President Donald Trump was told by Attorney General Pam Bondi that his name appeared multiple times in Department of Justice documents about sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to a bombshell report from The Wall Street Journal.
The meeting, which reportedly occurred in May, happened “weeks before” the Department of Justice said earlier this month that they would not release the highly coveted Epstein files, despite earlier promises made by the Attorney General and others in Trump‘s camp until very recently.
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According to the report, the President was told “many other high-profile figures were also named” in the Epstein files, and that the “files contained what officials felt was unverified hearsay about many people, including Trump, who had socialized with Epstein in the past.”
Being mentioned in the Epstein records is not a sign of wrongdoing, the report noted.
The decision not to release the Epstein files sparked backlash from Trump’s MAGA supporters, as many have been focused on conspiracy theories involving the flight logs and alleged activities of many high-profile people rumored to be in the files.
White House Communications Director Steven Cheung told CNBC in response to the report, “The fact is that The President kicked [Epstein] out of his [Mar-a-Lago] club for being a creep.”
“This is nothing more than a continuation of the fake news stories concocted by the Democrats and the liberal media, just like the Obama Russiagate scandal, which President Trump was right about,” he added.
In a joint statement, the Attorney General and Deputy Attorney Todd Blanche said, “The DOJ and FBI reviewed the Epstein Files and reached the conclusion set out in the July 6 memo. Nothing in the files warranted further investigation or prosecution, and we have filed a motion in court to unseal the underlying grand jury transcripts.”
“As part of our routine briefing, we made the President aware of the findings,” they added.
Trump was asked last week if he was told “your name appeared in the files.”
“No, no,” Trump replied. “She’s given us just a very quick briefing, and in terms of the credibility of the different things that they’ve seen.”
Trump went on to say he believed that “these files were made up by” former FBI director James Comey, and by the administrations of former Democratic presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
Trump recently lashed out at his supporters for caring about the “bulls–t” files.
Source: justjared.com