Schumer, the Senate minority leader, also highlighted that Epstein was a regular at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Florida for many years.
Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer took aim at President Donald Trump on Tuesday, calling on the commander-in-chief to"answer" for previously praising accused child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein when saying that he enjoyed"women on the younger side."
Schumer, who represents New York, also highlighted that Epstein was a regular at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Florida for many years."The president needs to answer for this," the senator said."And 'I don't recall' is not an acceptable answer in this case," he insisted,"particularly because Mr. Trump appointed [Labor Secretary and former federal prosecutor] Mr. [Alexander] Acosta to such a powerful position.
Epstein allegedly would have the young girls – some as young as 14 – transported to his townhouse where they would be asked to perform nude massages while he would masturbate or touch their genitals. He would then pay them hundreds of dollars and allegedly asked them to recruit more young girls to do the same in the future.
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