The White House addressed newly released FBI documents Tuesday that detail a 2006 phone conversation between President Donald Trump and Palm Beach’s police chief regarding Jeffrey Epstein’s criminal investigation.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt discussed the revelation during a press briefing.
The information comes from a 2019 FBI interview with former Palm Beach Police Chief Michael Reiter that the Department of Justice made public.
Resist the Mainstream reported on this bombshell story on Tuesday.
According to the document, Reiter told FBI agents that Trump called him during the Epstein investigation.
The police chief recalled Trump saying, “thank goodness you’re stopping him, everyone has known he’s been doing this.”
The former police chief’s account indicates Trump also discussed Ghislaine Maxwell during the conversation.
Reiter stated Trump called Maxwell “evil” and told him to focus investigative efforts on her.
Reiter’s recollection includes additional details about Trump’s statements regarding Epstein.
The document states Trump informed the police chief he had removed Epstein from his Mar-a-Lago club, as previously reported by Resist the Mainstream.
The FBI interview document further notes that Trump “was one of the very first people to call when people found out that they were investigating” Epstein.
Reiter told the Miami Herald the phone call took place in July 2006.
Leavitt addressed uncertainty about whether the call actually occurred.
She stated she cannot confirm the conversation took place but emphasized what it would mean if it did.
“Look, it was a phone call that may or may not have happened in 2006. I don’t know the answer to that question. What I’m telling you is that what President Trump has always said is that he kicked Jeffrey Epstein out of his Mar-a-Lago club because Jeffrey Epstein was a creep,” she said.
The press secretary connected the alleged call to Trump’s previous public statements.
She suggested the FBI document supports what the president has maintained about his relationship with Epstein.
“And that remains true, and this call, if it did happen, corroborates exactly what President Trump has said from the beginning,” she added.
Leavitt directed comments toward members of the press corps regarding their coverage.
She suggested the FBI report contradicted narratives some reporters had promoted about Trump and Epstein.
The press secretary claimed reporters recognized inconsistencies in their reporting after reviewing the FBI document.
She stated media members likely reconsidered their coverage of the Trump-Epstein relationship.
“And I’m sure many of you, when you read that alleged FBI report, probably thought to yourself, ‘Wow, this really cracks our narrative that we’ve been trying to push about this president for many years.’ So we’re moving on from that,” she said.
WATCH:
The Department of Justice’s release of the 2019 interview document brought renewed attention to the timeline of Trump’s separation from Epstein. The FBI interview occurred years after Epstein’s initial criminal investigation in Palm Beach.
Reiter served as Palm Beach Police Chief during the original investigation into Epstein’s activities. His department’s work on the case preceded federal involvement in prosecuting Epstein.
