POLITICS
21/07/2020
23:22 BST | Updated 9 hours ago
Trump Wishes Accused Sex Abuser Ghislaine Maxwell
'Well' At Coronavirus Briefing
The president was asked about the British socialite
during a press conference, saying that he's met her "numerous times over
the years" and wishes "her well, frankly."
By Jenna
Amatulli, HuffPost US
President
Donald Trump sends his well wishes to Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite
accused of grooming young girls for sexual abuse alongside her former boyfriend
Jeffrey Epstein.
On Tuesday,
Trump held his first briefing on the coronavirus pandemic since April and was
asked about Maxwell by New York Post reporter Steven Nelson.
“Ghislaine
Maxwell is in prison so a lot of people want to know if she’s going to turn in
powerful people,” Nelson said. “I know you talked in the past about Prince
Andrew and you criticized Bill Clinton’s behavior. I’m wondering, do you feel
that she’s going to turn in powerful men? How do you see that working out?”
Trump
immediately responded: “I don’t know. I haven’t really been following it too
much. I just wish her well, frankly. I’ve met her numerous times over the
years, especially since I lived in Palm Beach.” He added that “they,” likely a
reference to Maxwell and Epstein, “lived in Palm Beach.”
“I wish her
well, whatever it is,” he reiterated. “I don’t know the situation with Prince
Andrew. Just don’t know. Not aware of it.”
Maxwell was
arrested in New Hampshire earlier this month in connection with Epstein’s sex
crimes. She faces six charges including conspiracy, enticement and
transportation of a minor to travel to engage in illegal sex acts, and two
counts of perjury.
“Maxwell
assisted, facilitated, and contributed to Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse of minor
girls by, among other things, helping Epstein to recruit, groom, and ultimately
abuse victims known to Maxwell and Epstein to be under the age of 18,” a copy
of the indictment reads. “In some instances, Maxwell was present for and
participated in the sexual abuse of minor victims.”
Nelson’s
reference to Prince Andrew stems from the claim by alleged victim Virginia
Roberts Giuffre, who says Epstein and Maxwell flew her around the world to have
sex with powerful men — one of whom, Giuffre claims, was Prince Andrew.
From left,
Donald Trump and his then-girlfriend Melania Knauss, Jeffrey Epstein, and
British socialite...
There are
many photographs of Trump with Epstein and Maxwell, suggesting that they knew
one another. It’s unclear whether Trump spent time with the pair in tandem with
Prince Andrew. It’s also unclear if the president is aware of what Maxwell has
been accused of.
Some have
speculated that Trump is aware and responded as he did in an effort to avoid
retaliation.
Jenna AmatulliReporter, HuffPost
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