Trump's Vile Take on Teenager's Rape Goes Viral as Epstein Woes Deepen

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Old footage of the president defending convicted rapist Mike Tyson has resurfaced as speculation mounts that he may pardon Ghislaine Maxwell.

President Donald Trump’s shocking defense of a champion boxer who raped a teenage girl has resurfaced as the president faces intense scrutiny of his relationship with accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

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A second clip from Trump’s appearance the same year on The Charlie Rose Show features him questioning Washington’s account of the crime itself, saying she “was raped perhaps, perhaps not.”

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Both videos have resurfaced at a time the president is facing public backlash over his administration’s handling of the Epstein files.

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Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, Trump’s former criminal defense attorney, sat down with Maxwell, who’s serving 20 years on sex trafficking charges, for an interview in July in which Maxwell reportedly said she never saw Trump do anything inappropriate. After the interview, Maxwell was transferred to a lower-security prison camp in Bryan, Texas.

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