【U.S. Congressman: Why Not Focus on the Allegations That Trump Raped Children】
On February 3, U.S. House Democratic Representative Ted Lieu criticized the Trump administration's handling of the Epstein documents during a press conference, strongly condemning the Trump administration's Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche and demanding his resignation.
Lieu said, "Why are Republicans so interested in Clinton and Hillary? Because they are trying to divert attention from a fact: Trump appeared thousands of times in the Epstein documents. In those documents, there are extremely disturbing allegations that Trump raped children and threatened to kill children. So I encourage the media to check these allegations. I was very shocked to find that Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche completely got the legal issue wrong yesterday. He basically said that attending parties with Jeffrey Epstein does not constitute a crime. This is incorrect. If Jeffrey Epstein trafficked minors at these sex parties and you were there and patronized the place, then yes, you are guilty because 'patronizing' is part of federal trafficking laws. Therefore, Deputy Attorney General Blanche was completely wrong on this point, which may explain why they have not investigated all these people including Trump. He needs to read the law carefully and investigate these people. He should also resign, not only because he got the law wrong, but also because he committed one of the greatest privacy violations in history."
Lieu's remarks at the press conference might also be an attempt to shift focus away from the excessive attention on Democratic figures involved in cases. The U.S. Department of Justice has issued a statement saying that the specific accusations mentioned by Lieu belong to unverified intelligence and FBI notes, and do not represent confirmed facts, and the accusations against Trump are false.
The Epstein documents indeed mention Trump multiple times (mostly harmless social or business records), but the allegations involving serious misconduct are unverified, uncorroborated rumors or one-sided accounts.
Currently, the Republican side continues to focus on questioning other individuals such as the Clintons in Congress.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1856163738065932/
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