JUST IN: Trump Hints At Jaw-Dropping Move Regarding The Epstein Files

President Donald Trump offered his first hint about how he views an offer by Ghislaine Maxwell to shed new light on her relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, his sexual abuse of young girls, and who else may have been involved in their scheme.

Before boarding Air Force One, the president fielded questions from a gaggle of reporters jostling for any indication about whether he might pardon Maxwell, who is currently serving a 20-year sentence for grooming the girls Epstein abused. His comments came while Deputy U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche met with Maxwell for the second time on Friday morning.

Asked if he’s considering a pardon, Trump said he hasn’t given the possibility much thought.

“Well I don’t know about the meeting. I know it’s taking place,” he said. “He’s a fantastic man, he’s a great attorney,” Trump continued, referencing Blanche.

“People should really focus on how well the country’s doing, or they should focus on the fact that Barack Hussein Obama led a coup.”

Trump has for days attempted to shift the public discussion away from Epstein and toward the 2016 election where he alleges former President Obama coordinated with Hillary Clinton’s campaign and U.S. intelligence officials to perpetuate the baseless Russiagate hoax. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced on Wednesday that she believed the evidence compiled warranted turning Obama over to the U.S. Justice Department for criminal prosecution.

He also pointed to references in the Epstein investigation mentioning Larry Summers, former President Bill Clinton, and other “close friends” of the late pedophile, all of whom deserve scrutiny, Trump claimed.

“I had nothing to do with the guy,” Trump went on.

“It’s something I haven’t thought about. I’m allowed to do it, but it’s something I haven’t thought about.”

WATCH:

Maxwell late on Friday offered up to “100 individuals” around Epstein who may not yet be named in the government’s investigation. The Trump administration is under tremendous pressure to release more information about any powerful individuals who Epstein may have surrounded himself with during the height of his abuse.

Last week she argued in court that a 2022 conviction should be overturned based on a 2009 non-prosecution agreement that federal prosecutors countered should not apply.

Following Maxwell’s meeting with Blanche, she was seen returning to her Florida prison holding a mysterious box which may have contained some of the documents turned over to the government on Friday. It now falls to Trump and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to determine whether any of the new information will be releasable without maligning innocent individuals or naming victims of Epstein’s abuse.