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White House calls WSJ report about Trump being named in Epstein files 'fake news'
ScrippsNews.com ^ | 3:22 PM, Jul 23, 2025 a | Scripps News Group

Posted on 07/23/2025 3:44:31 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

The report noted that being named in the files does not necessarily imply wrongdoing.

The White House is denying a report by The Wall Street Journal that claims President Donald Trump was informed in May that his name appears multiple times in the so-called Epstein files.

Citing senior administration officials, the WSJ reported that Attorney General Pam Bondi and her deputy informed President Trump during a White House meeting in May that his name was mentioned alongside other high-profile figures who had known Jeffrey Epstein. The report noted that being named in the files does not necessarily imply wrongdoing. The WSJ said President Trump’s name appeared in what officials described as “unverified hearsay.”

President Trump was previously known to have had a friendly relationship with Epstein before Epstein became the subject of widespread allegations of sex trafficking and child abuse. The two men reportedly had a falling out in the early 2000s.

“The fact is that the President kicked him out of his club for being a creep,” White House Communications Director Steven Cheung said in a statement obtained by Scripps News. “This is nothing more than a continuation of the fake news stories concocted by the Democrats and the liberal media, just like the Obama Russiagate scandal, which President Trump was right about.”

RELATED STORY | Trump sues WSJ; Bondi files request to unseal Epstein grand jury records

The WSJ's latest report comes just days after it published a story claiming President Trump sent Epstein a lewd birthday letter in 2003.

President Trump has denied sending the letter and has since filed a defamation lawsuit against the newspaper’s parent company, media executive Rupert Murdoch and the article’s authors.

The president has faced increasing backlash from some of his own supporters regarding the Epstein case, particularly after the Department of Justice and FBI released...

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: defamation; epsteindelusion; epsteindistraction; epsteinsmear; trump; wrapupsmear; wsj; yellowjournalism

1 posted on 07/23/2025 3:44:31 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I have no doubt that Trump’s name pops up in the Epstein files. Things such as flight logs and contact numbers. However that does not mean he did anything wrong.


2 posted on 07/23/2025 3:46:10 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Actually people should read the article, its NOT as bad as the headline, it basically says that yeah Trump’s name is in the files, which we all know is true since the files released a few months back has Trumps name appear multiple time(Flight logs, flights from NY to FL and vise versa) so of course Trump’s name is in the files..in the article it states that there are THOUSANDS of names in the files, not all or even most did anything criminal, they might have met him once or gone to a party that he was throwing back when he wasn’t accused of anything wrong..the best thing for the Trump Administration to do now is what they should have done from the beginning, RELEASE EVERYTHING and let the chips fall where they may..enough is enough of the insanity. Ive heard Epstein’s name more in a month than I heard in FOUR years of Biden(Under Biden Epstein’s name wasn’t mentioned ONCE) so just release it and thats it


3 posted on 07/23/2025 3:53:42 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

“The White House is denying a report by The Wall Street Journal that claims President Donald Trump was informed in May that his name appears multiple times in the so-called Epstein files.”

I really really really hope this is true. There were several people in that room. If it is not true this will truly be an “own goal” to use a soccer term.


4 posted on 07/23/2025 3:57:14 PM PDT by RummyChick
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GwfVNOzWMAA4bGV?format=jpg&name=900x900


5 posted on 07/23/2025 4:02:36 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (Dan Bongino: “No matter how much you hate these people, you don’t hate them enough!”.)
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To: Parley Baer

I’m not surprised that Trump is on some Epstein list. He’s rich and famous so he’s likely on a lot of lists. But I really doubt he did anything wrong. They better be wary, because Trump has has been suing for defamation and winning lately.


6 posted on 07/23/2025 4:04:07 PM PDT by virgil (The evil that men do lives after them )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Where’s the lawsuit for slander against AOC for calling Trump a rapist?


7 posted on 07/23/2025 4:17:56 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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“The report noted that being named in the files does not necessarily imply wrongdoing. The WSJ said President Trump's name appeared in what officials described as “unverified hearsay.”

In other words, a non-story. Deflect from ObamaGate.

8 posted on 07/23/2025 4:20:37 PM PDT by hotsteppa
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To: frank ballenger

AOC’S MOUTH IS WRITING CHECKS HER ASS CANNOT CASH.

HER DAY IS COMING


9 posted on 07/23/2025 4:22:52 PM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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Can’t wait.


10 posted on 07/23/2025 4:23:26 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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The claim that Trump was “named” in the Epstein files, without more, is being trumpeted all over the British press, with the fact that their island nation is falling apart daily largely ignored. They also completely ignore the docs implicating Obama and his CIA/FBI gang in the sedition against Trump.


11 posted on 07/23/2025 4:25:43 PM PDT by laconic ())
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Mediaite, Politico, Axios, MSLSD, Washington Post, NY Times, UP, AP, Reuters, and now, WSJ.

It used to be said: Garbage In, Garbage Out.

Now, it is just 24/7 garbage out.


12 posted on 07/23/2025 4:35:50 PM PDT by Ronaldus Magnus III (Do, or do not, there is no try - AND - Every Time You Fall Down, Get The Frak Up! )
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To: laconic

Mick Jaggar and Prince Andrew are in the Epstein files the Brits should know their goofy little Intel agency MI6 was one of the architects of the Christopher Steele smear against Donald


13 posted on 07/23/2025 4:43:03 PM PDT by Lod881019
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
The Wall Street Journal that claims President Donald Trump was informed in May that his name appears multiple times in the so-called Epstein files

This is how Nanzi Pelosi's wrap-up smear campaign works. "It's been reported that...."

14 posted on 07/23/2025 4:58:09 PM PDT by Texas Eagle ("Throw me to the wolves and I'll return leading the pack"- Donald J. Trump)
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To: Texas Eagle

James Comers committee just voted to subpoena bill and Hillary over Jeffrey Epstein things are getting juicy


15 posted on 07/23/2025 5:03:53 PM PDT by Lod881019
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

How are we supposed to know that it isn’t FAKE news. The bass turds in the “media” have been after Trump for decades. That’s all the truth we need to know that this crap is fake like the crap Bonzo and Clintoon made about the Russkis and Trump.


16 posted on 07/23/2025 6:08:42 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer ("Kamala Harris would have been the next Abraham Lincoln". - Jeff "Dumber" Daniels.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

WSJ is going after President Trump because the Wall Street gang likes a cheap labor force.


17 posted on 07/23/2025 6:22:34 PM PDT by Brandonmark (November 5, 2024 - A New Day in America!Adam Schiff PARDONED criminal!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Not surprising. Wonder who’s making all this garbage up to distract?


18 posted on 07/23/2025 7:26:27 PM PDT by gildafarrell (e)
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