Lara Trump breaks ranks with her father-in-law with Epstein demand
'I mean, look, I don't know what truly exists there, but I know that this is something that's important to the president as well,' she added. Her comments came as the White House is trying to put the scandal behind them even as more questions are being raised about the case and the president's top allies are leading the charge. But Lara Trump also offered the shocking claim that she expects the administration to provide more information soon.
'I believe that there will probably be more coming on this. And I believe anything that they are able to release that doesn't, you know, damage any witnesses or anyone underage or anything like that, I believe they'll probably try to get out sooner rather than later,' Trump said. President Trump's handling of the Epstein files has started a MAGA civil war among his supporters and within his administration . And it hasn't quieted down any of the conspiracy theories about the disgraced financer, which continue to thrive online and in the conservative zeitgeist.
Lara Trump, who served as Republican National Committee co-chair during the 2024 presidential campaign and is close to her father-in-law, advised the MAGA faithful to calm down. She argued there is 'no great plot' at work. 'To everybody out there who's all worked up about it, there's no great plot to keep this information away that I'm aware of,' Trump said. 'I do just believe that maybe it's been slow-rolled for reasons that hopefully we understand down the line. And I think we're probably gonna get more transparency on it very soon.'
Her conversation with Johnson, a popular podcaster and influencer in the conservative world, garnered much attention. And Johnson himself has suggested a way out of the Epstein controversy for the Trump administration, taking to social media to offer this four-part approach: 'Hold press conferences, Explain where the evidence is and why it's sealed, Promise release of all evidence after Ghislaine Maxwell's final appeal, Drag in Bill Clinton for questioning.' The MAGA faithful were counting on President Trump to release a cache of new information on Epstein, who is subject to a rash of conspiracy theories, including unproven ones that he did not [kill himself] while awaiting trial.
Trump supporters also believe there was a 'deep state' coverup to protect the wealthy and powerful who may have been Epstein clients. Fanning the flames was Department of Justice's statement that there is no Epstein 'client list.' The Department also released videos from inside New York's Metropolitan Correctional Center which the DOJ says proves he [killed himself] in 2019 while being held in jail on [sexual] trafficking charges. Critics have pointed to the fact that there is a crucial minute missing from the jail house footage that also does not show the door or, indeed, the inside of Epstein's jail cell.
Indeed, Attorney General Pam Bondi crushed MAGA hopes when her department released the two-page memo saying they found no evidence that the convicted [sexual] offender blackmailed powerful people or kept a 'client list' and reiterated that he died by [killing himself] in his prison cell in 2019. The memo also said that no more people would be arrested, charged or convicted in the Epstein child [sexual] trafficking case. Trump supporters were deeply disappointed. FBI director Kash Patel and Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino - two men who have pushed Epstein conspiracy theories - have clashed with the attorney general on the matter.
Some even Bondi should be fired after promising to release all files relating to Epstein and his high-profile male friends only to apparently renege on that promise. President Trump, meanwhile, has tried to calm the troubled waters. He defended Bondi but also expressed his impatience with the situation. In a lengthy Truth Social post on Saturday night, he called on the in-fighting to stop and for his supporters to move on.
'What's going on with my 'boys' and, in some cases, 'gals?'' Trump wrote. 'They're all going after Attorney General Pam Bondi, who is doing a FANTASTIC JOB! We're on one Team, MAGA, and I don't like what's happening.' He also advised his MAGA faithful not to 'waste Time and Energy on Jeffrey Epstein, somebody that nobody cares about.' But many of his supporters remain unconvinced.
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