President Trump would not recommend special prosecutor to Epstein case, Leavitt says

From ABC News.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked about President Trump’s claims that the Jeffrey Epstein controversy was a "hoax" perpetuated by the Democrats.

The press secretary maintained that the administration did a thorough job with the probe.

Leavitt was also asked about calls to appoint a special counsel to investigate the Jeffrey Epstein case.

The press secretary said that "the president would not recommend a special prosecutor in the Epstein case."

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/live-updates/trump-admin-live-updates/?id=123730069&entryId=123839994

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