WashingtonPresident Donald Trump declared on Monday that he had severed his ties with Jeffrey Epstein and expelled the now-famous financier from his exclusive club in Florida after Epstein repeatedly deceived him by employing former employees.
Trump did not specify the duties or locations of his staff, and the White House refrained from providing any information. The White House, however, had previously provided an other explanation for the fallout. In a statement released last week, White House communications director Steven Cheung stated: The President expelled him from his club because he was a creep.
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Authorities claim that while awaiting trial on sex trafficking allegations in 2019, Epstein committed suicide in a New York detention cell. Before Trump came back to power, he and his closest allies fueled conspiracy theories surrounding Epstein’s death. Now, they are having a hard time handling the aftermath after the Justice Department declared that Epstein actually committed suicide and refused to release any further case-related materials.
The files were promised to be made public by the president and his supporters, some of whom are currently in the administration.
Trump has been plagued by the lawsuit both domestically and overseas, and it even followedVice President JD Vance on Monday during a visit to his native Ohio. Outside a Canton firm that Vance visited, a small group of demonstrators gathered with posters that read, “JD Protects Pedophiles” and “GOP stands for Guardians Of Pedophiles.”
After the leaders met and were taking questions from U.S. and U.K. journalists, the Republican president spoke while sitting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at his golf estate in Turnberry, Scotland. Trump responded, “That’s such old history, very easy to explain, but I don’t want to waste your time by explaining it,” when asked why the relationship had failed.
He went on to explain that he had cut off communication with Epstein because of his irresponsible behavior.
“Don’t ever do that again,” Trump urged after he hired help. People that worked for me were stolen by him. “Never do that again,” I said. I booted him out of the place, persona non grata, after he did it again.
That was it; I kicked him out. “If you want to know the truth, I’m glad I did,” Trump continued.
Attorney General Pam Bondito was recently instructed by Trump to pursue the public release of the case’s sealed grand jury transcripts. A second federal judge has not yet made a decision, and one has rejected that request.
In addition to promoting Trump’s tax cut and border bill during his Monday visit to the plant, Vance discussed the Epstein issue and stated that the president wants complete openness.
The president has made no bones about it. When a reporter asked, “We’re not shielding anything,” Vance replied. The attorney general has been instructed by the president to make all reliable information available and, to be honest, to look for further reliable information about the Jeffrey Epstein case.
Vance added that Trump has been quite clear that some of that stuff needs time. He want complete openness.
Back in 2019, Trump claimed that Epstein was a regular in Palm Beach but that he hadn’t spoken to him in 15 years due to a long-standing falling out.
The Wall Street Journal was the first to report on Trump’s denial on Monday that he had contributed to an assemblage of letters and drawings commemorating Epstein’s 50th birthday. According to the newspaper, a drawing of a woman’s body was included in the letter that was thought to be from Trump.
“I can tell you that I don’t draw women,” Trump stated.
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This article was written by Julie Carr Smyth of the Associated Press in Canton, Ohio.
