Trump questions why people are talking about ‘creep’ Epstein – despite his push to release the files
President Donald Trump criticized a reporter who asked about the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, questioning why there was any buzz around the disgraced financier just one day after the Justice Department revealed there was no “client list.”
When confronted with a question about Epstein during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, the president paused, expressing disbelief that “people are still talking about this creep.”
“Are you still talking about Jeffrey Epstein? This guy’s been talked about for years,” Trump began. “Are people still talking about this guy? This creep? That is unbelievable.”
Trump promised to release the highly anticipated Epstein Files, among a trove of other documents in high-profile government investigations, to increase transparency.
“I can’t believe you’re asking a question on Epstein at a time like this, when we’re having some of the greatest success and also tragedy with what happened in Texas. It just seems like a desecration,” Trump added.
Although the president appeared stunned in the public interest, interest in Epstein and the government investigation has soared this week because the DOJ’s memo shot down conspiracy theorists long-held belief that the government was concealing evidence in the investigation to protect notable individuals.
The DOJ memo claimed there was no “incriminating ‘client list,’” nor evidence that Epstein blackmailed prominent individuals as part of his decades-long alleged sex trafficking scheme. The memo also confirmed that Epstein died by suicide while being held in a New York City jail.
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