President Donald Trump continues to receive pushback from people on both sides of the aisle over his administration’s refusal to release more information on disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Administration officials met this week with Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for helping Epstein recruit underage girls for sexual abuse. Trump did not rule out pardoning Maxwell while being repeatedly asked if he’d consider it.
Several reports offered more insight into Trump and Epstein’s friendship, including a CNN report featuring photos of Epstein at Trump’s wedding and a Wall Street Journal report describing a lewd birthday message the president appears to have sent to Epstein in 2003.
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As his administration continues to receive criticism over Epstein, Trump has attempted to shift the conversation, targeting Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, former President Barack Obama and more.
