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Trump says Democrats could have ‘put things in’ the Epstein file: ‘The whole thing was a fake’
President Donald Trump on Monday baselessly suggested that any mentions of his name in criminal case files related to deceased pedophile Jeffrey Epstein would be there as a result of Democratic efforts to ensnare him in a “hoax.”
Sitting next to British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer during an hour-long media availability at his own Trump Turnberry golf resort in Scotland, Trump called the continuing furor over the case of Epstein, who died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges, “a hoax that's been built up way beyond proportion” and accused his predecessor of having tampered with the infamous case files.
Andrew Feinberg reports.
Oliver O'Connell28 July 2025 16:15
Good morning, and thank you for joining our rolling coverage of the Trump administration’s handling of the files relating to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Questions about the ongoing controversy have followed President Donald Trump across the Atlantic as he golfs at his course in Scotland.
During a press conference with British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, the president baselessly claimed that any mentions of his name in the Epstein files could have been put there by Democrats in an effort to ensnare him in what he describes as a “hoax.”
A large number of prominent people are mentioned in the files. Being included in the list of Epstein associates is no indication of wrongdoing.
Oliver O'Connell28 July 2025 16:14
