Trump Rips Reporter For Asking About Epstein Case As Americans Doubt DOJ’s Conclusions

President Donald Trump blasted a reporter on Tuesday for asking a question about child rapist Jeffrey Epstein after the Department of Justice concluded that there was no evidence to prove that Epstein had a client list, had blackmailed powerful people, or was murdered.

During a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Trump responded when Attorney General Pam Bondi was asked about the DOJ’s findings in the Epstein case.

“Are you still talking about Jeffrey Epstein?” Trump asked. “This guy has been talked about for years. … We have Texas, we have this, we have all of the things — are people still talking about this guy, this creep?”

“That is unbelievable. … I mean I can’t believe you’re asking a question on Epstein at a time like this when we’re having some of the greatest success and also tragedy with what happened in Texas,” he added. “It just seems like a desecration.”

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Earlier this week, the DOJ released an 11-hour video showing the hallway near the cell where Epstein was found dead in August 2019. The DOJ concluded that Epstein committed suicide, saying that the footage, which was previously reviewed by the FBI, confirmed that no one entered Epstein’s cell in the hours before he was found dead. FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino have also maintained that the evidence proves that Epstein killed himself.

The DOJ and FBI, however, were criticized after people noticed that the footage of the cell hallway released by the Justice Department doesn’t include a view of Epstein’s cell door and skips ahead in one portion, leaving out roughly a minute of footage. Bondi addressed the missing video during the Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, telling reporters they are investigating whether the prison’s surveillance system routinely cuts off at that time each night or if it only failed on the night of Epstein’s death.

Bondi, who said in February that she had Epstein’s client list on her desk for review, was slammed after the DOJ concluded that there is no Epstein client list. The AG also addressed those criticisms, clarifying that her previous remarks referred to the Epstein files in general, not a specific client list.

“In February, I did an interview on Fox, and it’s been getting a lot of attention because … I was asked a question about the ‘client list’ and my response was, ‘It’s sitting on my desk to be reviewed, meaning the file, along with the JFK, MLK files as well,” Bondi said. “That’s what I meant by that.”

Many people remain skeptical of the DOJ’s findings on Epstein. Lisa Bryant, the director and executive producer of Netflix documentaries “Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich” and “Ghislaine Maxwell: Filthy Rich,” told “Morning Wire” on Tuesday that she calls “BS” on the DOJ’s conclusions that there is no evidence that Epstein blackmailed powerful people who allegedly had sex with minors on his infamous island. She also blasted the DOJ for releasing a video that doesn’t even include Epstein’s cell door.

Prominent conservative radio host Glenn Beck called for Bondi to resign on Tuesday, “not because of a cover-up, but for incompetence.”

“Not only is there a minute missing from the Epstein cell video, BUT IT WASN’T EVEN THE RIGHT CAMERA ANGLE,” Beck added. “What the DOJ gave us was a partial view of the facility, which JUST MISSES Epstein’s cell. We’ve known for years there wasn’t a working camera on his cell, so WHY RELEASE THIS VIDEO? And why not tell us there’s a video glitch in advance of the release?! This isn’t about whether Epstein killed himself or not. What matters more is REAL transparency and justice. But instead what we got was absolute INCOMPETENCE in the Attorney General’s office.”