President Donald Trump denied that he was briefed on his name appearing in the case files of Jeffrey Epstein , seeming contradicting a recent report in The Wall Street Journal that he was.
After Air Force One landed in Scotland on Friday, a reporter asked Trump, “Were you briefed on your name appearing in the Epstein files ever?”
“No, I was never briefed. No,” Trump said.
On Wednesday, the Journal, quoting unnamed senior administration officials, reported that Attorney General Pam Bondi and her deputy informed Trump in May that his name was in the files, along with many other high profile figures. The story noted that earlier this month, Trump had also denied being informed of his name being in the files. The White House’s communications director, Steven Cheung, told the Journal