A former spokesperson for the vice president and current Trump 2020 campaign aide defended President Trump’s spreading of far-right conspiracy theories surrounding the death of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
During an interview with Fox News on Monday, Marc Lotter said that Trump was, essentially, just saying what everyone else is thinking regarding the apparent suicide death of Epstein.
“I think the President was basically asking some of the questions that we saw millions of Americans probably asking themselves, whether it be on social media or just even in their own private conversations, about the very strange circumstances around this person’s death,” he said.
“You even had the attorney general of the United States today say that there are some serious irregularities with this case the need to be investigated,” he continued. “The President and his entire administration are very firm in the fact that we need to investigate, not only the circumstances around his death, but continue the investigation into the horrible actions he was accused of and those who may have helped him.”
Epstein was found dead and hanging in his jail cell on Saturday. Multiple publications reported over the weekend that guards did not check on Epstein’s cell for “several” hours before he was found dead. Epstein was supposed to be checked on every 30 minutes.
Epstein was also reportedly supposed to have a cellmate, but that person was transferred on Friday and was not replaced.
After Epstein’s death, Trump retweeted a conspiracy theory tying Epstein’s death to former President Bill Clinton.
Marc Lotter claims Trump's just askin' the tough questions by retweeting Epstein death conspiracy pic.twitter.com/fyBDRSfWT0
— TPM Livewire (@TPMLiveWire) August 12, 2019
That’s odd. Everyone else online is wondering why the case alleging that Trump and Epstein raped a 13-y/o girl has been deep-sixed after the girl came under multiple threats.
Yet I haven’t seen Trump weigh in on that.
This article is fucking stenography.
Where is the statement and check on this asshole that this is not normal for any President in our history to engage in wild speculation and conspiracy mongering against a former President? tRump is considered the top law enforcement person in the country and he’s pushing baseless claims against Clinton through a RT on twitter. Obviously, that’s tRump (who isn’t just anybody ffs) promoting a smear without an ounce of evidence.
Oh, great. Just what we needed. Another crazy-eyed Trump sycophant.
NO, NO, NO- Marc Lotter -
to say that Trump was, essentially, just saying what everyone else is thinking is a lame inadequate and unacceptable excusing of grotesquely unprofessional jackass - behavior by Trump.
Good Heavens, can Trump - just once act like an adult with some respect for the position that he holds.
I know - it is impossible
Um, no. The majority of citizens in this country are not conspiratory-loving ignoramuses who see the Clintons lurking around every corner.