Trump says he doesn’t understand ‘fascination’ with ‘boring’ Jeffrey Epstein case at center of MAGA firestorm
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President Trump told reporters Tuesday that he’s baffled by the interest in investigative files related to Jeffrey Epstein — describing the convicted sex predator’s case as “sordid” but “boring.”
“He’s [been] dead for a long time, he was never a big factor in terms of life,” Trump said of Epstein, who was found dead in his Manhattan jail cell in 2019.
“I don’t understand what the interest or what the fascination is — I really don’t,” the president continued, as he spoke with reporters outside Air Force One.
“The credible information has been given,” Trump insisted, before re-upping his belief that the files may contain “fake” material cooked up by previous presidential administrations...
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