FBI Director Kash Patel took great pains to avoid answering a direct question about President Donald Trump’s connection to the Jeffrey Epstein files on Wednesday ― even reciting his ABCs at one point.
During a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) asked Patel if he had ever told Trump that he was in the files.
After Patel said no, Swalwell asked, “Did you ever tell the attorney general that Donald Trump’s name is in the Epstein files?”
This time, Patel avoided answering the question with a simple yes or no.
“The attorney general and I have had numerous discussions about the entirety of the Epstein files and the reviews conducted by our teams,” he said.
