Overview

• During a July 28 news conference with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at his Turnberry resort in Scotland, President Trump asserted he never visited Epstein’s Little St. James Island or accepted invitations and said he expelled Epstein from Mar-a-Lago for inappropriate conduct.
• Fact-checkers at Snopes and other outlets reviewed video clips and transcript excerpts and found Trump’s denials to be accurately reported.
• Major news organizations have posted segments of the conference on YouTube, and users have widely shared and contested the remarks on X, Facebook, Instagram and Reddit.
• The White House press office declined to provide further comment when questioned about the president’s statements.
• Members of Congress from both parties continue to press for the release of Epstein-related records after a Justice Department memo concluded no client list exists.