Watch All The Epstein Files Questions Karoline Leavitt Took At White House Press Briefing

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Reporters peppered Karoline Leavitt with questions about the Epstein files.

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00:00for being with us today. Sure. Jackie. Thank you, Caroline. There's been a lot of discussion about

00:05the Epstein files and the president's comments yesterday calling it a hoax. Can you clarify

00:09which part of the Epstein hoax is the hoax part? The president is referring to the fact that

00:16Democrats have now seized on this as if they ever wanted transparency when it comes to Jeffrey

00:21Epstein, which is an asinine suggestion for any Democrat to make. The Democrats had control of

00:27this building, the White House, for four years, and they didn't do a dang thing when it came

00:31to transparency in regards to Jeffrey Epstein and his heinous crimes. It was this president

00:37who directed the Department of Justice and the Attorney General to do an exhaustive review

00:42of all files related to Jeffrey Epstein, which they did. The Attorney General and the FBI,

00:47led by Pam Bondi, Dan Bongino, Kash Patel, these are great patriots, some of the most trusted

00:52voices in the Republican Party movement. It's part of the reason the president appointed

00:56him, appointed them to these high law enforcement positions, and they spent many months going

01:02through all of the files related to Jeffrey Epstein, and they concluded what they found

01:07in that memo, which they drafted and they released. And so the president has been transparent.

01:11He has followed through on his promises to the American people, but he doesn't like to

01:16see Democrats and the mainstream media covering this like it's the biggest story that the American

01:21people care about. The president has been working so hard this week. On Tuesday, he went

01:25to Pennsylvania, where he secured $90 billion in investments for the Commonwealth, for the

01:30people of that state. After that, he came back to the Oval Office at 8 p.m. He went in

01:35there to whip votes to get the the Genius Act signed into law. And because of his efforts,

01:40that bill is now going to be signed and passed. The following day, yesterday, he meets with

01:44a foreign leader, the king of Bahrain, to secure more investments into this country. And then,

01:49yesterday afternoon, the president is in the eastern of the White House mourning with parents

01:53who have lost their children because of fentanyl, signing a bipartisan piece of legislation.

01:58And not a single cable network in this country took that event live and covered that event

02:04like they should. Those are the issues the president cares about. What could be more important to

02:09the American people than helping families who have lost their children? Those are the issues

02:13this president is going to remain focused on. I understand he wants to move on from this story,

02:16but you do have some prominent figures, including the Senate Majority Leader, the House Speaker,

02:21voicing support for the files to come out, Representative Massey collecting signatures that would

02:29force a discharge petition for a vote on the floor for this. It doesn't seem to be going away.

02:34What is stopping the administration from just redacting any sensitive information, grand jury

02:40information, and putting out what is appropriate so that the American people can decide and then

02:46let this story die? Well, in terms of redactions or grand jury seals, those are questions for the

02:51Department of Justice. Those are also questions for the judges who have that information under a seal.

02:56And that would have to be requested, and a judge would have to approve it. That's out of the

02:59president's control. He has said in agreement with some of the leaders on Capitol Hill that if the

03:04Attorney General and the Department of Justice come across any other credible evidence, they

03:08should provide that to the American people. The president has said that, and he agrees with them

03:12on that. Why did you hire Maureen Comey? The Department of Justice did, and I would defer you to them.

03:17Dasha. Has the White House been directly in touch with some of the MAGA influencers that are still not

03:23satisfied with the administration's handling? And has the message to them been similar to what the

03:27president has said, which is sort of either let this go or we don't need your support?

03:31Well, look, the president and this team are always in contact with the president's supporters, with

03:36voices of many kinds on both sides of the aisle. I think that's part of the reason this president is a great

03:42president, because he's willing to listen and hear other people's perspectives. But ultimately, he has led this

03:47country, not just over the past six months to historic success, but also through his first four years as

03:53president. And as the leader and the creator of the MAGA movement, he has led through these perilous times

03:58for our country based on instinct and in the best interest of the country. And as I always say, the

04:04American people should trust in President Trump. John. Go ahead. John. Thanks a lot, Caroline. The

04:10president on Monday announced. Go ahead. The president said that he floated the idea of a special

04:15prosecutor in the Epstein case. Can you confirm that? And does he has he asked the attorney general

04:21to do this to appoint a special prosecutor to look it over? Well, the idea was floated from someone in

04:27the media to the president. The president would not recommend a special prosecutor in the Epstein case.

04:32That's how he feels. And as for his discussions with the attorney general, I'm not sure. Deanna.

04:37Thank you so much. Do you know what the president's reaction was to Mike Johnson saying that he wants

04:42additional files released, the Epstein files? Was there a conversation with Mike Johnson about that

04:48following his comments? I won't discuss the president's private conversations with the

04:52Speaker of the House. But as I answered to Jackie's question earlier, the president has said if the

04:57attorney general and the Department of Justice and the FBI have any more credible evidence in regards to

05:02Jeffrey Epstein's crimes, they should put that forward. He has called on them to do that.

05:06The Press. Thank you, Caroline.

05:08The Press. With a few days, with a few days, with a few days.

05:11I'll go to all of you, starting with the lady in the blue. Go ahead.

05:13I would touch on that.

05:14The Press. Thank you, Caroline.

05:15The Press. Thank you, Caroline. Two questions. So the first is that President Trump said that the

05:20attorney general only gave him a brief overview of what was in these Epstein files. Does he have

05:27knowledge or an understanding of what is in the files related to Epstein that have not been released?

05:32Not to my knowledge. And that's a question for the attorney general, as I said. And the president has told

05:37the attorney general, if they have any more credible evidence, they should release it.

05:41Is that evidence, would she have to run that by the president before she released it?

05:45I don't think so. He said if she has any more credible evidence, she should release it.

05:48Go ahead, Caroline.

05:49Go ahead.

05:50Does the president believe that justice has been served in the Epstein case?

05:53Look, the president believes that he directed the Department of Justice to do an exhaustive and

05:58thorough review. And they did that. And they all agreed, the FBI director, the deputy FBI director,

06:05the attorney general, on the memo that they drafted and they released.

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