President Donald Trump said Friday that he wants to declassify and release all government-held information related to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, while also suggesting he is unlikely to pardon rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs, who was recently convicted on two counts of prostitution.
Speaking in an interview with Newsmax host Rob Finnerty, Trump said:
“I want to release everything. I just don’t want people to get hurt.”
Trump’s comments come just one week after Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche conducted a nine-hour interview with Epstein’s longtime associate and convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell at a minimum-security prison in Texas.
“Todd went in and I think he just wants to make sure that innocent people aren’t hurt,” Trump said, adding he hasn’t spoken directly with Blanche about the Maxwell interview.
Full Epstein File Release?
Trump indicated his administration is seriously considering releasing all documents related to the Epstein case, which could include names, logs, communications, and sealed materials that have long fueled speculation about high-profile individuals with ties to the disgraced financier.
“We’d like to release everything,” Trump repeated. “But we don’t want people to