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Donald Trump shares AI-generated video of Barack Obama being detained in the Oval Office by FBI agents as president accused of trying ‘to change subject’
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A Jeffrey Epstein accuser told the FBI twice that President Donald Trump had ties to the disgraced financier, according to a new report.
Maria Farmer said she urged the bureau to investigate people in Epstein’s social circle, including Trump, in 1996 and again in 2006 after a “troubling encounter,” she told The New York Times.
Farmer recalled that during an alleged visit to Epstein’s office in 1995, Trump “started to hover over her” and allegedly stared at her legs, leaving her feeling frightened. “‘No, no. She’s not here for you,’” Epstein reportedly told Trump, according to Farmer. The White House denied that Trump ever visited Epstein’s office.
The report lands amid MAGA backlash over the Trump administration’s handling of the Epstein case. Amid the fallout, Democrats have accused Trump of trying to “change the subject” by promoting Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’sconspiracy theory involving former President Barack Obama being linked to the origins of the Russia investigation into Trump’s 2016 campaign.
Trump shared an AI-generated video on Truth Social Thursday, showing Obama being arrested by FBI agents in the Oval Office set to The Village People’s “YMCA.”
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has called for a comprehensive review of the Federal Reserve, questioning the institution’s overall success. Speaking on CNBC on Monday morning, Bessent suggested the central bank needed to be examined, citing what he described as “fear-mongering over tariffs” despite minimal inflationary impact.
During an interview, Bessent declined to comment on reports that he had advised President Donald Trump against dismissing Fed chair Jerome Powell, stating such a decision would rest with the president. However, he reiterated his belief that the institution warranted scrutiny.
“I think that what we need to do is examine the entire Federal Reserve institution and whether they have been successful,” Bessent said, adding that he was scheduled to deliver a keynote speech at the U.S. central bank later that evening to open a regulatory conference.
He drew a stark comparison, stating: “If this were the (Federal Aviation Administration) and we were having this many mistakes, we would go back and look at why. Why has this happened? All these PhDs over there, I don’t know what they do.”
President Trump has repeatedly criticised Powell, urging him to resign over the central bank’s reluctance to implement interest-rate cuts. More recently, the president has also targeted a $2.5 billion renovation project at the Fed’s Washington headquarters, which has exceeded its budget, raising concerns about potential fraud and suggesting it could be grounds for Powell’s removal.
Last week, Powell responded to demands for information regarding the cost overruns, explaining that the project’s large scope included numerous safety upgrades and the removal of hazardous materials.
Bessent refrained from speculating on predictions that U.S. financial markets could crash if Powell were to be ousted.
Powell’s term as chair is set to conclude in May 2026, though he is scheduled to remain a Fed governor until January 2028.
With reporting from Reuters
The federal judge randomly assigned to oversee Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal is a former federal prosecutor appointed to the bench by Barack Obama.
Judge Darrin P. Gayles with the Southern District of Florida, a former U.S. attorney, was appointed by the former president in 2014. He was unanimously confirmed in the Senate by a vote of 98-0.
Alex Woodward reports.
CNN correspondent Brian Stelter’s son has stolen the spotlight after providing a light-hearted moment during an intense on-air discussion.
During a live CNN segment Sunday, the 39-year-old chief media analyst was discussing President Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal, after the newspaper published the president’s alleged birthday card to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Amber Raiken has the story.
Author and journalist Michael Wolff sat down with Donald Trump’s former attorney and personal fixer, Michael Cohen, to discuss the “person most implicated” by their ties to Jeffrey Epstein: Donald Trump.
Wolff, known for his insider accounts of Trump’s presidency, also claims to have recorded roughly 100 hours of interviews with Jeffrey Epstein.
Watch the clip from his appearance Sunday on Cohen’s Mea Culpa podcast:
President Donald Trump has attacked the use of cashless bail for offenders as driving crime in American cities.
He wrote on Truth Social:
Crime in American Cities started to significantly rise when they went to CASHLESS BAIL. The WORST criminals are flooding our streets and endangering even our great law enforcement officers. It is a complete disaster, and must be ended, IMMEDIATELY!
Nearly two months after Elon Musk dropped his “really big bomb,” alleging that Donald Trump “is in” the Jeffrey Epstein files, the tech billionaire shows no signs of backing down.
In two early morning tweets on Monday, Trump’s former First Buddy continued to push for the release of the full, unredeacted Epstein files.
In one post, Musk replied to a clip of Mark Levin speaking to House Speaker Mike Johnson with a single eyebrow-raising emoji after the Fox News host said, “We can’t waste our time on Epstein.”
About three minutes later, Musk posted a bullseye emoji in response to Kentucky Representative Thomas Massie, who wrote: “Was George Orwell talking about the Epstein ‘hoax’ when he wrote… ‘The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.’”
Just when Ellen DeGeneres thought she was safe from the Trump administration in the English countryside, it turns out the vice president and his family will be staying in the very same beauty spot this summer!
Madeline Sherratt has the story.
The president posted this on Truth Social last night about his old enemy, California Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff, who led the impeachment push against him during his first term and whom Trump has resented ever since, frequently taunting him as “Pencil Neck” and “Shifty Schiff.”
Is this why he’s so mad at him right now?
The phrase “Trump and Epstein” is trending on X at the time of writing, which gives some indication of how much of a problem this is becoming for the president.
Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin gave an interview to political commentator Brian Tyler Cohen yesterday and had this allegation to make about the Justice Department’s efforts to suppress the Epstein files.
Former Republican Rep. Joe Walsh, meanwhile, argues that Trump’s efforts to distract by calling on the Washington Commanders and Cleveland Guardian to revert to their old names betrays how “scared to death” he is by all of this.
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