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President Donald Trump on Tuesday deflected questions over the Justice Department\u2019s decision to interview Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted of helping the financier sexually abuse underage girls and is now serving a lengthy prison sentence. Trump instead lashed out at old grievances following a new report from his intelligence director aimed at casting doubt on long-established findings about Moscow\u2019s interference in the 2016 election. Trump is under pressure from conspiracy-minded segments of his political base to release more about the Epstein case. He\u2019s tried to move on, which Democrats say is because of his association with Epstein. Trump has denied knowledge or involvement of Epstein\u2019s crimes and said he ended their friendship years ago. Meanwhile, Trump said after meeting with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at… <\/p>\n

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President Donald Trump on Tuesday deflected questions over the Justice Department\u2019s decision to interview Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted of helping the financier sexually abuse underage girls and is now serving a lengthy prison sentence. Trump instead lashed out at old grievances following a new report from his intelligence director aimed at casting doubt on long-established findings about Moscow\u2019s interference in the 2016 election. Trump is under pressure from conspiracy-minded segments of his political base to release more about the Epstein case. He\u2019s tried to move on, which Democrats say is because of his association with Epstein. Trump has denied knowledge or involvement of Epstein\u2019s crimes and said he ended their friendship years ago. Meanwhile, Trump said after meeting with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at... <\/p>\n

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