Trump 'knew he was in Epstein files for months' as cover up explodes

Donald Trump's attempts to divert public attention from his documented and lengthy relationship with Jeffrey Epstein have been blown up, after it emerged that his own Attorney General had told the US President months ago that his name appears "multiple times" in the convicted paedophile's documents, reports the Daily Mail.

The scandal has caused great anger amongst Trump's MAGA base, who were promised a release of the "Epstein files" during the election campaign, after the President dismissed questions about Epstein during a cabinet meeting (July 8). Speaking over Attorney General Pam Bondi, he said of his former associate: "Are people still talking about this guy, this creep?"

This incensed many of his voters, who sensed a potential cover-up as Trump's FBI and Justice Department also said they would not be releasing any files and that their investigation into the wealthy child sex trafficker was over. An official memo said a review of the documents "revealed no incriminating 'client list'" and that there was no evidence Epstein had blackmailed his rich and powerful friends.

But now, senior sources speaking to the Wall Street Journal have revealed that Pam Bondi allegedly told the US President in May that his name appears multiple times in the files, which she then also advised against releasing to the public. The Attorney General said that Trump was listed among hundreds of other high-profile figures in the files, anonymous administration officials told WSJ.

These files purportedly contain "unverified hearsay" about the people in Jeffrey Epstein's circle, including Donald Trump, who had the financier attend his 1993 wedding to Marla Maples, according to new images published by CNN. Bondi is reported to have advised against making the files public as they also contain child pornography and private information concerning his victims.

The admin sources who spoke to WSJ said that the May meeting between Trump and Bondi had not been focused on Epstein, but had touched on the subject during a briefing on a wide range of matters. Named officials in Trump's orbit have been quick to slam the report as "fake news."

Amid the growing anger from Trump supporters over the issue, White House communications director Steven Cheung said: "The fact is that the President kicked him out of his club for being a creep.

"This is nothing more than a continuation of the fake news stories concocted by the Democrats and the liberal media, just like the Obama Russiagate scandal, which President Trump was right about."

These new allegations come after Trump announced a massive $10 million lawsuit against the WSJ, because it published a story alleging that Trump had sent Epstein a lewd birthday card in 2003 for his 50th birthday. The report claimed the card read: "Happy Birthday - and may every day be another wonderful secret."

With his past associations with the now-dead paedophile becoming a major issue amongst his supporters, Trump has spent much of the past week attempting to change the narrative with a series of increasingly outlandish and unlikely claims and promises.

This has included promising to investigate and lock up former President Obama, despite Trump recently establishing in the Supreme Court that presidents cannot be tried for crimes in office. The US President posted an AI video of his predecessor being arrested in the Oval Office and dragged away.

On Wednesday, administration officials took this up yet another notch with the Director of National Intelligence, former Democrat Tulsi Gabbard, alleging that Hillary Clinton had to use "heavy tranquilisers" while serving as Secretary of State due to her "psycho-emotional problems" and "fits of anger."