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House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters that President Trump was an FBI informant in the Jeffrey Epstein case.

It’s the first time such a claim has been made.

The White House has not commented on Johnson’s remarks.

House Speaker Mike Johnson made an explosive claim about President Donald Trump Friday while talking to reporters at the Capitol.

Johnson was asked to respond to Trump’s recent comments on Jeffrey Epstein , the wealthy financier and convicted sex offender who died in a New York jail cell in 2019. On Wednesday, Trump called the ongoing Epstein saga "a hoax."

What did Johnson say about Trump and Epstein?

What they're saying:

"What Trump is referring to is the hoax that the Democrats are using to try to attack him," Johnson said.

"It’s been misrepresented.

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