Reference News Network, December 23 report, according to AFP, December 22 report, US President Trump said on December 22 that people who had "innocently met" Jeffrey Epstein in the past could have their reputations ruined by the release of investigation documents related to this convicted sex offender.
In his first comments since the Department of Justice began releasing documents on December 19, Trump also rejected the claim that the commotion caused by the Epstein issue was meant to divert attention from Republican achievements.
He told reporters at his home in Mar-a-Lago, Florida: "Everything about Epstein is meant to divert attention from the great successes of the Republicans."
Former President Clinton was prominently featured in the first batch of photos of Epstein's files released by the Department of Justice, and Trump was asked about his reaction to this.
He said: "I like Bill Clinton. I've always gotten along well with Bill Clinton. I don't want to see his photo."
Trump pointed out: "There are also my photos. Everyone was friendly with this guy (Epstein)."
Trump said he didn't like the photos of Clinton and others being released, calling it a "terrible thing."
He said: "Bill Clinton is an adult, and he can handle it."
"But you may have seen the photos of other people being exposed, who innocently met Jeffrey Epstein many years ago, they are respected bankers, lawyers, and others."
This Republican president said: "In fact, the photos of other people who had nothing to do with Epstein were released, which made many people very angry."
He said: "They appeared in the same photo with him because he attended a party, and you would ruin a person's reputation."
Epstein was a wealthy and well-connected financier who died in a prison cell in New York in 2019 while awaiting trial on charges of sex trafficking, and his death was ruled a suicide. (Translated by Yang Xinpeng)
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