WASHINGTON — President Trump called for an “end” to federal inquiries about Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, saying that the Department of Justice had “done its job” even as its officials as well as US lawmakers are still investigating the government’s past case against the deceased sex trafficker.
“The confused and badly failing Democrat Party did nothing about Jeffrey Epstein while he was alive except befriend him, socialize with him, travel to his Island, and take his money!” Trump erupted in a lengthy Truth Social post.
“They knew everything there was to know about Epstein, but now, years after his death, they, out of nowhere, are seeming to show such love and heartfelt concern for his victims,” the president went on.
“The Department of Justice has done its job, they have given everything requested of them. It’s time to end the Democrat Epstein Hoax, and give the Republicans credit for the great, even legendary, job that they are doing.”
The president has brushed off the importance of seeking more answers into the late pedophile — who was found dead in a Manhattan jail on Aug. 10, 2019 before heading to trial on sex trafficking charges — despite Congress launching their own investigation and weighing to release files from the Department of Justice.
A decade before, Epstein had pleaded guilty to two sex crimes — including solicitation of a minor — and had been forced to register as a sex offender as part of an agreement overseen by then-Miami US Attorney Alex Acosta, who later served as Trump’s labor secretary in his first administration.
A House committee met with Epstein victims on Tuesday in an effort of getting more information about who could be implicated in an alleged sex trafficking ring linked to Epstein and his madam Ghislaine Maxwell, who is now serving a 20-year prison sentence for conspiring with him to abuse minors — some as young as 14 years old.
In July, however, the DOJ and FBI released a report finding that there was no incriminating “client list” of influential Epstein associates who could be charged with further crimes.
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