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brooklynite

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Tue Aug 4, 2020, 09:29 AM Aug 2020

Trump doubles down on well-wishes for alleged sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell [View all]

Source: Politico

President Donald Trump again extended well-wishes to accused sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, apparently expressing sympathy for Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime companion.

“Her friend, or boyfriend, was either killed or committed suicide in jail. She’s now in jail,” Trump told Axios’ Jonathan Swan in an interview that aired Monday night on HBO.

“Yeah, I wish her well,” he said. “I’d wish you well. I’d wish a lot of people well. Good luck. Let them prove somebody was guilty.”

The president’s latest remarks on Maxwell come after he drew significant criticism two weeks ago for his initial reaction to the news of her arrest.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/04/trump-well-wishes-ghislaine-maxwell-391274

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