Both Trump and Clinton deny any wrongdoing with regard to Epstein, and simply appearing in the Epstein files, as both men repeatedly do, is not evidence of any kind of wrongdoing. Whenever someone is mentioned in the files, you’re likely to see a disclaimer like that: Simply appearing in the Epstein files is not an indication of inappropriate or illegal behavior.But there is certainly a taint that has affixed itself to the powerful people with whom Epstein once interacted, and it is amplified for people who continued to interact with Epstein long after he was convicted on state prostitution charges over his involvement with underage girls.
When should people have known?
The Hollywood lawyer Casey Wasserman exchanged flirty emails with Maxwell in 2003, before allegations against her or Epstein were public. He has lost at least one high-profile client, Chappell Roan, in recent days, but is set to keep his post as head of the board coordinating the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
Wasserman said he regretted his correspondence with Maxwell in a statement reported by the Associated Press in January, adding that the exchange “took place over two decades ago, long before her horrific crimes came to light.”
The first reports of Epstein’s deeds began to trickle out in court and in the media in 2006, and he was convicted in 2008.
Chief recalled Trump saying ‘everyone’ knew
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