President Trump has repeatedly downplayed his association with convicted sex offenders Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell and has urged the country to move on from the issue, but it continues to be a hot button matter.

President Donald Trump was taken aback by speculation that he was personally involved in Jeffrey Epstein’s 2019 jail cell death, author Michael Wolff said on the latest edition of. The biographer said the lingering controversy over Trump’s ties to Epstein resulted in the president having to deny culpability for his one-time friend’s demise.

While visiting Scotland, President Donald Trump described convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as a “creep” and claimed that he previously banned him from Mar-a-Lago due to misconduct. He denied ever visiting Epstein’s island and noted that he distanced himself after Epstein allegedly recruited his staff.