US EditionJohnson office clarifies claim that Trump was an ‘FBI informant’ in Epstein case
House Speaker Mike Johnson corrected his claim, saying Trump informally assisted attorneys for Epstein's victims rather than acting as an FBI informant, amid ongoing demands for case transparency.
- On Monday, House Speaker Mike Johnson attempted to clean up earlier remarks on President Donald Trump as an `FBI informant` in the Jeffrey Epstein case, saying, `I don’t know if I used the right word.`
- Speaking to reporters at the Capitol last week, House Speaker Mike Johnson defended President Donald Trump's handling of the Epstein files and said he aimed to highlight Trump's informal assistance to victims' attorneys and law enforcement, not direct FBI involvement.
- Victims' attorney Brad Edwards said Trump provided helpful information by phone in 2009, while the House Oversight Committee released 30,000 pages and plans to view unredacted Epstein's estate records in New York City this week.
- Johnson's office quickly walked back the informant claim, citing victims' attorneys, as survivors at the Capitol urged more record releases while bipartisan lawmakers press for transparency.
- The Department of Justice earlier this year said there is `no basis to revisit the disclosure of those materials`, while commentators on The Bulwark noted `zero evidence` Trump acted as an informant, with journalist Will Sommer comparing claims to QAnon, calling it `transformative`.
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According to him, Trump was warned this year that his name appeared "multiple times" in documents related to convicted pedophile Epstein.
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Donate to Democratic candidate Adam Frisch. Donate to Palmer Report. Hi, it's Bill Palmer. I need your help to fight back against Trump: Donate $5 nowLast week, Mike Johnson, whose sole job seems to be how much buffoonery he can take from Donald Trump and his own party without collapsing from embarrassment, clearly bit off more than he could chew with his claim that Donald Trump was acting as an FBI informant to stop Jeffrey Epstein – and that …
Leavitt Dismisses Epstein Check, ‘Informant’ Claim
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday addressed two questions from reporters dealing with the Jeffrey Epstein case and President Donald Trump. One focused on a document released by the House Oversight Committee that was purported to depict a photograph of Epstein holding a large check. The check was made out to Epstein, the reporter claimed, by Trump, for $22,000 "for a fully depreciated woman." The reporter asked if the presid…
“Trump: Secret FBI informant.” (Bob Englehart, PoliticalCartoons.com via CagleCartoons.com)
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