Donald Trump indicated to Palm Beach police in 2006 that everyone knew about Jeffrey Epstein's crimes and advised focusing on Ghislaine Maxwell, calling her 'evil,' according to a Miami Herald report based on newly released FBI documents.
The four-page FBI memo, part of the Justice Department's release of 3.5 million Epstein files, recounts an October 2019 interview with a redacted subject. The subject described Trump saying he 'got the hell out of there' when teenagers were present around Epstein.
Former Palm Beach police chief Michael Reiter reportedly told the Miami Herald he was the redacted individual. He claimed the conversation with Trump occurred in July 2006, 13 years before Trump denied knowing about Epstein's crimes. Trump allegedly said everyone in New York 'knew Epstein was disgusting' and thanked police for stopping him.
The White House declined to comment, and a Justice Department official denied Trump ever called Reiter, stating there is no corroborating evidence. Maxwell, who pleaded the fifth in a recent House hearing, remains the only person serving time for Epstein-related crimes.
