Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Friday pushed again towards President Donald Trump for saying any Republican who helps the discharge of paperwork about Jeffrey Epstein, the late intercourse offender who as soon as known as him his “closest friend,” is “stupid.”
Greene responded in a “CBS Mornings” interview, noting her concern is for “the victims.”
“These women have been waiting, some of them for decades,” she stated. “I talked to several victims that were raped by Jeffrey Epstein back in the ’90s, and so this is information that has needed to come out for a very long time, and the American people have demanded it.”
Greene was one in every of solely 4 Home Republicans to assist a discharge petition from Democrats on the Home Oversight Committee to power a vote on the discharge of paperwork on Epstein. Trump known as these Republicans “very bad” earlier within the week.
Through the Friday interview, Greene stated “the American people deserve to see transparency from their government” and that “rich, powerful people should not be protected.” She added that her stance is “a message” to all kids, rape and human trafficking victims that the federal government helps them.
“CBS Mornings” anchor Tony Dokoupil requested why Trump is “so opposed” to transparency, noting that even The Wall Road Journal’s conservative editorial board stated he seems to be like “he has something to hide.”
Greene responded, “I’ve talked to many of the women, and the women themselves have said that Donald Trump did nothing wrong. And even their attorney said … Trump was the only one that helped them. So I’ll be very honest with you, it’s something I don’t understand.”
One of many victims, who voted for Trump, stated his dismissal of the case is “beyond me.”
Greene on Friday known as the president’s place “a huge miscalculation,” prompting Dokoupil to notice his “absence of a compelling” cause to dam the discharge of recordsdata has led folks to “jump to conclusions” concerning his information of or involvement within the crimes.
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He then highlighted one of many newly launched emails making headlines.
“It’s from Jeffrey Epstein in 2011, and he says, ‘The dog that hasn’t barked is Trump.’” Dokoupil stated. “The email goes on from there. We don’t understand the context. What do you make of this?”
Greene stated that we sadly can’t ask Epstein, as he died in his jail cell in 2019 whereas awaiting trial on federal intercourse trafficking expenses.
Dokoupil then requested if Greene believes Trump does have “something to hide.” Greene reiterated her perception within the victims she spoke with, who stated Trump didn’t abuse them.
“Even Virginia Giuffre said it under oath, and she wrote it in her book,” Greene stated. “And so if we listen to the women, they say Donald Trump has done nothing wrong.”
Giuffre, a vocal Epstein accuser, died earlier this 12 months of an obvious suicide. Epstein’s convicted confederate, Ghislaine Maxwell, has since been moved to a soft jail after echoing the notion of Trump’s innocence.
Giuffre’s household urged Trump in July to not pardon Maxwell, who has brazenly been angling for immunity, asking if he’s conscious of her crimes with Epstein — “especially given his statement … that his good friend Jeffrey ’likes women on the younger side … no doubt about it.”
Trump reportedly advised New York Journal as a lot in 2002.
