Trump’s FBI Informant Claim Addressed

On Tuesday, White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt confirmed that President Donald Trump is not an informant for the FBI in the ongoing lawsuit involving Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender.

House Speaker Mike Johnson had previously claimed that Trump cooperated with the FBI in connection to Epstein’s sex trafficking of minors, but later retracted his statements. In response to Johnson’s claims, Leavitt suggested during a press briefing that it could be assumed Trump was never an informant.

When a reporter inquired about Johnson’s remarks, asking if he had intended to imply Trump was an informant, Leavitt reassured the media, stating, “I can confirm that it’s not true.” She speculated that Johnson might have been referencing Trump’s decision to remove Epstein from his Mar-a-Lago property, a point that Trump has discussed in the past.

Johnson later acknowledged that he might not have chosen the right words, noting that Trump would assist law enforcement in their investigation of Epstein. Trump has said he expelled Epstein from Mar-a-Lago in 2004.

The president previously mentioned that after purchasing a property in Palm Beach, Florida, he distanced himself from Epstein. Reports have suggested that Trump banned Epstein from Mar-a-Lago after he made advances toward a teenage daughter of another member.

Additionally, Ghislaine Maxwell, during a conversation with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche in July, stated she had never witnessed Trump acting inappropriately, describing him as a “gentleman in every respect.” Epstein’s victims also denied having seen Trump engaged in any illegal behavior during an NBC News interview on September 3.

The House Oversight Committee received Epstein’s “Birthday Book” on Monday. Both the president and the White House asserted that Trump did not pen or sign any birthday cards.