U.S President Donald Trump told a reporter, “Quiet, piggy,” while speaking with the press about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Friday.
Footage captured aboard Air Force One shows the president pointing and saying, “Quiet. Quiet, piggy,” after a female reporter, not visible on camera, asks him a question about the Epstein files.
The president cuts her off, wagging a finger in her direction.
The exchange comes amid heightened scrutiny over Trump’s relationship with the disgraced New York City financier after Democrats last week released a collection of emails sent by Epstein where Trump was mentioned by name.
Republicans responded by unsealing tens of thousands of documents containing correspondence between Epstein and other prominent figures.
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On Monday, the Trump administration released previously “classified” files containing details about some of the country’s most notable figures, most recently Amelia Earhart and, before that, Martin Luther King Jr.
The House is expected to vote Tuesday on legislation to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, the culmination of a monthslong effort that has overcome opposition from President Donald Trump and Republican leadership.
Now the president has bowed to the growing momentum behind the bill and even said Republicans should vote for it. His blessing all but ensures that the House will pass the bill with an overwhelming margin, putting further pressure on the Senate to take it up.
— With files from the Associated Press
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