Donald Trump's Epstein problem just got a lot worse đ
PLUS: Roy Cooper is in!
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1. Uh oh, Donald
Well, well, well.
Hereâs the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday afternoon:
When Justice Department officials reviewed what Attorney General Pam Bondi called a âtruckloadâ of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein earlier this year, they discovered that Donald Trumpâs name appeared multiple times, according to senior administration officials.
In May, Bondi and her deputy informed the president at a meeting in the White House that his name was in the Epstein files, the officials said. Many other high-profile figures were also named, Trump was told. Being mentioned in the records isnât a sign of wrongdoing.
The officials said it was a routine briefing that covered a number of topics and that Trumpâs appearance in the documents wasnât the focus.
They told the president at the meeting that the files contained what officials felt was unverified hearsay about many people, including Trump, who had socialized with Epstein in the past, some of the officials said. One of the officials familiar with the documents said they contain hundreds of other names.
Ahem. Actually, double ahem.
While this doesnât prove criminality (or even close) against Trump â being a name in a broad investigation isnât evidence of wrongdoing â it does answer ONE big question. It also catches Trump in ONE big lie.
