Trump Doubles Down On Wishing Ghislaine Maxwell Well, Muses About How Epstein Died
President Donald Trump doubled down on his well wishes to Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite accused of sexual abuse against young girls alongside her former boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein, in a new interview where he blatantly says he doesn’t know about the allegations waged against her.
On Monday night, Axios released an interview with reporter Jonathan Swan and Trump on HBO, which covered a wide range of topics in the span of 40 minutes. In addition to discussing his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, the late Rep. John Lewis, and more, Swan asked Trump about his previous comments toward Maxwell.
Last month, at his first briefing on the coronavirus pandemic since April, New York Post reporter Steven Nelson asked Trump if he thought Maxwell ― who had been arrested in the weeks prior ― would “turn in powerful men.”
To that, Trump said that he hadn’t “really been following it too much,” but that he just wishes “her well, frankly.”
“I’ve met her numerous times over the years, especially since I lived in Palm Beach,” he said, adding: “I wish her well, whatever it is.”
That exchange was met with many wondering why the president would weigh in at all in regards to case pertaining to alleged child sex trafficking and the girlfriend of a convicted pedophile.
In his interview, Swan asked Trump: “Mr. President, Ghislaine Maxwell has been arrested on allegations of child sex trafficking. Why would you wish such a person well ... ”
Trump interjected to say, “Well, first of all, I don’t know that,” which Swan countered with: “She has. She’s been arrested for that. You know that.”
The president powered on and answered by musing about Epstein’s death. The financier died by suicide while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges in August 2019, though many are skeptical about the circumstances of his death.
“Her friend, or boyfriend, was either killed or committed suicide in jail. She’s now in jail. Yeah, I...
