The vice president claimed that Trump, who is mentioned thousands of times in the new files, is "very much outside of the social circle."

Vice President JD Vance claimed President Donald Trump "never really was friendly" with Jeffrey Epstein, despite plentiful evidence to the contrary.Getty Images

Vice President JD Vance let loose on the "incestuous" elites named in the newly released trove of documents on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but sidestepped the fact that the files mention President Donald Trump thousands of times.

Last week, the Department of Justice released millions of pages of files related to the investigation into Epstein, in which the president and many other powerful figures, including billionaire Elon Musk and former President Bill Clinton, were referenced. As of yet, they have not been formally accused of wrongdoing in association with Epstein`s crimes.

In an interview with the Daily Mail published on Tuesday, Vance claimed that Trump "never really was friendly with Epstein," though even Trump confirmed they`d known each other for years.

"President Trump is very much outside of the social circle," the vice president told the outlet. "He knows a lot of these people. He certainly has similar wealth and power. But he never really was friendly with Epstein in a way that a lot of these other people were."

Vance added: "I think that it just shows there`s an incestuous nature to America`s elites, and it`s pretty gross. And, a lot of people, I think, it reflects very poorly on them. Bill Gates, Bill Clinton, a lot of others."

Trump, who socialized with Epstein for years, has given conflicting information about his relationship with the sex abuser, but has said that the two had a falling-out.

While speaking with reporters aboard Air Force One on Jan. 31, the president suggested that the latest files "absolve" him of wrongdoing related to Epstein.

"I was told by some very important people that not only does it absolve me, it`s the opposite of what people were hoping, you know, the radical left," he said.

In the same discussion, Trump also threatened that he could take legal action against author Michael Wolff, accusing Wolff and Epstein of "conspiring" against him.

In a February 2016 email that was released, Wolff suggested that Epstein was the "bullet" that could end Trump`s 2016 presidential campaign, according to Fox News.

"Wolff, who is a third-rate writer, was conspiring with Jeffrey Epstein to hurt me, politically or otherwise, and that came through loud and clear," Trump added. "So, we`ll probably sue Wolff on that."

 

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By : Jazmin Tolliver