Gov. Gavin Newsom came full swing at Donald Trump Saturday, claiming the president is lying to cover up his involvement in convicted sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein’s case.

“He’s lying to cover up his prior lies and then lying again. Now he doesn’t even know truth from fiction, and so look, he’s caught it red handed,” Newsom told popular left-wing influencer Brian Tyler Cohen in an interview that aired Saturday. “He’s in the files. We know it, period, full stop.”

Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi have received major backlash in the past few weeks over their handling of Epstein’s files after hyping them up, then failing to release more information. Many of those outraged are the president’s own supporters, who are beginning to turn on him over the issue.

Meanwhile, news outlets have been resurfacing old videos, photos and documents that suggest a close friendship between the president and Epstein.

  • dhork@lemmy.world
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    16 hours ago

    Oh, this is definitely part of his 2028 campaign to win over Trump voters. “Something changed, this isn’t the same guy you voted for…”

    Meanwhile, nothing’s changed. This is how Trump always was. If anything has changed, it’s that Republicans have let him surround himself with people who will never say “no” to him. Even Republicans in Congress know how batshit crazy his policies are, yet they vote for them anyway.

    Newsom will say anything to get elected, though. I hope someone primaries his ass good …

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      14 hours ago

      “Something changed” is an off ramp for those who are in too deep to back out without a mental crisis caused by accepting reality. More then they deserve, but it’s a way out while saving face.