President Donald Trump may have repeatedly doubled down on his efforts to convince people that his ties to late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein aren’t anything worth bothering about, but a lot of people remain unconvinced.
Trump’s name had long been mentioned in connection with Epstein even before the recent release of millions of files, thousands of which included the president’s name.
While it’s been stated time and again that appearing in the infamous Epstein files doesn’t confirm any wrongdoing, those individuals whose names feature have naturally come under scrutiny since the Department of Justice released over 3 million documents into the public sphere.
Take, for example, former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who was arrested in the UK on suspicion of misconduct while in public officer.
Off the back of that news, President Trump last week insisted that he had been exonerated in the latest Epstein files release, claiming that he had done no wrong.
Speaking to reporters on Air Force One, he said: “Well, you know, I’m the expert in a way, because I’ve been totally exonerated.
“It’s really interesting, because nobody used to speak about Epstein when he was alive, but now they speak, but I’m the one that can talk about it, because I’ve been totally exonerated. I did nothing.”
No sooner had the president’s comments been published than were they met with kickback, including from a rather unlikely source: a Fox News personality.
Fox News and criticism of Trump don’t exactly go hand in hand, but there has been a definite and growing trend of Republicans and Trump supporters voicing concerns over a perceived failure to follow through with a promise the president previously made time and again while campaigning for the presidency.
Trump vowed to release the Epstein files in their entirety, thereby shedding light on any mysteries being covered up and outing those individuals who had associated with Epstein when he was a convicted pedophile.
Yet the eventual release took far longer than many people had hoped, and despite Attorney General Pam Bondi’s assertion that “all” the files have been released, there remain sceptics – including Kentucky Republican Thomas Massie – who insist the public has not seen everything there is to see.
Indeed, following Trump’s comments about having been “totally exonerated”, Jessica Tarlov, co-host of The Five on Fox News, gave the president an ultimatum.
“Then release all the files,” she wrote in an X post, referring to Trump’s claim that he had nothing to hide.
What do you make of the ongoing saga relating to the Epstein files? Let us know in the comments.
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