The Epstein Questions Are Breaking Trump And Mike Johnson

Donald Trump tried to brag about his EU trade deal but was hit with an Epstein question, while Mike Johnson looked like he just wants the Epstein questions to go away on Meet The Press.

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Donald Trump held an event on Sunday at his golf course in Scotland to brag about his trade deal with the EU that will increase prices on the American people for EU-imported goods by 15%.

One of the first questions that Trump got about the deal was, “Mr. President, was part of the rush to get this deal done to knock the Jeffrey Epstein story out of the headlines?”

Trump responded with frustration and by insulting the reporter, “Oh, you've got to be kidding with that. No, I had nothing to do with it. Only you would think that that had nothing to do with it.”

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Meanwhile, on Meet The Press, Speaker Mike Johnson was defending protecting pedos and sex-traffickers to run defense for Trump.

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Kristen Welker asked Johnson if Maxwell can be trusted, and he answered, “Well, I mean, look, it's a good question. I hope so. I hope that she would want to come clean. We certainly are interested in knowing everything that she knows. And as you'll know in our House Republican majority we're working towards that. Chairmen Comer and our Oversight Committee has already issued their own subpoena. They want to bring in Ghislaine Maxwell as well. I hope she's telling the truth. She is convicted. She is serving a 20-year sentence for child sex trafficking. And so her character is in some question. But if she wants to come clean now, that would be a great service to the country. And we'd like to know every single bit of information that she has. I certainly hope she's telling the truth.”

Welker asked about a pardon for Maxwell, “Well, listen, this week President Trump didn't rule out a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell. Of course, that's one of the big questions looming over all of this. So let me put this to you, Mr. Speaker, would you support a pardon or a commutation for Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted sex trafficker?”