Leavitt Dismisses Epstein Check, ‘Informant’ Claim

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday addressed two questions from reporters dealing with the Jeffrey Epstein case and President Donald Trump.

One focused on a document released by the House Oversight Committee that was purported to depict a photograph of Epstein holding a large check. The check was made out to Epstein, the reporter claimed, by Trump, for $22,000 “for a fully depreciated woman.”

The reporter asked if the president had any recollection of that and what Leavitt made of the photo. Leavitt quickly replied, “Did you see the signature on that check? It is not Donald Trump’s signature. It is absolutely not. The president did not sign that check.”

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