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Ex-police chief told FBI Trump thanked him in 2006 for "stopping" Epstein
A newly surfaced record from the files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein alleges President Trump told a Palm Beach police chief in 2006, "Thank goodness you're stopping him. Everyone has known he's been doing this." As Scott MacFarlane reports, that contradicts Mr. Trump's claims that he was unaware of Epstein's crimes.
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A newly surfaced record from the files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein alleges President Trump told a Palm Beach police chief in 2006, "Thank goodness you're stopping him. Everyone has known he's been doing this."
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Jeffrey Epstein is a convicted sex offender.
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Mr. Trump's alleged statement contradicts his claims that he was unaware of Epstein's crimes.
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