by Misty Severi
The Trump administration has faced heavy backlash over its handling of the Epstein investigation, including its promise to release Epstein's alleged "client list," which it has since said does not exist.
President Donald Trump on Friday night said he would like the federal government to "release everything" that it has on the disgraced, late financier and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein as long as innocents aren't hurt in the process.
The Trump administration has faced heavy backlash over its handling of the Epstein investigation, including its promise to release Epstein's alleged "client list," which it has since said does not exist. But Trump has pushed the Justice Department to provide more transparency on the matter.
Trump last month directed Attorney General Pam Bondi to release relevant grand jury testimony related to Epstein, but a judge in Florida denied the request saying that legal precedent doesn't allow it.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche also interviewed Epstein's former associate Ghislaine Maxwell last week about her relationship with the deceased felon.
“I think [Blanche] probably wanted to know, you know, just to get a feeling of it, because we’d like to release everything, but we don’t want people to get hurt that shouldn’t be hurt,” Trump told Newsmax host Rob Finnerty. “I want to release everything. I just don’t want people to get hurt."
Trump reminded viewers that he has the right to pardon Maxwell if he decides to, but claimed no one has formally requested the pardon. Maxwell is currently trying to appeal her sex-trafficking conviction, for which she is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence.
Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.
Source: https://justthenews.com/government/white-house/trump-says-he-wants-release-everything-related-jeffrey-epstein
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