is the first time deposition transcripts and other confidential material previously kept under wraps is coming out. Some of the more familiar names here, Lester, former President Bill Clinton, Prince Andrew, attorney Alan Dershowitz, magician David Copperfield, governor Bill Richardson. Now, we're reaching out to comment to these men, but none of them have been charged criminally with any ties to Epstein's victims, and many in the past have denied wrongdoing. But these documents do underscore Epstein's influence and his reach. These records, all stemming from an old civil lawsuit brought against DeLaine Maxwell, who was ultimately convicted and now serving a 20-year prison sentence for conspiring with Jeffrey Epstein to groom and abuse young girls. Now, this is not the last of the documents we expect to see. Lester, the Miami Herald, sued to access the court records that were initially filed under SEAL with more batches of these types of documents still left to come in the coming days, Lester.

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