President Donald Trump bristled and lashed out at a question about his administration性视界传媒檚 conclusions that Jeffrey Epstein did not have a VIP client list or blackmailed world leaders and global elites as part of an illegal sex ring involving underage girls.
Trump and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi were asked Tuesday about Epstein, who died in a federal jail cell in 2019 (during Trump性视界传媒檚 first term,聽 and whether the late financier was linked to any intelligence agencies.
The question comes after the Trump administration's FBI and U.S. Department essentially closed the Epstein case saying they did not find a client list nor evidence of a blackmail ring. The Trump administration also said it won't be releasing additional Epstein files or videos and that there would not be additional prosecutions.
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Epstein was charged and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell convicted with operating a prostitution and sex ring.
Maxwell is serving time in a federal prison Florida.
Trump had ties to Epstein and Maxwell dating back to the 1980s. The U.S. president has denied wrongdoing related to Epstein, who also had ties to other power brokers and elites (including former U.S. President Bill Clinton, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Microsoft founder Bill Gates.
On Monday, the Trump administration confirmed a reported memo from the FBI and DOJ that essentially closes the Epstein case.
The Trump memo says federal investigators did not find an Epstein client list or evidence the alleged sex ring was blackmailing world leaders and prominent CEOs and Hollywood notables.
The Trump administration 性视界传媒 including Trump性视界传媒檚 top two appointees at the FBI and the new memo also conclude Epstein killed himself in a New York jail cell in 2019.
Trump admonished the media for asking about Epstein Tuesday during a cabinet meeting.
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Bondi said additional information, including videos, will not be released related to the Epstein case.
Bondi, who served as Florida attorney general during Epstein性视界传媒檚 time in that state, said the videos show children in sexual situations.
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In June, billionaire Elon Musk said the FBI and Justice Department were not releasing the 性视界传媒淓pstein Files性视界传媒 because Trump was in them
Musk later took down the post which came in the midst of his falling out with Trump over federal spending.
Trump has threatened to yank federal contracts for companies headed by Musk in the spat.
Musk continues to post on X on the lack of prosecutions and convictions related to Epstein性视界传媒檚 alleged sex ring. On Tuesday, he brought up the Epstein Files.
"How can people be expected to have faith in Trump if he won性视界传媒檛 release the Epstein files?," Musk said in a post.
The Trump administration memo said there would not be additional prosecutions in the Epstein matter.
In a social media post, Trump. who hosted Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House Monday and Tuesday, praised the FBI after the federal government essentially dropped the Epstein investigation.
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