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00:00President Trump suggesting that the FBI should look into the Epstein case,

00:04but not necessarily because of Epstein's actions,

00:07but because he says it's a scam pushed by Democrats.

00:11But they ought to look into the Jeffrey Epstein hoax,

00:15because that's another hoax that's frankly put out by the Democrats,

00:18pushing the Republicans and put out by the Democrats.

00:24Just to be specific on timing,

00:26Epstein was investigated and arrested during Trump's first term.

00:30Now, Trump and Epstein, of course, were once friends.

00:32Trump's talked about that in the same circles decades ago.

00:35This photograph goes all the way back to 1997 in Mar-a-Lago,

00:39so it's a long time ago,

00:40and Trump hasn't been accused of any wrongdoing in the Epstein case.

00:43Out front now is Jack O'Donnell,

00:44the former president and chief operating officer of the Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino.

00:49Jack, you know, just as all this conversation comes up,

00:52you know, we've talked to you many times over the years,

00:54you know, you and I,

00:55but you worked with Trump in an important period,

00:581987 to 1990.

01:00And I know that's, you know,

01:02we talk about a lot of these,

01:03this friendship going back that long.

01:07You heard the name Jeffrey Epstein a lot during the time you worked with Trump.

01:12Can you tell us about their friendship?

01:14Oh, sure, Aaron.

01:17You know, I mean, first off, it's laughable that it wasn't a good friendship,

01:22if not his best friend during those days.

01:26I mean, he frequently came down to Atlantic City,

01:28the two of them,

01:30to attend special events.

01:32I heard reference in several conversations,

01:35and in one conversation where, you know,

01:38where I had to specifically talk to him about Epstein and his presence in the casino.

01:43So it was, I mean, it was, in my mind, it was his best friend,

01:49you know, from really the time I was there for four years.

01:53You know, his name was, you know, not constant,

01:55but it came up quite a bit.

01:57And you're saying they would, from what you would call,

02:01come down to the casino together.

02:03I mean, Trump has called Epstein a terrific guy,

02:05a lot of fun to be with.

02:06Now, that was a New York Magazine interview all the way back in 2002,

02:10predating any of these,

02:12any knowledge of Epstein's nefarious actions.

02:15More recently, Trump has downplayed his relationship with Epstein.

02:18Back in 2019, he said this,

02:21and this is right after Jack Epstein was taken into custody.

02:24I knew him like everybody in Palm Beach knew him.

02:28I mean, people in Palm Beach knew him.

02:30He was a fixture in Palm Beach.

02:32I was not a fan of his, that I can tell you.

02:34I was not a fan of his.

02:37That doesn't really fit with what you're saying.

02:40No, no, Aaron, it doesn't.

02:43And, you know, one incident that I think kind of, you know,

02:46proves their closeness and how much they hung out together.

02:50One time on Monday morning, I came in and the commission was waiting.

02:54The inspectors were waiting in my office.

02:56And Donald and Jeffrey had come into the casino

02:59in the wee hours of Sunday morning, 1, 1.30 in the morning.

03:06You know, two buddies.

03:08They had three women with them.

03:10And the commission was waiting for me

03:13because they had determined that the women that they brought down

03:19were underage to be on the casino.

03:22And when I asked them how they knew that, by the way,

03:25one of them was the number three ranked tennis player in the world, okay?

03:29And this guy happened to be a tennis fan.

03:31And he said, Jack, I know she's 19 years old, okay?

03:35So, you know, and to get on a helicopter with a friend

03:41and three other people and fly down to Atlantic City,

03:44I mean, you can connect those dots.

03:47They were pretty good.

03:47At 1.30 in the morning.

03:48And just to be clear, when you say underage for the casino,

03:52underage for the casino would be 21, right?

03:55So not necessarily legally underage girls, right?

03:58Not in that case.

03:59No, not in the sense of a minor, so to speak,

04:05that's been described with Epstein.

04:07They were underage to be in the casino,

04:09and they knew for fact that one of them was 19 years old.

04:15Nobody carded them, by the way,

04:16because either the commission staff or my staff,

04:20because they were intimidated to do so.

04:22And that's why the commission was actually going to fine me

04:25for Donald's discretion.

04:26Now, one of the things that they made me do

04:28is they made me call him.

04:30And I had to, believe it or not,

04:32read him the riot act about this action

04:35because they gave him a break.

04:36Back in those days, and I think even today,

04:39the fines are substantial.

04:41They can even suspend your license

04:43for letting minors in the casino.

04:45And I had to call them and say,

04:47look, they're giving you a break this time.

04:48But if this happens again,

04:50the fine is going to be substantial

04:51and it's going to be on your head.

04:53And oh, by the way, it's not going to look good.

04:55You and this guy Epstein coming down here

04:58with these young women.

04:59What did he say?

05:02Oh, well, he was shocked

05:06that they let him off the hook, first off.

05:08You know, he was flabbergasted.

05:10He said, I can't believe they're letting,

05:11you know, they're not throwing the book at me.

05:12Nobody gives me a break.

05:15And that really was his reaction.

05:17You know, and I did tell him in that conversation,

05:20you know, I don't think you should be hanging out

05:22with this guy, you know, just so you know.

05:24And you certainly shouldn't be doing that

05:26in Atlantic City.

05:28All right.

05:29Jack O'Donnell, thank you very much.

05:31And for all of this and sharing your recollections here,

05:35I appreciate it.

05:36It's always good to talk to you.

05:38So now you hear what Jack had to say.

05:40I want to go to the veteran investigative journalist,

05:42Barry Levine,

05:42who is the former executive editor

05:44of the National Enquirer.

05:45He was in that role for 17 years.

05:46The author of The Spider Inside the Criminal Web

05:50of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell,

05:52where he led an exhaustive investigation into Epstein.

05:57So Barry, you know, you hear what Jack had to say.

06:00You know the Jeffrey Epstein case

06:04better than almost anyone.

06:06So when you take a step back

06:07and you look at all this firestorm right now

06:10that is out there,

06:12what key information

06:13is still being withheld from the public?

06:17Well, Aaron, certainly,

06:19I first want to say that

06:20calling this thing a hoax

06:22is such an insult

06:24to Jeffrey Epstein's victims.

06:27As the Justice Department told us,

06:28there's about 1,000 victims

06:30who had been abused.

06:33And for this to be called a hoax

06:36is just horrible.

06:38Say that to the woman

06:39who swam from his island to escape.

06:42Say that to the families

06:43of three of his victims

06:45who have passed on,

06:48one from suicide,

06:50two from accidental overdoses.

06:53So, you know,

06:54I'm absolutely appalled

06:55at how Trump is handling this situation.

06:59But there is still so much

07:01that we can learn

07:02from these files.

07:03And I think that,

07:04as the speaker said,

07:07let's see transparency here

07:08because not only

07:10can we learn more about

07:11men who are in his circle,

07:14who are in his web,

07:16as I wrote in my book,

07:17who were involved in this,

07:19but we can also learn

07:20the financial connections

07:22of how the money

07:23was distributed to him.

07:25I mean, it took millions of dollars

07:27for him to maintain

07:28this operation

07:29over two decades.

07:31And we need to see

07:33exactly how the FBI

07:34treated this,

07:36who they investigated,

07:37what their financial crimes here

07:38of individuals

07:39that need to be looked at.

07:43So just a few moments ago,

07:45Barry, before you and I

07:46were speaking,

07:46just before the show came to air,

07:48the federal prosecutor

07:49for Epstein

07:50and Ghislaine Maxwell,

07:52Maureen Comey.

07:53All right, that's her name.

07:55Does the name sound familiar?

07:55It should because she happens

07:57to be the daughter

07:58of the former FBI

07:59director, James Comey.

08:02Okay, so she was just fired.

08:05All right, she was just fired.

08:08She is James Comey's daughter.

08:10She was the one

08:10looking at this case.

08:12I just take politics out of it

08:14because I know there'll be

08:14politics all over this one, right?

08:16It'll be flies over a carcass.

08:19But you're very familiar

08:20with her work.

08:22What do you make of her firing?

08:23You know, it is another situation

08:29here in this week

08:30of absolutely horrible things

08:32that have come out of Trump

08:34in terms of this firing

08:36that's taken place.

08:37She was such an advocate

08:38for the victims of sexual abuse.

08:41She took part

08:42in the successful prosecution

08:43of Ghislaine Maxwell.

08:45She was on the team

08:46for the Jeffrey Epstein

08:49prosecution in 2019.

08:51Just an excellent part

08:52of that team in New York

08:54and the Southern District.

08:56And for this to go down,

08:57the circumstances,

09:00they're too similar

09:01as to what he said

09:03about her father.

09:04And then you have this result.

09:06So it looks to me

09:07like it is just

09:08she was knocked down

09:11because of her dad.

09:13And it's sad.

09:15Well, it's important.

09:16You know, you've written the book

09:17and done so much on this.

09:18It's important

09:18that you can talk

09:19for the facts

09:20of her performance

09:21and who she was

09:22and what she was doing

09:23and that's what matters.

09:25So, Barry, thanks so much.

09:25I appreciate your time

09:26and you taking the time

09:27to talk to me.

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