"The figure was revealed in connection with a trove of Epstein's personal emails that was obtained by the outlet, which also discovered that Dershowitz's support for Epstein went beyond legal advocacy.

In 2005 and 2006, state and federal law enforcement officers in Palm Beach, Florida, found that Epstein had sexually abused dozens of girls between ages 14 and 16.

He was indicted on state felony charges for solicitation of prostitution, and was also facing federal charges carrying a potential sentence of life in prison.

Dershowitz, however, managed to help negotiate an unprecedented deal in which U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta of the Southern District of Florida agreed to grant Epstein immunity on the federal charges in exchange for pleading guilty on the state charges.

Under the terms of the agreement, Epstein was sentenced to 18 months in prison, but he was allowed to leave during the day to go to work and was ultimately released after just 13 months. He also had to register as a sex offender and pay restitution to more than 30 victims identified by the FBI.

But even that wasn't good enough for Epstein, Dershowitz told Bloomberg.

"Epstein was dissatisfied with the deal I helped arrange," he said. "He wanted a misdemeanor with no jail time and no sex registration."

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