Overview
- During an Oval Office press availability, the president called Collins "the worst reporter," accused her of lying, and said the country should move on from the Epstein issue.
- Collins pressed him on victims’ complaints about extensive redactions, including entire witness statements, in the newly released materials.
- She also noted references in the files to people in Trump’s orbit, naming Elon Musk and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, which Trump dismissed as nonissues absent "big headlines."
- An official White House X account posted a short clip of the exchange with a caption claiming Trump had "destroyed" Collins, and the CNN correspondent shared the video as well.
- Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche told CNN the DOJ’s review found nothing that would enable prosecution, as press-rights groups highlighted Trump’s pattern of personal attacks on female journalists.