Epstein pled the 5th when asked about Trump

Epstein dodged questions about his personal relationship with Trump.

A video of a Jeffrey Epstein deposition from March 17, 2010 recently resurfaced, relayed by MeidasTouch and reported by HuffPost, in which Epstein is questioned about his ties to Donald Trump.

Breaking down the tape

In the video, Epstein is asked whether he had a “personal relationship” with Donald Trump and whether they had ever socialized together.

To these questions, the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender replied, “Yes, sir.”

Increased questioning

Have you ever socialized with Donald Trump in the presence of females under the age of 18

After again answering in the affirmative when asked by the questioner to confirm his answer, Epstein was then asked a more specific question.

He is then asked if these moments of socializing with Donald Trump had involved the presence of girls under the age of 18: “Have you ever socialized with Donald Trump in the presence of females under the age of 18?”

Epstein then responds enigmatically, beginning by saying he’s like to answer the question, just to invoke his Fifth, Sixth and Fourteenth Amendment rights in order not to answer.

Consistently vague

This video reaffirms the ambiguity surrounding the relationship between Trump and Epstein from the 1980s to 2005. While Trump now seeks to downplay their friendship, he finds himself at the center of a controversy, with his administration accused of trying to discreetly close the Epstein files, a subject that has long fueled conspiracy theories and raised doubts about Trump’s potentially criminal past. Trump and Epstein’s relationship was well documented in the 90s and early 2000s, but the Trump administration is working to dispel any connection between the two.