Jeffrey Epstein, Florida and Trump administration
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Donald Trump claims Jeffrey Epstein 'stole' Virginia Giuffre from Mar-a-Lago, alleging Epstein poached spa staff, including Giuffre. This claim resurfaces scrutiny of Trump's past ties with Epstein, amidst Giuffre's allegations of recruitment at Mar-a-Lago.
Pres. Trump's Epstein scandals are widening, and drawing bipartisan fury, because his vulnerability extends across his personal life, first term, and second term, reports MSNBC Chief Legal Correspondent Ari Melber.
The investigation into Epstein's crimes began in Palm Beach, Florida, where he faced initial charges and entered a controversial plea deal. Trump, a former friend of Epstein, faces scrutiny due to past associations and a recent lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal over a lewd letter.
A Republican-led congressional committee rejected on Tuesday a request by a longtime associate of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein for immunity from future prosecution as a condition for testifying to the panel in the midst of a political storm surrounding President Donald Trump.
Trump sued the Journal, owned by Murdoch, is U.S. District Court in southern Florida on July 18 for its story reporting on the Republican president’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein, the financier and alleged child sex trafficker who died in a New York jail in 2019 before trial.
President Trump is still getting questions about Jeffrey Epstein. Joe Biden’s transportation secretary says it’s ‘wrong to imagine that we should have just kept everything going along the way it was’ or to dismantle everything Republican president is now doing "Same vibe here as saying 'I wish her well' about Ghislaine.