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The Hill
4 days ago
- Politics
- The Hill
Newsom on Trump Epstein controversy: ‘I enjoy the hell out of it'
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) expressed his enjoyment in seeing the frustration President Trump and his allies are experiencing over the administration's handling of information related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. 'Epstein and Trump were close,' Newsom told host Steven Bartlett on a Thursday episode of 'The Diary Of A CEO' podcast. 'They were — wasn't just a few photographs. They were close. That's a fact. Sorry, Donald, just a fact. So look, I get why this outrages folks. I think it's interesting. It's outraged some of the core base, I enjoy the hell out of it.' Trump and his administration have recently been facing heat from both sides of the aisle over Epstein's case, with the saga also causing chaos in Congress. On Wednesday, the House broke for its weeks-long August recess, shutting down a day earlier than planned as the chamber was stuck in a logjam over the Epstein controversy. Democrats across the ideological spectrum of the party have seized on the Epstein controversy in an intense fashion, with members ranging from moderates like Reps. Gil Cisneros (D-Calf.) to progressives like Rep. Summer Lee (D-Pa.), offering their critical commentary on the matter. 'It's the first day of House Republicans fleeing town for their Epstein Recess. They high tailed it out of here hoping to hide the story. But the story is growing louder by the hour with Trump and the administration's lies,' Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said in a Thursday post on the social platform X.
The Hill
4 days ago
- Politics
- The Hill
Schumer condemns DOJ meeting with Maxwell: ‘Stinks of high corruption'
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Thursday condemned the Justice Department meeting with Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted sex offender and associate of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. 'Sending Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Todd Blanche, to interview Ghislaine Maxwell while she's in prison, a woman who's been convicted of abusing people, to offer some kind of corrupt deal so that she can exonerate Donald Trump just stinks of high corruption,' Schumer said in a video posted to the social platform X on Thursday. Blanche met with Maxwell on Thursday in Tallahassee. The Trump administration has been facing heat in the last few weeks over its handling of information related to Epstein from both Democrats and Republicans, with the saga throwing Congress into chaos. On Wednesday, the House broke for its weeks-long August recess, shutting down a day earlier than planned as the chamber was stuck in a logjam over the Epstein controversy. 'It's the first day of House Republicans fleeing town for their Epstein Recess. They high-tailed it out of here hoping to hide the story. But the story is growing louder by the hour with Trump and the administration's lies,' Schumer said in another Thursday post on X. The Hill has reached out to the White House and the House Republican Conference for comment.
