‘Invoice Clinton, former Harvard president: Trump says he’ll share checklist of Epstein associates; blames media focus
US president Donald Trump on Friday deflected questions on pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime affiliate of Jeffrey Epstein, saying he hasn’t thought of it. As an alternative, he turned the highlight in the direction of different high-profile names as soon as linked to Epstein. “You must be speaking about Invoice Clinton! He went to the island 28 occasions. I by no means went to the island. I don’t even know what they’re speaking about,” Trump advised reporters earlier than flying to Scotland.He added, “Give attention to the previous president of Harvard, a number of the hedge fund guys. I’ll offer you a listing. These guys lived with Jeffrey.” Trump’s remarks got here as deputy lawyer normal Todd Blanche was questioning Maxwell for the second day. The justice division is making an attempt to maneuver previous three weeks of headlines sparked by lawyer normal Pam Bondi’s public hints about an alleged Epstein shopper checklist. Bondi had earlier prompt she had entry to explosive data, however later walked again, stating no such checklist exists and reaffirming that Epstein died by suicide in jail in 2019. Trump, who as soon as had ties with Epstein earlier than a reported falling out in 2004, has discovered it troublesome to persuade Republicans and his base to drop the matter. The White Home is dealing with rising strain as public curiosity round Epstein’s highly effective social circle refuses to fade.
