Rudy Giuliani revealed that he had investigated President Donald Trump's history with Jeffrey Epstein but had no evidence that the police were called after a masseuse was allegedly assaulted by the sex offender at Mar-a-Lago.
"I'll tell you a little about Epstein, though, if you want," Giuliani volunteered to MAGA influencer Benny Johnson on Monday. "I represented the president when the Epstein stuff was first going to come out. So myself and our team investigated it thoroughly. And we were ready for it."
"In fact, there's very little connection except when they were very young, and the story of how he threw him out is actually even tougher than he remembers," he continued. "Two of the women from the massage place at Mar-a-Lago came to him... And one of them was afraid to come to him because Epstein had been bothering her... And the lady was frightened. And they go up, and she tells him, Mr. Epstein, it's being inappropriate with me."
"He says, is it really bad? And she said, yeah, yeah, it's really bad. It's not sex, but it's really bad. Touching and stuff."
Giuliani recalled that Trump left a message for Epstein saying he had been kicked out of the club.
"Don't you ever show your face at the golf course of Mar-a-Lago again. Boom! Hangs up," the former mayor said. "That's the last time he had really ever thought about Epstein."
"And the connection between them earlier was... I wouldn't call him a friend. I'd call him one of a thousand people that he knew and went out with here and again."
The stark directive came as lawmakers faced mounting pressure to avert another government shutdown as Democrats dig in on reining in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Trump made clear there would be zero tolerance for amendments or last-minute revisions to the existing deal.
"There can be NO CHANGES at this time," Trump emphasized, signaling his willingness to veto any modified version of the legislation.
Trump's message appeared aimed at hardline House conservatives who have previously blocked spending bills, calling for sweeping policy changes before approving government funding measures. His post appealed to both sides of the aisle to unite behind the Senate package.
"We need to get the Government open, and I hope all Republicans and Democrats will join me in supporting this Bill, and send it to my desk WITHOUT DELAY," he wrote.
The president warned of the economic consequences of prolonged gridlock, cautioning that "another long, pointless, and destructive Shutdown...will hurt our Country so badly — One that will not benefit Republicans or Democrats."
Trump concluded with a direct call to action: "I hope everyone will vote, YES!"
The Senate approved a package funding five agencies plus a two‑week stopgap for the Department of Homeland Security, and the fight has now shifted to the House. House GOP leaders, including Speaker Mike Johnson, have said they want to quickly approve the package and start funding the government by Tuesday.
However, Republicans have a razor‑thin majority, and some conservatives object to the bill, meaning Johnson may need some Democratic votes.
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Martin, who has not been at the DOJ for a year, was expected to leave the department entirely, CNN reported. He was initially picked to help implement Trump's key priorities. The Weaponization Group has not released any information, but will apparently meet daily. Trump has been critical that the DOJ has not been active enough to pursue legal action against his political enemies.
Several sources have told CNN that Martin "wasn't doing much," CNN reported
"Martin will continue to serve as the Justice Department’s pardon attorney but will no longer work at Justice Department headquarters. Instead, his office will be located in another DOJ building in Northeast Washington, pulling him away from the attorney general and the most powerful figures in the department, according to a person familiar with the move," The Post reported. "The pardon office is in that Northeast Washington building."
He was expected to leave his role in the coming weeks.
“President Trump appointed Ed Martin as pardon attorney, and Ed continues to do a great job in that role,” a Justice Department spokesperson said.
Martin had no previous trial experience before Trump appointed him to serve as the U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C. He was a longtime antiabortion activist and helped organize and finance the rally following the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot.
When Martin did not have enough Senate support to confirm him, Trump pivoted and gave him a senior Justice Department role that did not require Senate approval, The Post reported.
Martin has been behind the unsuccessful legal attacks on Trump's adversaries, including New York Attorney General Letitia James, former FBI director James B. Comey and Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA).
Federal prosecutors have questioned Martin, along with Trump’s Federal Housing Administration Director Bill Pulte, known as an attack dog for the president, were at the center of a Maryland grand jury investigation for hires that were made to pursue investigations aimed at Trump’s critics.
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