Donald Trump on Epstein Cover-Up: Denies

The claim: Epstein's operation was used to blackmail and control powerful people, and this is being covered up.

2023-08-23: “I think he probably committed suicide. He had a life with, you know, beautiful homes and beautiful everything. And all of a sudden, he's incarcerated and not doing very well.” source
2025-07-12: “They created the Epstein Files, just like they created the FAKE Hillary Clinton/Christopher Steele Dossier that they used on me” source
2025-07-16: “Their new SCAM is what we will forever call the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax, and my PAST supporters have bought into this 'bullshit,' hook, line, and sinker.” source
2025-11-17: “House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files, because we have nothing to hide, and it's time to move on from this Democrat Hoax perpetrated by Radical Left Lunatics” source
2026-02-02: “Noah said, INCORRECTLY about me, that Donald Trump and Bill Clinton spent time on Epstein Island.” source