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Epstein under oath in a deposition at some point. that's testimony that in a criminal case they cannot compel. but now you've lost that opportunity also. what other discovery methods do you have? >> that's okay. i don't mind losing that opportunity. that's one less witness to contradict what my clients will say. i don't know if there will be anybody on the defense side to contradict what my clients will say. but you're right, lawrence, that in filing a civil suit one of the big advantages besides getting compensation for my clients, which i think is very important, is the subpoena power. that ...
That happened at any time. that window is going to open on wednesday and it's going to be open for one year. so anybody who has claims against epstein for child sexual abuse should certainly speak to a lawyer as soon as possible. >> now, in lawsuits like this the normal discovery procedure at some point would include a subpoena to depose the defendant. you would have had jeffrey epstein under oath in a deposition at some point. that's testimony that in a criminal case they cannot compel. but now you've lost that opportunity also. what other discovery methods do you have? >> that's okay. i don'...
Ultimately end up with the inquirer. bezos doesn't care about the money, he has enough of the money. leland: if you sue the inquirer you get discovery, depose employees, he hasn't done any of that -- >> he can buy the inquirer if he wants to find that out and he doesn't have to sue them at all. he can do all sorts of things but the inquirer has journalistic privileges and even if you sue them, there's all sorts of issues of whether or not you would be able to find the information out as to who their sources were. now, if it's a criminal case and the feds go after them because they breached agr...