Overview

• Trump said he expelled Jeffrey Epstein from Mar-a-Lago after the financier “stole people” who worked for him, emphasizing their split happened long before Epstein’s 2019 death.
• He denied ever visiting Epstein’s Little St. James island and claimed he turned down invitations to the private retreat.
• Trump stated no one has asked him to pardon Ghislaine Maxwell, calling clemency discussions “inappropriate” at this stage but leaving the option open.
• An unsigned July 7 DOJ-FBI memo concluded Epstein died by suicide, found no client list and halted further public disclosures of case files.
• Congressional Republicans and Democrats have filed bills, subpoenas and court motions to unseal grand jury transcripts and compel Maxwell’s testimony, though judges have so far rebuffed broad release efforts.