Social media reaction exploded over unsealed documents in the Ghislaine Maxwell case implicating attorney Alan Dershowitz in the Jeffrey Epstein trafficking scandal.

Unredacted versions of the unsealed documents named Dershowitz as one of the men with whom underage girls were allegedly forced to have sex, a revelation that caused a tsunami of reaction from verified Twitter.

Some gloried in Dershowitz’s likely discomfort at the revelations, while other reactions pointed out his longstanding critique of statutory rape laws, and saw connections between the allegations against Dershowitz and his stalwart defense of President Donald Trump.

Alan Dershowitz should be on suicide watch tonight

— Xeni Jardin (@xeni) July 31, 2020

Virginia Roberts says she was trafficked to Glen Dubinn, Stephen Kaufmann, Alan Dershowitz and Prince Andrew at the direction of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell pic.twitter.com/sMdeZjIUBz

— Chris Spargo (@chrisonchris) July 31, 2020

“Statutory Rape Is an Outdated Concept” Op-ed by Alan M. Dershowitz.

Suddenly it all makes sense. pic.twitter.com/lbWKyAMo4Y

— Sarah Gad, JD (@SarahGad2020) July 31, 2020

#maxwelldocuments unsealed:
Alan Dershowitz not only witnessed the rape of minors but…wait for it:
abused minors himself…
and crafted the immunity agreement to protect himself pic.twitter.com/TSoiwfLLJA

— Amr Khalifa (@Cairo67Unedited) July 31, 2020

Remember when @AlanDersh argued that setting the age of consent at 16 was too high? Seems relevant when under age girls are accusing him of rape. #Dershowitz pic.twitter.com/bhatlOBJAK

— Omar Baddar (@OmarBaddar) July 31, 2020

Wow-wondering if Alan Dershowitz’s defense of Trump was in the hope of a pardon: https://t.co/ByIgnfVQb7

— (((DeanObeidallah))) (@DeanObeidallah) July 31, 2020

Dershowitz defends trump at impeachment.

Barr fires Berman for seemingly no reason.

There are no accidents. https://t.co/YhFLwIfjnb

— (((evan shapiro))) (@eshap) July 31, 2020

Tomorrow at Trump’s mini-Rally Bullshit press gaggle..

He will “wish Alan Dershowitz well”.

And pretend he doesn’t know him. https://t.co/4oGVLhr81N

— Hal Sparks (@HalSparks) July 31, 2020

Alan Dershowitz is a Trump supporter because he needs all the help he can get to run out the clock on his history of alleged sexual assaults… https://t.co/cmyWrM5peH pic.twitter.com/y1zhMs30QE

— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) July 31, 2020

Woah boy! Now we know why Dershowitz was so activated around the time Berman was getting fired. https://t.co/KNgEKQYOYY

— Amy Siskind (@Amy_Siskind) July 31, 2020

Not a great vineyard August for Dershowitz #MaxwellDocuments

— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) July 31, 2020

Oh, Professor Underpants…you in trouble. @AlanDersh https://t.co/LbgrnsX82P

— Claude Taylor (@TrueFactsStated) July 31, 2020

Will be fascinating to track Bill Barr when Trump moves to pardon Dershowitz. Trump’s good wishes to #GhislaineMaxwell didn’t get scrutiny they merited. https://t.co/T61PO7v06P

— Frank Rich (@frankrichny) July 31, 2020

Here’s the backstory of why Virginia Giuffre’s deposition was finally unsealed, and how it all connects to Alan Dershowitz. https://t.co/y3uaflhLEL

— Jacob Shamsian (@JayShams) July 31, 2020

Not a great night to be Alan Dershowitz. But then again, few of them are.

— Max Burns (@themaxburns) July 31, 2020

I would be very content never to have to think about Alan Dershowitz’s sexual behavior ever again.

— Miranda Yaver (@mirandayaver) July 31, 2020

I think Dershowitz is lucky not be spending his summers in the other kind of yard, where you’re allowed to spend one hour a day trying not to get shanked. https://t.co/a5qscit43G

— Greg Pinelo (@gregpinelo) July 31, 2020

Zomg #MaxwellDocuments. How is Alan Dershowitz you going to be treated on a Martha’s Vineyard now??

— Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC) July 31, 2020

For those wondering why Alan Dershowitz went from renowned legal scholar to Trump sycophant and Fox News contributor, tonight you have your answer.

— Amy Siskind (@Amy_Siskind) July 31, 2020

On Friday morning, Dershowitz tweeted that he was the one who demanded the documents be released.

I demanded release of all documents because they contain emails and manuscripts proving in Guiffre’s own words that she never met me. I knew they would repeat her false accusations against me, Al and Tipper Gore and others, which her own lawyers admit are “wrong”.

— Alan Dershowitz (@AlanDersh) July 31, 2020

That got a few responses as well.

lol, you’re up early

— Eric Lodal (@ericlodal) July 31, 2020

“I demanded release” might be the wrong choice of words for Alan Dershowitz. https://t.co/h5Dge7s7HP

— JeremyNewberger (@jeremynewberger) July 31, 2020

Mm hmmm, Alan. pic.twitter.com/XXcjw1pkTS

— Vic Berger IV (@VicBergerIV) July 31, 2020

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