President Trump criticized a reporter for asking about Jeffrey Epstein at a meeting in a cabinet on Tuesday, called questions “disappointment” a day later Justice department found The convicted sexual criminal died of suicide and did not have a “customer list”.
A reporter asked Attorney General Palm Bondi about his recent review of his Epstein investigation to Attorney General Palm Bandi, who has drawn the principles of the question – and the principles of conspiracy since the 2019 death of the humiliated financer. Before Bandi responded, Mr. Trump pushed back against the reporter.
“Are you still talking about Jeffrey Epstein? This man has been talked about for years,” said Mr. Trump. “Are people still talking about this man? This creep? It’s incredible”
The President said: “I can’t believe that you are asking a question on Epstein in this way, when we are achieving some of the biggest success, and the tragedy with what happened in Texas. It seems just like a desecration.”
Bandy Epstein addresses missing minutes in gel video – and addresses other questions
After Mr. Trump’s pushback, Bandy responded to the reporter’s questions, addressing some general principles about Epstein probes.
He said that one minute was missing since 2019 Monitoring video From Epstein’s New York Detention Center – which the department used to determine that Epstein was closed in his cell at the time of his death – because the aging camera system resettates every night. Bondi said that the department is putting footage together to showcase the issue.
The Attorney General also said that the Department of Justice has not released some video evidence from Epstein investigation as the footage was child pornography. Bondi said, “Never release.
Epstein has been accused Smuggling And sexual abuse of dozens of young girls. He convicted prostitution in Florida State Court in 2008, as part of a deal to avoid federal allegations – a deal that was seen by many critics as generous. More than a decade later, he was accused of sex trafficking in the New York Federal Court, but died in jail waiting for the trial. his death Hanging was a suicide,
Epstein’s alleged crimes and death circumstances have conducted a public inquiry over the years, due to their friendship with rich and powerful people.
This week, justice department A systematic review finished It concluded that Epstein died of suicide. It also said that no “client list,” not found in it, “no reliable evidence was found that Epstein blackmailed the prominent persons as part of their actions.”
Bondi and other top Trump administration officials were reviewed after Vow to release materials About Epstein probe. One February in Fox News interview, Bondi was asked If the Department of Justice planned to release “Jeffrey Epstein’s list of customers”, and he replied, “It is sitting on my desk right now.”
On Tuesday, Bondi said that she usually means that files related to Epstein were sitting at their desk for review, as well as Martin Luther King Jr. and John F. Along with the investigation of Kennedy, Mr. Trump ordered to be released.
Last month, as Mr. Trump quarreled with his ontime Ellon Elon Musk, CEO of billionaire Tesla. Claimed – Without evidence – The administration withdrew information on Epstein as Mr. Trump “is in Epstein files.” President later Shared An X post by a lawyer said that Epstein told him that he had “no information to hurt President Trump”.
