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President Donald Trump told reporters Friday they should focus on some of his political enemies he claims have stronger ties to Jeffrey Epstein than he does as new revelations about his own history with the convicted sex offender continue to emerge.

Trump told reporters to focus on other people with connections to Epstein, naming two of his political enemies—former President Bill Clinton and former Harvard President Larry Summers—when asked by reporters about the persistent Epstein drama.

It’s widely known that Bill Clinton and Larry Summers are among Epstein’s circle of high-powered friends: both appeared on Epstein’s flight logs, according to previous reports citing court documents, while Clinton and Epstein were photographed together on multiple occasions and Summers solicited donations from Epstein during his Harvard tenure from 2001-2006 then continued to meet with him after Epstein’s first conviction in 2008, the Wall Street Journal reported (a spokesperson for Clinton told media outlets previously he cut ties with Epstein before his 2019 arrest).

Trump, speaking to reporters as he departed Washington for Scotland, also said he would give them a “list” of “hedge fund guys” who “lived with Jeffrey Epstein,” adding “I sure as hell didn’t [live with Epstein].”

Trump made the comments as Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell spoke to the Justice Department for a second day in a row—what’s widely viewed as an effort by the Trump administration to pacify critics of his administration’s handling of the Epstein drama.

The president said “it’s something I haven’t thought about” when asked if he was considering pardoning Maxwell—who is serving a 20-year sentence for her role in Epstein’s sex trafficking scheme—adding “I’m allowed to do it,” as speculation has swirled that Maxwell could strategically give the Justice Department information favorable to Trump in exchange for a reduced sentence.

Trump is dealing with a steady drip of revelations about his own links to Epstein amid criticism of the Justice Department’s decision not to release additional files in its investigation into the convicted sex offender. On Thursday, The New York Times reported that Trump and Epstein once appeared in a photo with singer James Brown and that Trump gave Epstein a signed copy of his book in 1997 with the note “Jeff—You are the greatest!” The Times findings follow a Wall Street Journal report a week ago that Trump gave Epstein a sexually suggestive card for his 50th birthday in 2003.

Trump’s administration and his Republican allies have made a series of moves to detract from his handling of the Epstein probe amid backlash from some in his base over the agency’s announcement earlier this month it wouldn’t release any additional files in its investigation into Epstein. In addition to the Justice Department’s Maxwell interview, Trump directed the agency to release grand jury testimony in its Epstein investigation. The Justice Department also released additional findings this week related to its investigations into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s email server and Martin Luther King Jr.’s death. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard also claimed last week that Russian interference in the 2016 election was manufactured by Democrats, including former President Barack Obama, disputing years-old bipartisan findings that Russia did attempt to help Trump get elected.

Here’s Every Known Link Between Trump And Epstein: ‘Jeff — You Are The Greatest!’ Trump Reportedly Signed Book (Forbes)

Everything Trump Has Done That Critics Say Is Meant To Distract From Epstein Scandal (Forbes)

Trump Says He’s ‘Allowed’ To Pardon Ghislaine Maxwell Amid Epstein Files Controversy (Forbes)