Trump told police chief 'everyone' knew about Epstein, FBI document says [View all]

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A newly uncovered FBI interview has raised new questions about US President Donald Trump's assertion he knew nothing about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's crimes.

Mr Trump's commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, faced a barrage of questions from members of Congress on Tuesday, local time, about his own ties to the financier.

The day's developments underscored how the fallout from the Epstein scandal remained a major political headache for the Trump administration.
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The police chief, Michael Reiter, cited Mr Trump as having told him: "Thank goodness you're stopping him, everyone has known he's been doing this."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-11/trump-commerce-chief-claims-no-relationship-with-epstein/106329468