President Trump on Tuesday said he wishes Ghislaine Maxwell well as the associate of Jeffrey Epstein awaits a trial on charges that she helped recruit girls who were sexually abused.
“I haven’t really been following it too much. I just wish her well, frankly. I’ve met her numerous times over the years, especially since I lived in Palm Beach, and I guess they lived in Palm Beach,” Trump told reporters at a White House briefing on the coronavirus pandemic.
“But I wish her well, whatever it is,” he added.
Maxwell pleaded not guilty earlier this month to sex crime and perjury charges. Authorities allege she helped entice and transport minors to engage in sexual acts in the mid-1990s. Her trial is scheduled to begin in July 2021.
A Manhattan judge denied her bail at her hearing, saying she posed a risk to flee the country.
JUST IN: Pres. Trump on Ghislaine Maxwell, longtime companion of infamous sex offender Jeffrey Epstein: "I just wish her well, frankly."
Maxwell pleaded not guilty last week to federal sex trafficking charges. https://t.co/YEerOPitZL pic.twitter.com/uqsRKrMteY
— ABC News (@ABC) July 21, 2020
Trump’s connections to Epstein and Maxwell came under scrutiny after Epstein was indicted last summer on sex trafficking charges. The billionaire killed himself in his jail cell last August while awaiting trial.
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" I just wish her well, frankly. I've met her numerous times over the years, especially since I lived in Palm Beach and I guess they lived in Palm Beach." https://t.co/1qulxvAC3A
— The Hill (@thehill) July 21, 2020
I can think of four times when Trump has publicly extended his best wishes to people charged with federal crimes by DOJ: Roger Stone, Michael Flynn, Paul Manafort — and now Ghislaine Maxwell.
— Elie Honig (@eliehonig) July 21, 2020
She has the goods on him. He is signaling “please don’t talk.”
— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) July 22, 2020
Facebook would have imploded from the memes by now https://t.co/YaiY7n6Dkw
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) July 22, 2020
If she had helped Epstein groom & rape your daughter, you wouldn’t care if it was 25 years or 25 days ago. Sexual assault of a minor is such a heinous crime many jurisdictions have long or no statute of limitations.
What a horrifically bad take. What dirt does she have on you?! https://t.co/eg1aG1rvTk
— Sarah Rumpf (@rumpfshaker) July 22, 2020
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