Trump Retweets Conspiracy Theory About Jeffrey Epstein’s Death

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August 11, 2019 9:26 a.m.

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President Donald Trump on Saturday night retweeted a conspiracy theory about accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein’s apparent suicide.

The tweet, posted by comedian Terrance K. Williams, baselessly claimed Epstein’s death was tied to Bill and Hillary Clinton.

“Died of SUICIDE on 24/7 SUICIDE WATCH? Yeah right! How does that happen,” Williams tweeted. “#JefferyEpstein had information on Bill Clinton & now he’s dead.”

“I see #TrumpBodyCount trending but we know who did this!” he added.

Trump retweeted the post several hours later.

Epstein, who was charged with running a sex trafficking ring of underage girls, was found dead on Saturday morning. According to the New York Times, Epstein was not on suicide watch when he apparently hanged himself.

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Cristina Cabrera (@crismcabrera) is a newswriter at TPM based in New York. She previously worked for Vocativ, USA Today and NY1 News.

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jmacaz says:

August 11, 2019

UnFucking believable. tRump once again proving he is not only unfit to be president, but is probably one of the most assholey people on the planet.
inversion says:

August 11, 2019

“The tweet, posted by comedian Terrance K. Williams, baselessly claimed Epstein’s death was tied to Bill and Hillary Clinton.”
janis says:

August 11, 2019

Look somewhere else, because he thinks doing that will keep people from wondering about him. Exactly how many times can we call him a POS?
maximus says:

August 11, 2019

TweetyTurd strikes again.
inversion says:

August 11, 2019

janis:

Exactly how many times can we call him a POS?

142 days until 12/31/2019 (my fault, if I’m wrong).