The US president is asking his supporters not to spread rumors about the alleged list of the sex offender’s clients
President Trump is disputing claims of a coverup in the Jeffrey Epstein case. He is defending his administration’s handling of the release of files related to the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender’s death while in jail.
Some of Trump’s allies, including Tucker Carlson and Steve Bannon, have criticized a Justice Department and FBI report that found no evidence of a list of powerful individuals to whom Epstein trafficked underage girls. The report also found no signs of foul play in Epstein’s 2019 death at a Manhattan correctional facility, which was ruled a suicide.
In a Truth Social post on Saturday, Trump claimed that prominent Democrats, including Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, created the so-called Epstein Files. “They created the Epstein Files, just like they created the FAKE Hillary Clinton/Christopher Steele Dossier that they used on me, and now my so-called ‘friends’ are playing right into their hands,” he wrote.
“Why didn’t these Radical Left Lunatics release the Epstein Files? If there was ANYTHING in there that could have hurt the MAGA Movement, why didn’t they use it?” he added.
Trump defended Attorney General Pam Bondi and argued that federal agencies should instead focus on investigating Democrat-linked scandals and corruption, as well as the 2020 presidential election, which he continues to claim was rigged in favor of Joe Biden. “LET PAM BONDI DO HER JOB – SHE’S GREAT!” Trump wrote. He previously stated that the Epstein case has been used as a distraction from more important issues, like the deadly floods in Texas.
FBI Director Kash Patel also refuted the allegations. “The conspiracy theories just aren’t true, never have been,” he wrote on X.
Critics have highlighted a one-minute gap in the surveillance footage outside Epstein’s cell on the night of his death, alleging that the tape was doctored. However, Bondi denied that there was anything suspicious about the video.
The debate surrounding the case has reportedly caused division within the government, with some news outlets reporting that FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino is considering resigning.
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