From the New York Post: President Trump stunned reporters Friday by offering them “a list” of Jeffrey Epstein associates and telling them he hasn’t thought about whether he will pardon the dead pedophile’s co-conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell.
Trump commented on the case as Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche interviewed Maxwell, 63, for a second day in Tallahassee, Fla. — as the administration seeks to put to bed three straight weeks of renewed controversy over the late criminal.
“You should focus on [Bill] Clinton. You should focus on the president of Harvard, the former president of Harvard [Larry Summers], you should focus on some of the hedge fund guys. I’ll give you a list,” the president said as he departed the White House for a trip to Scotland.
“You ought to be speaking about Bill Clinton, who went to [Epstein’s private isle in the US Virgin Islands] 28 times. I never went to the island,” the president scolded the White House press corps. Asked whether he would pardon Maxwell, with whom Trump socialized along with Epstein in the 1990s and early 2000s, Trump said first that he “can’t talk about pardons” and then that “it’s something I haven’t thought about.”
“I’m allowed to do it, but it’s something I have not thought about,” Trump said.
During the wide-ranging Q&A with reporters, Trump also criticized Hamas for pulling out of negotiations for a peace agreement.
One reporter said he saw homeless people sleeping right outside the gates of the White House, and Trump declared they should be removed immediately. He scolded D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, saying she needs to do a better job running the city.
“Everything is fake with the Democrats. Take a look at what they just found about the dossier — everything is FAKE. They’re a bunch of sick people,” Trump also told reporters.
Regarding his meeting Thursday with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, Trump said, “I think we had a very good meeting on interest rates… He said to me, very strongly, ‘The country is doing well’ … And I got that to mean that I think he’s going to start recommending lower rates.”
On tariff revenues, Trump said, “We have so much money coming in, we’re thinking about a little rebate (to the American people) — but the big thing we want to do is pay down debt.”
Trump spoke to reporters outside the White House, as he was departing on a trip to Scotland Friday morning.
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President Trump is wheels-up to Scotland, where he’ll swing by his golf resorts and tee off some talks with the country’s leaders. pic.twitter.com/10xQnSpKcH
— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 25, 2025
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