Three days after the publication of thousands of investigation files into the case of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, US President Donald Trump made a lengthy statement about it for the first time. Asked by a journalist whether the numerous photos in the investigation files were surprised, Trump said: “I don’t like Bill Clinton’s pictures being shown. I don’t like other people’s pictures being shown. That’s a terrible thing.”
Trump had that Release of the Epstein files Although promised during the election campaign, as president vehemently opposed. He used the partial publication of the files with unusual restraint, which, among other things, contains photos of former Democratic President Bill Clinton find, not for further attacks. Instead, he defended Clinton. Trump said he thought Clinton could handle it; he always got along well with him.
Trump also complained that people who had nothing to do with Epstein were shown in photos because he was at the same party. This is how you destroy people’s reputations. But that’s exactly what the Democrats and a few “bad” Republicans demanded. He complained that the publication of some of the files would make his government’s “successes” forgotten.
Published data partially deleted
According to media reports, the US government deleted further documents relating to the case that it had recently republished. The files, apparently part of the investigation files, were available for download on the Justice Department website for several hours on Monday afternoon, they reported Washington post and Politico. Accordingly, there were thousands of government documents and emails as well as videos from the prison authority.
The files that the newspapers said they had available contained, among other things, information about Trump’s flights with Epstein’s plane. During one flight, only Trump, Epstein and a 20-year-old woman were said to have been on board, reported the Washington Post. The data package is also said to contain more about Trump’s connection to Epstein and joint parties.
Politico also reported possible lists of suspectswhom the Justice Department was considering indicting – alongside Epstein and his confidant Ghislaine Maxwell. It is also said to be about investigation files into Epstein’s involvement with important people in finance. In addition, an exchange between prison officials about Epstein’s mental state was made public a few weeks before his death. The US government did not comment on this.
Ministry published files only partially
After pressure from the public and a corresponding law from the US Congress, the US Department of Justice uploaded thousands of files to its website, and more are to follow. The release came on the last day of a deadline imposed on the ministry. However, contrary to what was required, the ministry did not publish all the files. In addition, criticized the generous redactions in the documents. There was a photo days ago Trump can be seen, temporarily deleted and then published again been.
MPs from both parties want to continue to force the publication of all files. According to a bill from two representatives, which the House of Representatives would still have to approve Pay Justice Minister Pam Bondi a fine for each day the documents are not made public. Bondi did not comment.
The Democrats also accuse Trump of preventing the entire publication because he himself appears in it. So far there are no charges against him. If people appear in the files, that does not mean that they were guilty of something. Epstein was present at many upper-class gatherings.
