White Home Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday tried to elucidate why Legal professional Common Pam Bondi talked earlier this 12 months of a Jeffrey Epstein consumer listing however now a Justice Division memo says there’s none.
At a press briefing, Fox Information‘ Peter Doocy famous to Leavitt that the Justice Division and FBI memo “revealed no incriminating consumer listing.”
“So what occurred to the Epstein consumer listing that the legal professional basic stated that she had on her desk?” Doocy requested Leavitt.
“Nicely, I believe for those who return and have a look at what the legal professional basic stated in that interview along with your community, on Fox Information,” Leavitt stated.
“I received the quote,” Doocy stated. “[Anchor] John Roberts stated, the DOJ could also be releasing the listing of Jeffrey Epstein shoppers. Will that basically occur?’ And [Bondi] stated, ‘It’s sitting proper now on my desk to evaluate.”
Leavitt responded, “Sure, she was saying everything of the entire paperwork, the entire paper in relation to Jeffrey Epstein crimes. That’s what the legal professional basic was referring to.”
Epstein, a distinguished New York financier, was a convicted intercourse offender who died whereas awaiting trial on sex-trafficking costs.
Within the memo, first revealed by Axios, the DOJ and FBI concluded that there was “no credible proof discovered that Epstein blackmailed distinguished people as a part of his actions.” The memo stated that the evaluate confirmed that Epstein harmed greater than 1,000 victims. The evaluate additionally supported the conclusion that Epstein died by suicide whereas in incarceration in 2019. The federal authorities additionally stated that “no additional disclosure could be acceptable or warranted.”
Leavitt stated “there was materials they didn’t launch, as a result of, frankly, it was extremely graphic and contained baby pornography, which isn’t one thing that’s acceptable for public consumption, however they dedicated to an exhaustive investigation.”
The Justice Division/FBI conclusions, although, have been met with furor amongst some MAGA media figures and commentators, who’ve lengthy embraced conspiracy theories and different claims surrounding Epstein’s loss of life. They’ve referred to as on the federal authorities to launch data associated to the investigation. Within the aftermath of the memo, Laura Loomer wrote on X that Bondi “must resign.”
Alex Jones wrote, “NO ONE IS BUYING THIS!! Subsequent the DOJ will say ‘Truly, Jeffrey Epstein by no means even existed.” That is excessive sickening.”
Elon Musk, in the meantime, has been posting as nicely, together with a picture of a “Pedophile Arrest Counter” set at 4 zeros. “What’s the time? Oh, look, it’s no-one-has-been arrested-o’clock once more…”
