On January 31, 2024 during his presidential campaign, Donald Trump posted a link on Truth Social to a video interview between Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly in which Carlson defended Trump’s legal troubles by invoking the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.

“They protect Epstein until they have to murder him in his cell,” Carlson said, comparing the alleged cover-up around Epstein’s death to what he claimed was political persecution against Trump. “The charges against Trump are not real… It’s insane, and it’s all on public display.”

Just a reminder that Epstein died in prison on Trump’s watch. Trump offered no pushback — instead, he amplified the message as part of his 2024 campaign, once again using the lack of Epstein transparency to deflect attention from his own indictments.

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