Trump Weeps for Epstein’s Social Calendar, Not the Victims
KEY POINTS
- •President Trump spoke publicly on Monday about the Epstein file release that began Friday by the US Justice Department.
- •He expressed sympathy for prominent Democrats like Bill Clinton who have had their reputations questioned due to their connections with Epstein.
- •Trump focused on the damage to reputations of people who he says 'innocently met' Epstein, sidestepping the victims entirely.
On Monday, President Donald Trump finally found his voice—much like a reluctant guest at a party he doesn’t want to attend—complaining about the freshly unleashed Jeffrey Epstein files dumped by the US Justice Department last Friday. He expressed sympathy for high-profile Democrats, including Bill Clinton, who now face renewed scrutiny for apparently having ‘innocently met’ Epstein, a convicted pedophile whose guest list reads like a creepy VIP lounge. The files, designed to shed light on the Epstein scandal, managed to upset Trump’s delicate concern for reputations as if mere finger-wagging could restore them. In a rare sincere moment, he forgot to mention any sympathy for the victims and focused squarely on the social damage to the guilty by association. Because when you mix a paedophile and politics, the official worry isn’t who was harmed, but who might lose face.
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Source: Theguardian | Published: 12/23/2025 | Author: David Smith in Washington