Reacting to comments made by Donald Trump about Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre, former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade claimed it was legitimate to demand the president expand even more upon his relationship with the convicted child rapist.
Appearing on MSNBC with host Anna Cabrera, McQuade focused on Trump's explanation that he had a falling out with Epstein over the recruitment of Giuffre from Mar-a-Lago.
As the Epstein saga drags on, with the White House and DOJ under fire, Giuffre has become the latest focal point after Trump's comments about her, along with a claim in the past where he stated, "Jeffrey ... likes women on the younger side... no doubt about it." The comments deserve close scrutiny, McQuade said.
"I think it's very troubling the way President Trump has dealt with the victims and survivors in this case," she began. "The mere fact that he will not say and foreclose completely the idea of a pardon for [Epstein partner in crime] Ghislaine Maxwell is revictimizing all of those victims and now there's this additional information."
"And as a matter of law, legally, I don't suppose he has any obligation to answer any of these questions," she suggested. "But, politically, I think that it is a fair question to ask. What on earth was he thinking if he knew that Jeffrey Epstein liked young women and was stealing some of them, including Virginia Giuffre? What did he think was going on? What did he think was happening with him?"
"So I think it's an absolutely fair question and it's about time someone advocated for the victims," she added. "In this case, too much concern has been made about Donald Trump's role, about Jeffrey Epstein's role, about whether Ghislaine Maxwell is a victim."
"My gosh, no," the attorney exclaimed. "Let's talk about the real victims and survivors here. And I think that [the Giuffre] family does deserve answers."
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