Overview
- White House Communications Director Steve Cheung labeled a Wall Street Journal report of Trump’s repeated mentions in Jeffrey Epstein’s files as “fake news.”
- CNN host Abby Phillip challenged political commentator Scott Jennings to explain why President Trump has not publicly acknowledged unverified references to his name in the documents.
- Jennings confronted Ana Navarro about insinuations that Trump knew of Epstein’s wrongdoing, insisting that no credible accusations exist against the president.
- Last Friday, President Trump filed a defamation suit against The Wall Street Journal and owner Rupert Murdoch over an article claiming he sent Epstein a risqué birthday letter.
- Calls for full public disclosure of Epstein-related records persist, but Department of Justice privacy rules limit the release of grand jury testimony.