In his opinion, Epstein colluded with journalist Michael Wolff against him to – as the president claimed – cause him to lose the election.
— This is the only thing (in the documents) about me. There are a lot of very bad things about Democrats there (…). “There are a lot of Democrats there who are very involved (in the) Epstein case,” he added, referring to the millions of pages of Epstein case files.
What does Donald Trump think about the Epstein case?
What is the controversy surrounding Donald Trump in the Epstein documents?
What did Trump say about Hillary and Bill Clinton?
Why did Trump criticize the CNN journalist?
— We need to get back to ruling the country. When Epstein was alive, no one cared about him. When he is dead, they are interested in him. But this is really a Democrat problem. This is not a Republican problem, he continued. — I think it's really time for the country to do something else, he added, assuring again that the leaked documents “have nothing against him.”
A CNN journalist who asked Trump about the Epstein scandal was also offended. – You are so evil. You are the worst reporter. No wonder CNN has no viewership. You are a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. You should be ashamed of yourself,” Trump told Kaitlan Collins.
This is not the first spat between Trump and Collins. In 2018, during the first presidency of the Republican politician, the then 26-year-old journalist was excluded by the White House press service from a press conference when she asked, among other things, a question about postponing the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Washington. Then-White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders claimed that the reporter “screamed” her questions and did not want to leave the Oval Office.
Donald Trump about the Clinton family. “Honestly, I think it's a disgrace.”
Trump was also asked about Hillary and Bill Clinton, who agreed to testify before the House Oversight Committee about their ties to Epstein. — Honestly, I think it's a disgrace. I've always liked him. And she is a very talented woman. She was better at debating than some of the others. Let me tell you, she was a smarter, smarter woman, said Trump, who defeated Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election.
“I shouldn't feel this way, but I'm sorry they have to go through this,” he added.
He was also asked about the resignation of former British ambassador to the US, Peter Mandelson, from his seat in the upper house of the British Parliament, the House of Lords. Recently published documents regarding Epstein show that he maintained close contacts with him.
— I didn't know about that. I really don't know much about it. I know who he is. Too bad, Trump said.
The Epstein scandal. Donald Trump in the case files
Donald Trump's name appears in approximately 3.2 thousand cases. from Epstein's leaked documents. Some of them are documents presenting unconfirmed and mostly considered unreliable reports against Trump for various sexual crimes committed against minors with Epstein.
It also includes testimony from a woman who claimed Trump raped her when she was 13. However, these charges were eventually withdrawn by the woman. The president, who was a friend of Epstein's in the 1990s, broke off contacts with him before the first allegations against the financier of sexual crimes.
Like Trump, former US President Clinton met with Epstein over two decades ago, including occasionally flying on his private jet. Clinton has denied knowing about Epstein's conduct, and his representatives say he cut off relations with him in 2006.
