The media has buried the revelation that the late disgraced former President Jeffrey Epstein's accuser recanted his accusations against former President Donald Trump.
On Monday, multiple media outlets reported that President Trump was named in Epstein's latest dossier, but did not mention at the beginning of the article that the accuser had actually recanted these allegations in 2019. Ta.
Court documents released Monday include emails from Epstein victim Sarah Ransom to the New York Post in 2016, in which she revealed that she had spoken to Trump, Bill Clinton, Prince Andrew and Sir.・Suggested that he was in possession of an Epstein-related sex tape involving six celebrities, including Richard Branson.
However, Mr. Ransom was unable to provide the tapes when asked, and no such footage has ever been discovered.
Ransom later recanted his claims in 2019. of new yorkerWhich report Ransom admitted that she “fabricated the tape to draw attention to Epstein's actions and to make him believe that she had 'evidence that would be revealed if he harmed me.'”
Sarah Ransom, who accused Jeffrey Epstein of sexual abuse, will appear in Manhattan federal court on June 28, 2022, following the sentencing of former socialite Ghislaine Maxwell in New York City. (Spencer Pratt/Getty Images)
Nevertheless, several media outlets reported old (and retracted) news on Monday, burying in their stories the old fact that Ransom's claims had already been retracted years ago.
“These baseless accusations are simply false and have no merit, and have been completely retracted,” President Trump's press secretary Stephen Chan said in a statement Monday.
a heading by daily mail “Donald Trump Named in Latest Epstein Dossier: Sarah Ransom Says He Had Sex with 'Many Girls' in Email, Pedophile Is Ex-President Richard Branson, Prince Andrew, Bill Clinton He also claimed to have a tape of
“She recanted all of her claims and told Callaghan that she wanted to 'walk away from this,' citing concerns for her family.” daily mail I finally admitted it in an article four paragraphs below the headline.
another heading The New York Post reported, “Epstein accuser claims pedophile had sex tapes of Trump, Clinton, Prince Andrew, Richard Branson: New documents.”
According to the filing, “Mr. Ransom recanted the vile allegations in an email with a Post columnist on October 23, 2016, writing, “I retract everything I said to you and want to walk away from this.'' Ta” new york post I eventually admit it in the article, but it's also four paragraphs below the headline.
Essentially, media outlets ran new, vile headlines on Monday, using old or retracted news from four years ago.That is assessment Author and investigative reporter Vicky Ward was the first to report on Epstein in a profile article. vanity fair In 2003.
“Very importantly, Sarah Ransom has since said that it wasn't true and that she made up the sex tape because she was afraid of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell at the time,” Ward said. explained In a video posted to her Substack on Monday titled “Ignore the mean headlines about Clinton and Trump.”
“This is why covering this story is so complicated. Witnesses and victims are afraid. People have imperfect memories and sometimes complex motivations,” Ward said. added.
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