But almost immediately, the White House was forced to battle a familiar bogeyman: Jeffrey Epstein. Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump pose together at the Mar-a-Lago estate, Palm Beach, Florida on February 22, 1997. AdvertisementThe White House said it would not be distracted by the Epstein saga. These emails prove literally nothing,” White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said. The continued attempts by the White House to suppress or deflect news around the saga have had the effect of prolonging the attention paid to it, they said.

Source: Huffington Post November 16, 2025 17:29 UTC