82 m. ago Melania Trump threatens Hunter Biden with $1bn lawsuit over Epstein claim

A letter from the first lady's lawyers demanded he retract the claim and apologise

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3 w. ago Epstein accuser claims she met Trump in disgraced financier’s office in ‘troubling encounter’

Artist Maria Farmer said she urged the FBI to look into people in the disgraced financier’s social circle, including the president

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3 w. ago Trump requests release of Epstein court documents but says ‘nothing will be enough for the troublemakers’ – as it happened

This liveblog is now closedAs Donald Trump tries to claim he was “not a fan” of Jeffrey Epstein, photos, videos and anecdotes paint a picture of their relationship, writes Adam Gabbatt:Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, has called for Barack Obama and former senior US national security officials to be prosecuted after accusing them of a “treasonous conspiracy” intended to show that Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential election win was due to Russian interference. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump requests release of Epstein court documents but says ‘nothing will be enough for the troublemakers’ – US politics live

Move seeks to quell controversy that has engulfed the administration since it said it would not release more files from Epstein’s sex trafficking caseAs Donald Trump tries to claim he was “not a fan” of Jeffrey Epstein, photos, videos and anecdotes paint a picture of their relationship, writes Adam Gabbatt:Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, has called for Barack Obama and former senior US national security officials to be prosecuted after accusing them of a “treasonous conspiracy” intended to show that Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential election win was due to Russian interference. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump live: Democrats reiterate calls for release of Epstein files after Trump promises ‘pertinent’ documents

A new Wall Street Journal report claims Donald Trump penned a lewd letter to Jeffrey Epstein on his 50th birthday, and now the president is suing the publication

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3 w. ago Trump sues Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch over explosive Epstein birthday card claims

The lawsuit accuses Mr Murdock of libel and slander over the article published this week

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3 w. ago Trump sues Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch for $10bn over explosive Epstein birthday card claims

The lawsuit accuses Mr Murdock of libel and slander over the article published this week

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3 w. ago Trump's fury over claim he sent 'bawdy' message to Jeffrey Epstein on his 50th birthday

The US President has been accused of sending Jeffrey Epstein a 'bawdy' message on his 50th birthday containing 'several lines of typewritten text framed by the outline of a naked woman'.

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3 w. ago ‘He’s a lot of fun to be with’: Trump and Epstein were close friends for 15 years

As Trump tries to claim he was ‘not a fan’ of Epstein, photos, videos and anecdotes paint a picture of a their relationshipIt was a friendship that spanned three different decades. To Donald Trump, Jeffrey Epstein was a “terrific guy”. Epstein believed himself to be Trump’s “closest friend”, and praised the future president as “charming”.The relationship would eventually break down, the men falling out over a bidding war on a property in Florida. And after Epstein was convicted of child sex offences in 2008, Trump distanced himself from the financier, claiming he was “not a fan” and wondering, in recent days, why his supporters would “waste time and energy” on demanding that FBI and Department of Justice files on Epstein be released. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump claims he never ‘wrote a picture.’ His sketchy Epstein lie has now been exposed

At least five sketches attributed to Trump have sold at auction over the past decade, undermining his claim, ‘I don’t draw pictures’

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4 w. ago Elon Musk demolishes Trump's latest claim that Democrats created the Epstein files 'hoax'

Elon Musk eviscerated Donald Trump on Wednesday after the president attempted to redefine Jeffrey Epstein 's notorious sex trafficking scandal as just a 'hoax' created by the Democrats.

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4 w. ago Ghislaine Maxwell's family breaks their silence with bombshell claim as Trump decision to close Epstein case triggers MAGA civil war and cover

Her statement comes as President Donald Trump and his Attorney General Pam Bondi face MAGA mutiny amid claims they botched an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's laundry list of crimes.

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4 w. ago Ghislaine Maxwell's family breaks silence with bombshell claim after Trump closes Epstein case

Her statement comes as President Donald Trump and his Attorney General Pam Bondi face MAGA mutiny amid claims they botched an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's laundry list of crimes.

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4 w. ago Trump dodges question on if he’s in Epstein files and claims Obama and James Comey made them up

Trump’s administration is facing backlash after releasing a memo claiming Epstein never kept a ‘client list’

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4 w. ago Trump claims Epstein files were made up by Obama, Biden, and Comey

Donald Trump claimed the Jeffrey Epstein files were made up by Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and James Comey when asked if Pam Bondi had told him that he was cited in the documents.

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last month Megyn Kelly stuns guest with astonishing claim on Trump's secret role in Epstein 'cover

Megyn Kelly dropped a stunning on-air revelation that left even her conservative guest momentarily speechless. Her unexpected comments raises new questions about the Epstein saga.

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