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Donald Trump Blatantly Ignores Questions as Reporters Hound Him After Being Named in Jeffrey Epstein Emails: Watch

Emails reveal Epstein advised on handling Trump and was in contact with multiple Trump advisers, showing his efforts to influence political figures for years.

  • The U.S. House Oversight Committee released a trove of Jeffrey Epstein records showing he actively shopped political and financial advice despite being a convicted sex offender.
  • Then-Newly-Elected President Donald Trump was the subject of Jeffrey Epstein's pitch as a political guru, who wrote to Thorbjorn Jagland, 'I think you might suggest to putin, that lavrov, can get insight on talking to me'.
  • Emails show Epstein advising on White House personnel, writing 'Mnuchin is ok' and urging Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump to leave, while discussing cabinet options including Mike Pompeo.
  • President Donald Trump responded after reporters pressed him about the emails, attacking Democrats in Congress and criticizing Republican critics while pointing to Bill Clinton and others.
  • International fallout includes Mohamed Waheed Hassan, then-President of the Maldives, seeking Epstein's advice on a $4,000,000,000 deposit, amid legal scrutiny of Epstein and associates like Tom Barrack, who was later found not guilty.
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Epstein appeared to offer political advice on dealing with Trump in 2018: Emails

Jeffrey Epstein was still actively shopping his political and financial acumen with major power players on the international stage in 2018.

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