White House Reacts to Epstein, Bannon Joke Alleging Trump Affair: 'False'
Summary
The White House has dismissed rumors of an alleged affair between President Donald Trump and an aide, Madeleine Westerhout, mentioned in messages between Jeffrey Epstein and Steve Bannon. The messages were part of documents released by the Department of Justice under the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Both the White House and Westerhout have called these claims false and unfounded.Key Facts
- The Department of Justice released documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, including text messages involving Epstein and Steve Bannon.
- In these messages, there were jokes about an unproven claim that President Trump had an affair with an aide.
- The aide, Madeleine Westerhout, denied the affair, calling the claims "absurd and defamatory."
- The White House also labeled the rumors false and salacious.
- The documents were released as part of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which was signed into law by President Trump.
- The DOJ warned that some documents in the release might contain false or faked information.
- Westerhout was a former secretary to Trump and was fired in 2019 for other reasons.
- The DOJ stated that many documents in the release were included despite potentially being false or sensationalist.
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