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Donald Trump stated on July 15, 2025 in comments to reporters:

The Jeffrey Epstein files “were made up by Comey. They were made up by Obama. They were made up by Biden.”

By Grace Abels• July 18, 2025

X posts stated on December 12, 2025 in an X post:

Images from Jeffrey Epstein “archives” show President Donald Trump and Epstein with young women.

By Maria Briceño• December 19, 2025

X posts stated on November 15, 2025 in an X post:

A pro-Donald Trump Montana town planned a “pedophile bonfire” in a park for burning Trump flags and MAGA hats.

By Maria Briceño• November 21, 2025

Facebook posts stated on July 10, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Former President Barack Obama gave Presidential Medals of Freedom to Bill Cosby, Anthony Weiner and Harvey Weinstein.

By Daniel Funke• July 16, 2019

Instagram posts stated on August 14, 2022 in an Instagram post:

Anne Heche was murdered by the illuminati because she was working on a movie about Jeffrey Epstein.

By Ciara O'Rourke• August 16, 2022

X posts stated on January 31, 2026 in an X post:

Images show New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani as a child with his mother, Mira Nair, and Jeffrey Epstein.

By Maria Briceño• February 2, 2026

New Jersey Democratic State Committee stated on October 17, 2011 in a political advertisement:

"Since Mayor Kennedy O’Brien took office Sayreville has issued 22,081 building permits! Now O’Brien is holding secret meetings with big developers."

By Caryn Shinske• October 26, 2011

Sarah Palin stated on February 06, 2010 in a speech to members of the Tea Party:

Vice President Joe Biden's meeting "with the transparency and accountability board . . . was closed to the public."

By Catharine Richert• February 9, 2010

Brian Fitzpatrick stated on January 22, 2023 in an interview on Fox News Sunday:

“Classified documents can never be taken out of a (sensitive compartmented information facility), ever.”

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• January 24, 2023

Instagram posts stated on January 04, 2024 in an Instagram post:

“Epstein List” shows 166 people connected to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

By Loreben Tuquero• February 1, 2024

Viral image stated on February 21, 2023 in an Instagram post:

“Every single one” of former President Barack Obama’s Medal of Freedom recipients in this video “was on Epstein’s flight logs.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• February 23, 2023

David Scott stated on January 06, 2014 in a letter:

President Barack Obama’s judicial appointments for Georgia and the region were drafted in secret and not vetted by legal groups among the president’s supporters.

By Eric Stirgus• January 17, 2014

Social Media stated on February 14, 2026 in social media posts:

The Epstein files “expose Ellen DeGeneres” as a cannibal.

By Loreben Tuquero• February 16, 2026

Rob Woodall stated on January 25, 2013 in a meeting:

"Forty-seven percent of (members of Congress) are millionaires."

By Eric Stirgus• February 4, 2013

TikTok posts stated on November 15, 2025 in a post on TikTok:

Video shows President Donald Trump patting President Bill Clinton’s crotch.

By Madison Czopek• November 17, 2025

Facebook posts stated on November 27, 2021 in Facebook post:

Omicron 'hysteria' was timed so that it would coincide with and distract from the Ghislaine Maxwell trial.

By Jeff Cercone• November 30, 2021

Facebook posts stated on October 09, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“Jeffrey Epstein found living in New Mexico!”

By Ciara O'Rourke• October 13, 2020

Bloggers stated on June 11, 2018 in in a blog post:

"Busted: Obama is holding secret meetings to overtake the White House"

By Bill McCarthy• June 21, 2018

Carly Fiorina stated on December 17, 2015 in a column posted on Medium:

"When we held recent economic dialogues with China, we agreed on over 100 different things — including wildlife trafficking and volcano research. None of these 100-plus points of agreement addressed cybersecurity."

By Louis Jacobson• January 7, 2016

X posts stated on February 12, 2026 in an X post:

Savannah Guthrie's husband’s company is listed as a "co conspirator" in the Epstein files, “in case you're wondering why now of all times for (her) mother to be 'kidnapped.'"

By Maria Briceño• February 16, 2026

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