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The Ministry of Justice announced Donald Trump that his name in the government files IM connection with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein appears. This was reported by the “Wall Street Journal” on Wednesday.
Trump denies a connection – threatens legally
According to the high -ranking government officials who spoke to the “Journal”, the president’s name appears several times in the files. Attorney General Pam Bondi informed Trump during a meeting in the White House in May that his name appeared in the files. She also told him that several other well -known personalities in the documents were also mentioned. And that these documents contained “unconfirmed hearsay information” about people who have had Epstein in the past. Including the president.
Trump has a long story with Epstein. The “Journal” reported last week that he wrote a suggestive birthday message in the early 2000s. In which he mentioned that they had “certain things in common”. Trump denied the report. And sued the medium a few days later.
The message that Trump has been informed that he appears in the Epstein files comes at a time when his government is struggling to contain the turmoil within the Maga base about dealing with the case. At the beginning of this month, the Ministry of Justice and the FBI published a common memo in which they explained that the check of the Epstein case was completed. They confirmed that the financier had committed suicide in prison. And refused to publish further material for the case. The announcement triggered an uprising among the Republican followers. Those who had been promised for months – if not for years – transparency and further charges against people who were connected to Epstein as soon as Trump was back in power.
Public relationship with Epstein made headlines early on
Trump maintained a publicly friendly relationship with Epstein for many years. “I have known Jeff for 15 years. Great guy,” said Trump in 2002. “He is a lot of fun. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are rather young. No doubt – Jeffrey enjoys his social life.”
In the middle of his persistent examination with Trump, the billionaire Elon Musk, a former consultant in the Trump-Weißen-Haus, posted on X last month that Trump appeared “in the Epstein files”, and added: “This is the real reason why they were not published. A nice day, DJT!”