{"id":22183,"date":"2025-07-27T03:14:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T03:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=22183"},"modified":"2025-07-27T03:14:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T03:14:02","slug":"trump-tells-reporters-to-focus-on-democrats-linked-to-epstein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=22183","title":{"rendered":"Trump Tells Reporters To Focus On Democrats Linked To Epstein"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday, President Trump attempted to shift focus away from his own associations with Jeffrey Epstein, calling on the public and the media to investigate notable Democrats who were linked to the deceased sex offender.<\/p><div class=\"fpiai69fed5d7f1bd3\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.fpiai69fed5d7f1bd3 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.fpiai69fed5d7f1bd3 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.fpiai69fed5d7f1bd3 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.fpiai69fed5d7f1bd3 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.fpiai69fed5d7f1bd3 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p>\u201cThey should concentrate on the connections of Larry Summers from Harvard, Bill Clinton, whom you are well aware of, and many other close associates of [Epstein]. These individuals should be discussed. \u2026 They ought to address them instead of talking about me. I had no involvement with the man,\u201d Trump stated prior to his departure for Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, the conversation should revolve around Larry Summers and some of his acquaintances,\u201d Trump added, emphasizing that he never visited Epstein\u2019s private island, where allegations have surfaced regarding wealthy individuals engaging in sexual activities with underage girls.<\/p>\n<p>Summers, who has previously held the position of president at Harvard and served in significant roles within Democratic administrations\u2014including as Treasury Secretary under President Clinton and Director of the National Economic Council during the Obama administration\u2014was identified as one of the prominent individuals associated with Epstein in documents made public in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>These documents, which included Epstein\u2019s emails and schedules, disclosed that many well-known figures continued to meet with Epstein even after he became a registered sex offender. Although the records indicate that Summers met with Epstein over a dozen times from 2013 to 2016, long after Harvard ceased accepting donations from Epstein following his 2008 conviction, there is no evidence suggesting that Summers participated in any misconduct.<\/p>\n<p>At that time, Summers expressed that he \u201cdeeply regrets having contact with Epstein after his conviction\u201d and clarified that the meetings were intended to raise funds for a non-profit organization managed by his wife.<\/p>\n<p>Eliza New, Summers\u2019 spouse and a former literature professor at Harvard, initiated a project in 2016 aimed at producing educational videos on poetry. That same year, a non-profit associated with Epstein donated $110,000 to support her project, as reported by the Washington Times.<\/p>\n<p>Flight logs from Epstein\u2019s private jet, referred to as the \u201cLolita Express,\u201d indicate that Summers was aboard the aircraft at least four times: once in 1998 during his role as deputy treasury secretary, and at least three additional occasions while he served as president of Harvard.<\/p>\n<p>The connections between former President Clinton and Epstein are also well established, with numerous photographs depicting the two together.<\/p>\n<p>Clinton was mentioned in court documents released last year as part of the proceedings against Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein\u2019s long-time associate, who is currently incarcerated for facilitating his exploitation of underage girls. However, the Times highlighted that there are no reports or direct evidence linking Clinton to any illegal activities.<\/p>\n<p>The documents reveal that a woman who accused Prince Andrew of groping her while she was a minor also claimed that Epstein once remarked to her that Clinton \u201clikes them young,\u201d in reference to girls.<\/p>\n<p>The files further contain testimony from Maxwell, who acknowledged that Clinton traveled on Epstein\u2019s private jet, although she stated that she was unaware of the number of times this occurred.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement made in 2019, Clinton asserted that his flights on Epstein\u2019s aircraft were restricted to humanitarian efforts in Africa during the early 2000s, a time when he publicly lauded Epstein as a philanthropist. Clinton subsequently cut ties with him.<\/p>\n<p>Clinton has consistently claimed that he was oblivious to Epstein\u2019s criminal activities and has stressed that his Secret Service detail accompanied him on every segment of those journeys, as reported by the Times.<\/p>\n<p>Maxwell underwent approximately nine hours of interrogation with the Justice Department over two days this week after being granted limited immunity, according to sources familiar with the situation.<\/p>\n<p>Sources informed ABC News that Maxwell was the one who initiated the contact and meetings with the Trump DOJ. The immunity agreement permitted Maxwell to answer questions from Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche without the concern that her responses could be used against her in the future, the sources conveyed to the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>The arrangement referred to as proffer immunity is frequently granted to individuals whom prosecutors are evaluating as possible cooperators in current criminal investigations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday, President Trump attempted to shift focus away from his own associations with Jeffrey Epstein, calling on the public and the media to investigate notable Democrats who were linked to the deceased sex offender. \u201cThey should concentrate on the connections of Larry Summers from Harvard, Bill Clinton, whom you are well aware of, and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22184,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - 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