Trump tells those focused on Epstein he doesn't want their support
The Democrats' 'new SCAM is what we will forever call the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax, and my PAST supporters have bought into this 'bullshit,' hook, line, and sinker,' Trump posted on his Truth Social account. 'Let these weaklings continue forward and do the Democrats' work, don't even think about talking of our incredible and unprecedented success, because I don't want their support anymore!'
Trump's comments underscore the angst on the right over the Justice Department and FBI's decision to withhold files related to Epstein, the disgraced mega-financier who pleaded guilty in 2008 to soliciting a minor for prostitution and was facing a slew of federal sex-trafficking charges when he killed himself in jail in 2019.
A Department of Justice memo last week– which ruled out foul play in Epstein's death and claimed no existence of a 'client list' – enraged and divided MAGA world after many in Trump's orbit, including Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino, teased big revelations and fanned conspiracy theories.
Conservative influencers including Megyn Kelly, Steve Bannon, and Trump's daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, have called for more transparency in the case. Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday also called for the Department of Justice to release all of its information on Epstein.
Later on Wednesday, when asked during a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office if his post meant he was disavowing his supporters, the president said he had 'lost a lot of faith in certain people.'
Trump continued to defend Bondi during the meeting and again downplayed the affair.
'She's done very good,' Trump said. 'She says I gave you all the credible information, and if she finds any more credible information, she'll give that too. What more can she do than that?'
Trump's latest post attempts to link the Epstein case to the investigation into Russian collusion during his first term, a signal that the president hopes supporters will interpret as tying to partisan hoaxes together.
'These Scams and Hoaxes are all the Democrats are good at,' Trump said in his post.
CORRECTION: A previous version of this article misspelled the name of Lara Trump.
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