Overview
- When pressed about newly released Epstein documents, Trump said he had not read them and asserted that mentions of associates like Elon Musk and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick were likely fine.
- Asked what he would say to survivors seeking justice, Trump called Collins “the worst reporter” and criticized her for not smiling.
- Trump urged the country to “move on” from the files, portraying suggestions of his involvement as a conspiracy against him.
- Analysts reviewing the DOJ release reported more than 40 failures to redact sensitive information about survivors, heightening privacy concerns.
- CNN issued a statement praising Collins’ reporting, and the clash added to a pattern of Trump publicly insulting journalists, particularly women.