US EditionTrump Told Police in Mid 2000s ‘Everyone Has Known’ About Epstein’s Misconduct
A 2006 FBI interview record shows Trump called Palm Beach police to thank them and said people knew Epstein was 'disgusting,' raising questions about Trump's knowledge.
- A newly released FBI interview shows Donald Trump called the Palm Beach Police Department around 2006 to thank officers shortly after the mid-2000s investigation, according to Justice Department documents.
- On the call, Trump told officers that people in New York found Epstein disgusting and described Ghislaine Maxwell as `Epstein's operative` and `evil`, and he said he `got the hell out of there` when teenagers were present.
- The Miami Herald reported the interview was memorialized with Michael Reiter, former Palm Beach police chief, while the White House referred requests for comment to the Justice Department as Trump denied knowledge of Epstein's crimes.
- A Justice Department official said it has no corroborating evidence that the President contacted law enforcement 20 years ago, fueling questions about what Trump knew and clouding his second term.
- Trump has said he hasn't ruled out a pardon or commutation, and Maxwell's attorney said she would speak if granted clemency, affecting public and political perceptions.
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"Thank God you're stopping him, everyone knows he's doing this": a former police chief describes a phone call with Donald Trump in an FBI protocol shortly after the investigation against Epstein started.
Washington.- In the 2000s, when Jeffrey Epstein was discovered to be under investigation, one of the first calls the Palm Beach police received was from Donald Trump, as the local police chief told the FBI at the time more than a decade later. Trump reportedly told Chief Michael Reiter: “Thank God they’re putting a stop to him, everyone knew he’s been doing this,” according to a document that relates his conversation and is part of the set of fi…
The president repeatedly argued that he had no knowledge of Epstein's crimes, but apparently he was aware of his misconduct.
Trump told police in mid-2000s 'everyone has known' about Epstein's misconduct
Shortly after the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein became public in the mid-2000s, Donald Trump called the Palm Beach Police Department to express gratitude, according to a newly released document."Thank goodness you're stopping him," Trump said."Everyone has known he's been doing this."READ MORE: Chilling images of man on doorstep of US TV anchor's missing mumThe document — a written record of an FBI interview that a former Palm Beach County…
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