US President Donald Trump assured that he does not object to the publication of additional data from the case of the major American financier Jeffrey Epstein, who was convicted of child prostitution and other serious crimes and committed suicide in his cell several years ago.
The American leader specified that such information must be reliable.
Trump said that he would like to see transparency in the Epstein case. "Reliability is very important. In such cases, evidence that inspires confidence", Trump noted.
According to the president, he is in favor of further decisions on this issue being made by the Minister of Justice - US Attorney General Pam Bondi. "She should decide for herself. "She should release everything she believes is reliable," the US president said. He dismissed the question of whether Bondi had specified whether his name was mentioned in the Epstein case. "No, no," Trump said.
On July 6, Axios reported that the US Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation had found no evidence of Epstein extorting influential figures, no list of his clients, and no evidence of his murder. White House press secretary Caroline Leavitt said that the list of Epstein clients that Bondi had previously mentioned did not actually exist. Bondi then provided further clarification, explaining that she had been inaccurate, that she had meant all the documents in the Epstein case, but had not confirmed the existence of a list of his clients. At the same time, Trump himself and members of his team repeatedly promised during the election campaign last year to declassify the documents on the Epstein investigation and ensure maximum transparency in this story.
The explanations of Trump, Bondi and other US administration officials caused a storm of indignation among a significant part of the supporters of the current US president. These voters demand the publication of full information on the Epstein case. American entrepreneur, the richest man on the planet Elon Musk, who until recently was one of Trump's advisers, called on the head of the US administration to publish all materials on the Epstein case.
Epstein was arrested by law enforcement agencies of the state of New York on July 6, 2019. Prosecutors said that they had evidence that he hosted at his home in Manhattan from 2002 to 2005. dozens of underage girls, the youngest of whom was 14 years old. Epstein's circle of friends and acquaintances included a large number of current and former employees not only in the United States but also in many other countries, including former heads of state, major entrepreneurs and show business stars. The criminal prosecution of the financier in the United States was discontinued after his suicide in his prison cell on August 10, 2019.