The toxic shadow of Jeffrey Epstein continues to loom large over some of the world's most powerful figures, and this week that shadow fell squarely on President Donald Trump. The House Oversight Committee's recent decision to publish a new collection of snapshots has thrust the deceased sex offender back into the headlines, forcing high-profile individuals to address their proximity to the criminal in the most uncomfortable of settings.
During a recent meeting with journalists at the Oval Office on Dec. 12, Trump was confronted directly with the latest evidence of his past association with Epstein. His immediate response was one of cool deflection, attempting to minimise the significance of the images, which show the 79-year-old politician alongside the convicted sex offender, Bill Clinton, Steve Bannon, and Bill Gates.
