Trump, Jeffrey Epstein and grand jury
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Trump previously had a relationship with the late disgraced financier, who died in a jail cell in 2019 as he awaited a trial on sex trafficking charges.
The House resolution, which could potentially be voted on next week, will do practically nothing to force the Justice Department to release more records in the case.
"The president would not recommend a special prosecutor in the Epstein case," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said July 17.
Senator Ron Wyden has found that four banks waited until Mr. Epstein’s arrest on federal charges to flag $1.5 billion in suspicious transactions. Mr. Wyden wants the documents made public.
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President Donald Trump will not appoint a special counsel to review the Jeffrey Epstein case, the White House said Thursday, shooting down a move that several of his allies have advocated.
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Republicans are evenly split as the White House copes with MAGA demands for more disclosures from the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case.
Comey is the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, who led SDNY from 2002 to 2003. Trump fired James Comey in May 2017 over his handling of the inquiry into Hillary Clinton’s emails, but Democrats have said the move was a result of the FBI investigating alleged links between the Trump campaign and Russia.
The British socialite, currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for facilitating her late ex-boyfriend’s sexual abuse, is pleading her case amid fresh outcry over the broader saga.