US -The U.S. Justice Department has confirmed that it will investigate paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged links to major banks and several prominent Democrats, including former President Bill Clinton.
U.S. President Donald Trump said he would ask Attorney General Pam Bondi and the FBI to look into Epstein’s “involvement and relationship” with Clinton and others. Bondi stated that the department “will pursue this with urgency and integrity.” Trump’s request came just days after thousands of Epstein’s emails were released by the U.S. Congress — which include references to the U.S. president. Democrats have accused Trump of trying to deflect attention away from questions about his own relationship with Epstein.
The emails, released by the U.S. House Oversight Committee, mention numerous high-profile individuals. A review by The Wall Street Journal found that Trump was referenced in more than 1,600 of the 2,324 email threads. Robert Garcia, the leading Democrat on the committee, said that Trump was attempting to “deflect from serious new questions we have about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.”
In addition to Clinton, Trump said he had asked the Department of Justice to investigate banks JP Morgan and Chase, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, and LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman, who is also a prominent Democratic donor.
“Epstein was a Democrat, and he is the Democrats’ problem, not the Republicans’ problem!” Trump wrote on social media. “They all know about him, don’t waste your time with Trump. I have a country to run!” Clinton has strongly denied having any knowledge of Epstein’s crimes. (BBC)
