Trump on Tuesday said “I don’t follow it too much” when asked by reporters about the backlash to his administration’s handling of the Epstein investigatory documents.
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Trump said “I don’t follow it too much” when asked Tuesday about the Epstein backlash, and claimed he “didn’t know” about the Justice Department’s announcement earlier in the day that it would seek an interview with Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell.
Trump said the public should instead focus on findings from Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released Friday claiming Democrats includingObama staged a “yearslong coup” to manufacture Russian interference in the 2016 election she claims didn’t exist, contradicting bipartisan findings.
Among other apparent Epstein deflection efforts: On Monday, the Justice Department released files related to its probe into the death of Martin Luther King Jr. and said it had amended findings in its probe of Hillary Clinton’s private email server.
Trump on Sunday went on a Truth Social posting spree that did not mention the Epstein documents controversy, but touched on several issues that appeal to his base, including artificial intelligence images and videos of Obama being arrested and a threat to block construction of the Washington Commanders football stadium in Washington, D.
