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“He’s not saying that what Epstein did was a hoax. It’s a terrible, unspeakable evil. He believed that himself when he first heard the rumor, he kicked him out of Mar-a-Lago, he was an FBI informant to try to take this stuff down.”
Johnson added that Trump has long expressed sympathy for Epstein’s victims.
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In recent weeks, Democrats have accused Trump of attempting to obscure Epstein’s crimes and of having once been part of his circle.
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Trump expelled Epstein from his Mar-a-Lago club around 2007, issuing him a lifetime ban.
That decision has often been cited by Trump and his allies as proof that he distanced himself from Epstein after learning about the allegations.
Meanwhile, congressional interest in Epstein’s network has intensified.
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Earlier this year, Congress released more than 33,000 pages of documents related to the case.
Victims of Epstein also continue to push for accountability.
Several alleged victims appeared at a press conference on the steps of the Capitol, where they announced plans to compile their own list of individuals they identified as associates of Epstein.
Their effort comes amid ongoing public scrutiny over who may have been linked to Epstein and how his operations continued for years without full exposure.
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Maxwell was convicted in 2021 of sex trafficking underage girls to Epstein and sentenced to 20 years in prison.
She has since been transferred to a federal facility in Texas.
The new disclosures, along with Johnson’s comments, highlight the continuing political and legal reverberations from the Epstein case.
While Epstein’s death in 2019 ended the criminal proceedings against him, questions remain about his extensive network, the scope of his crimes, and the accountability of those who associated with him.
* Original Article:
https://thepopulisttimes.com/donald-trump-was-an-fbi-informant-against-epstein-speaker-mike-johnson-watch/