In the space of 48 hours, however, Trump unleashed a barrage of news that has upended global markets, provoked uproar among political opponents and raised the spectre of a nuclear standoff with Russia. Temporarily at least, the Epstein scandal has been pushed to one side.

President Trump has repeatedly downplayed his association with convicted sex offenders Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell and has urged the country to move on from the issue, but it continues to be a hot button matter.

President Donald Trump was taken aback by speculation that he was personally involved in Jeffrey Epstein’s 2019 jail cell death, author Michael Wolff said on the latest edition of. The biographer said the lingering controversy over Trump’s ties to Epstein resulted in the president having to deny culpability for his one-time friend’s demise.