#Trump’s #Commerce Secretary #HowardLutnick appears before #House panel over ties to #JeffreyEpstein

Lutnick is sitting for a closed-door interview over his contact with the convicted sex offender in the years after 2008. Lutnick has given contradictory statements about his relationship with Epstein.

#EpsteinFiles #Congress #DOJ #law #criminal #Trump #Epstein #BestFriendsForever #rape #ChildSexCrimes #pedohilia #SexTrafficking #felon47 #RapistInChief #CoverUp
https://apnews.com/live/trump-administration-news-updates-05-06-2026#0000019d-fdc7-dee6-a7bf-ffff3cc00000

Live updates: Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick appears before House panel over Epstein ties

A House panel is questioning Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, while President Donald Trump threatened to bomb Iran if a deal to end the war isn't reached.

AP News

I should think not

Federal appeals court won’t rehear Trump’s appeal of E. Jean Carroll’s $83 million jury award

A split federal appeals court said its full bench of judges would not rehear Trump’s appeal of the $83 million jury award for defaming magazine columnist #EJeanCarroll.

The decision paves the way for #Trump to ask #SCOTUS to hear his BS arguments involving presidential #immunity following the high court’s landmark 2024 decision.

#law #rape #RapistInChief
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/29/politics/e-jean-carroll-trump-appeal

Federal appeals court won’t rehear Trump’s appeal of E. Jean Carroll’s $83 million jury award

A split federal appeals court said its full bench of judges would not rehear President Donald Trump’s appeal of the $83 million jury award for defaming magazine columnist E Jean Carroll.

CNN

Why the heck would the Pope fear Trump and his threats?

Afterall, the Pope is the one with God truly on his side.

#popeleo #trump #EpsteinFiles #epstein #TrumpWar #iran #RapistInChief #war #vatican #oil #middleeast #worldnews #news

The ruling marks yet another blow in the #Trump administration’s efforts to manage fallout over its release of the #EpsteinFiles & Trump’s attempts to abuse the legal system to block reporting he finds critical of him.

#journalism #law #FirstAmendment #democracy #FreePress #Congress #DOJ #criminal #Epstein #BestFriendsForever #rape #ChildSexCrimes #pedohilia #SexTrafficking #RapistInChief #CoverUp

I should think so; & yet he just had to tie up the courts.

Judge dismisses Trump’s $10B #defamation lawsuit against #WSJ, #RupertMurdoch over reporting on ties to #Epstein

US Dist Judge Darrin P. Gayles in Florida wrote in the order that #Trump had failed to make the argument that the article was published with the intent to be malicious, but gave him a chance to file an amended complaint.

#journalism #FirstAmendment #FreePress #law #rape #RapistInChief #EpsteinFiles
https://apnews.com/article/trump-murdoch-wall-street-journal-lawsuit-40e7aba7731db9e8800488038cb92a66

Judge dismisses Trump’s $10B lawsuit against WSJ, Murdoch

A federal judge has dismissed President Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch over a story on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. U.S. District Judge Darrin P. Gayles in Florida wrote in the order issued Monday that Trump had failed to make the argument that the article was published with the intent to be malicious, but gave the president a chance to file an amended complaint. Trump's lawsuit came after the Journal published an article that described a sexually suggestive letter the newspaper said bore Trump’s signature and was included in an album compiled for Epstein’s 50th birthday. Trump has denied writing it. After the ruling, Trump said he has a “powerful case” and will be refiling the complaint.

AP News

“The lies linking me with the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein need to end today,” #MelaniaTrump said. She talked about “numerous fake images & statements about Epstein & me” that “have been percolating for years now.”

It was not clear why she chose to speak out now, or to what reports she was referring. A spox for Melania said that #Trump was aware that his wife was going to make the statement.

#EpsteinFiles #law #criminal #Epstein #rape #ChildSexCrimes #SexTrafficking #RapistInChief #CoverUp

#MelaniaTrump summoned reporters to the White House Thursday afternoon to give a statement about #JeffreyEpstein. She claimed she had no relationship with him, was not a victim of his & had no knowledge of his crimes. She said she wanted to clear “my good name” & address rumors about the origin story of how she met her husband, Donald #Trump.

#EpsteinFiles #Congress #DOJ #law #criminal #Epstein #BestFriendsForever #rape #ChildSexCrimes #pedohilia #SexTrafficking #RapistInChief #CoverUp

#MelaniaTrump Claims She Was Not a Victim of #JeffreyEpstein

Responding to what she said were smears, the first lady said she never had knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse. She called on Congress to continue investigating.

#EpsteinFiles #Congress #DOJ #law #criminal #Trump #Epstein #BestFriendsForever #rape #ChildSexCrimes #pedohilia #SexTrafficking #RapistInChief #CoverUp
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/us/politics/melania-trump-jeffrey-epstein.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Melania Trump Says She Was Not Associated With Jeffrey Epstein

Responding to what she said were smears, the first lady said she never had knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse and was not a victim of his. She called for a congressional hearing for his victims.

The New York Times

…The materials released in the files have only raised more questions, including new details about cash deposits Noel made in the months surrounding Epstein’s death. The files also show Noel Googled “latest on Epstein in jail” less than an hour before his body was found in his jail cell at around 6:30 AM.

#EpsteinFiles #Congress #DOJ #law #criminal #Trump #Epstein #BestFriendsForever #rape #ChildSexCrimes #pedohilia #SexTrafficking #felon47 #RapistInChief #CoverUp

In the years since disgraced financier Jeffrey #Epstein was found dead from what was ruled a suicide in his prison cell on August 10, 2019, #ConspiracyTheories have abounded about whether the convicted sex offender actually killed himself.

That speculation is likely to get new life now that Tova Noel, one of the prison guards on duty the night of Epstein’s death, has been asked to testify before the #House #Oversight Cmte.

#EpsteinFiles #law #Trump #rape #RapistInChief
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/26/politics/epstein-files-prison-officials-night-he-died?cid=ios_app

Epstein files shed new light on what prison officials were doing the night he died

In the years since disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein was found dead from what was ruled a suicide in his prison cell on August 10, 2019, conspiracy theories have abounded about whether the convicted sex offender actually killed himself.

CNN