On November 14, Trump called Bloomberg journalist Catherine Luce a “pig” after she asked why he did not want to release the rest of the files of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
“The President is very open and honest with everyone in this room. You've seen it yourself. You've felt it yourself. And I think that's one of the many reasons why Americans re-elected this president – because of his candor,” a White House spokeswoman said.
According to Leavitt, the American leader is the most open president in history, and that is more important than his sole lack of response to questions.
She noted that Trump allegedly exposes fake news when he sees it, and is also disappointed in journalists when they spread untruths about him and his team.
Context
Epstein is an American billionaire Known for connections to politicians and royalty, notably Bill Clinton, Trump and Prince Andrew. In 2019, he committed suicide in a New York City jail cell while awaiting trial on human trafficking charges.
The Palm Beach Daily News detailed that for the first time Epstein came to the attention of law enforcement in 2005 for molesting children in Florida. Investigators estimate he started this back in 1994. In 2008, he was convicted of inciting prostitution of a minor. In 2019, he was arrested a second time, accused of human trafficking and sexual abuse of minors.
The so-called Epstein files, in which Trump is mentioned, are now being actively discussed in the United States, but According to the president, the materials do not contain information that could harm him.
On November 14, Newsweek wrote that in Epstein’s files they found references to the illegitimate president of the aggressor country of Russia, Vladimir Putin, and Trump, who “sucks.” Newsweek reported that in one of them, Epstein called Trump “the dog who didn't bark,” and in another he wrote that Trump “knew about the girls because he asked [теперь уже бывшую девушку Эпштейна] Ghislaine [Максвелл] stay”.
On November 16, Trump took to Truth Social to call on House Republicans to vote to release Epstein's documents in an “extraordinary about-face.”
On November 20, the US President announced that he had signed a bill on Epstein files revealed.
