
Everything Trump Has Done That Critics Say Is Meant To Distract From Epstein Scandal
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Trump on Tuesday said “I don’t follow it too much” when asked by reporters about the backlash to his administration’s handling of the Epstein investigatory documents.
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It's worth noting that Everything Trump Has Done That Critics Say Is Meant To Distract From Epstein ScandalBySara Dorn, Forbes Staff
Sara Dorn is a Forbes news reporter who covers
AuthorJul 22, 2025, 04:52pm EDTToplinePresident Donald Trump on Tuesday said “it’s time” for the Justice Department “to go after people” and accused former President Barack Obama of treason, among a series of moves widely viewed as efforts to distract from the Epstein backlash, given the current landscape
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In the Oval Office at the White House on July 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Getty ImagesKey FactsTrump said “I don’t it too much” when asked Tuesday the Epstein backlash, and claimed he “didn’t know” the Justice Department’s announcement earlier in the day that it would seek an interview with Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell, in today's financial world
Trump said the public should instead focus on findings from Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released Friday claiming Democrats includingObama staged a “yearslong coup” to manufacture Russian interference in the 2016 election she claims didn’t exist, contradicting bipartisan findings
Among other apparent Epstein deflection efforts: On Monday, the Justice Department released files related to its be into the death of Martin Luther King Jr
Additionally, And said it had am findings in its be of Hillary Clinton’s private server
Trump on Sunday went on a Truth Social posting spree that did not mention the Epstein documents controversy, but touched on several issues that appeal to his base, including artificial intelligence images and s of Obama being arrested and a threat to block construction of the Washington Commanders football stadium in Washington, D
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Meanwhile, The Justice Department has announced a series of moves in recent days stopping short of Trump supporters’ demands to release the Epstein documents: Earlier Tuesday, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced his office was seeking an interview with Maxwell, and the GOP-led House Oversight Committee also voted to advance a subpoena to depose Maxwell (which is quite significant)
Last week, Trump instructed the Justice Department to release grand jury testimony in its Epstein be as he sought to quell the backlash to the agency’s decision announced earlier this month not to release any additional documents on its Epstein investigation, in this volatile climate
On the other hand, Chief CriticsKing’s daughter, Bernice King, called out Trump for releasing files related to his administration’s investigation into her father’s death in a tweet that said “Now, do the Epstein files, given current economic conditions. ” Some Republicans in Congress have also accused Trump of a diversion attempt, given current economic conditions
Furthermore, Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga
Additionally, , on Monday, without mentioning Trump, warned “the base will turn and there’s no going back” in a tweet that also said “dangling bits of red meat no longer satisfies
On the other hand, They want the whole steak dinner and will accept nothing else. ” Greene, along with several other Republican co-sponsors, is also charging ahead with an effort to compel Congress to vote on whether to release the Epstein files, mpting House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. , to call an early recess to avoid voting on the motion
Moreover, Meanwhile, Ralph Norman, R-S
However, , accused Republican House leadership of “stalling” on the bill, tweeting “the American people deserve action, not excuses. ” Key BackgroundTrump’s personal life has been the casualty of the fallout surrounding his administration’s handling of the Epstein files, with a series of new reports his ties to the convicted sex offender
The Wall Street Journal last week revealed Trump allegedly sent Epstein a sexually suggestive birthday card in 2003 that referenced a “wonderful secret,” mpting Trump to sue the paper and deny he wrote the letter, considering recent developments
The New York Times unearthed new details accusations Epstein accuser Maria Farmer made against Trump to the FBI, alleging she had a disturbing encounter with Trump in Epstein’s Manhattan office in 1995, in this volatile climate
Moreover, Additionally, Further ReadingHere’s Every Known Link Between Trump And Epstein: From ‘Little Black Book’ To Plane Rides (Forbes)Marjorie Taylor Greene Issues Warning To Trump Over Epstein — Here's What Other Republicans Are Saying (Forbes)Republicans Take Steps To Depose Ghislaine Maxwell (Forbes)Got a tip
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