{"id":2512025,"date":"2025-11-18T18:38:59","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T23:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/quiet-piggy-trump-blasts-reporter-over-question-on-epstein-files\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T18:39:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T23:39:43","slug":"quiet-piggy-trump-blasts-reporter-over-question-on-epstein-files","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/quiet-piggy-trump-blasts-reporter-over-question-on-epstein-files\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Quiet, Piggy&#8217;: Trump Blasts Reporter Over Question on Epstein Files"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fquiet-piggy-trump-blasts-reporter-over-question-on-epstein-files%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2512025&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The summary reports on an interaction between former President Donald Trump and Bloomberg reporter Catherine Lucey aboard Air Force One, where Trump snapped at Lucey when she questioned him about <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >newly released files related<\/a> to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.The documents, released by House Democrats, allegedly suggest Trump&#8217;s knowledge of Epstein&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/project-veritas-coup-prominent-conservatives-speak-out-in-favor-of-james-okeefe\/\" title=\"Project Veritas Coup: Prominent Conservatives Speak Out in Favor of James O&#039;Keefe\">sex trafficking activities<\/a>. Trump dismissed the allegations, accusing Democrats of targeting powerful figures like Bill Clinton and Larry Summers and denying any involvement with Epstein&#8217;s criminal activities.He pointed out that Epstein&#8217;s victims and associates, including Virginia Giuffre and Ghislaine Maxwell, have not accused him of wrongdoing. Trump also urged House Republicans to release all related files, emphasizing transparency, while tensions arose within the Republican party over the matter.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump snapped at Bloomberg reporter Catherine Lucey when she pressed him about the files surrounding sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in a video from Friday while aboard Air Force One.<\/p>\n<p>After Trump had answered one of her questions, Lucey attempted to ask about Epstein&rsquo;s newly released  in which he alleged that Trump knew about his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-newsmax-one-america-news-are-noxious-garbage\/\" title=\"CNN: Newsmax, One America News Are \u2018Noxious Garbage\u2019\">sex trafficking operation<\/a> and knew the victims.<\/p>\n<p>The  emerged after House Democrats released documents Wednesday in an attempt to tie Trump to Epstein.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Quiet! Quiet, piggy,&rdquo; Trump told Lucey as he tried to take another reporter&rsquo;s question.<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title='Trump tells reporter \"Quiet, piggy\" in response to Epstein question' width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ikkcFm4BEPA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Trump cited the Department of Justice&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/20251116174536\/https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/11\/14\/us\/politics\/trump-epstein-inquiry-democrats.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">directive<\/a> that seeks to investigate powerful Democrats who were listed in the s, including former President Bill Clinton and former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers. He claimed that these figures were involved in Epstein&rsquo;s criminal practices when asked about the s last week.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They would have announced that a long time ago. It&rsquo;s really what did he mean when he spent all the time with <span class=\"person-popover\" data-nid=\"7374\">Bill Clinton,<\/span> with the president of Harvard, you know who that is, Summers, <span class=\"person-popover\" data-nid=\"14836\">Larry Summers,<\/span> whatever his name is, and all of the other people that he spent time with,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Jeffrey Epstein and I had a very bad relationship for many years, but he also saw a strike because of his president, so he dictated a couple of memos to himself. Give me a break,&rdquo; the president continued.<\/p>\n<p>The Democrats redacted the name of one of Epstein&rsquo;s sex trafficking victims, Virginia Giuffre, who said that Trump did not engage in any sexual acts with Epstein&rsquo;s victims during her time with him.<\/p>\n<p>More of Epstein&rsquo;s victims <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/09\/03\/nbc-news-hallie-jackson-epstein-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/09\/03\/nbc-news-hallie-jackson-epstein-trump\/\">told<\/a> NBC News in September that they never witnessed or heard about Trump doing anything illegal during his friendship with Epstein.<\/p>\n<p>Epstein&rsquo;s business partner, Ghislaine Maxwell, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/08\/22\/gentleman-in-all-respects-ghislaine-maxwell-insists-trump-never-acted-inappropriately-with-epstein\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/08\/22\/gentleman-in-all-respects-ghislaine-maxwell-insists-trump-never-acted-inappropriately-with-epstein\/\">said<\/a>&nbsp;during a July 24 deposition that Trump was a &ldquo;gentleman in all respects&rdquo; and denied that she ever witnessed him act inappropriately.<\/p>\n<p>In a  post Sunday, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/11\/17\/donald-trump-house-republicans-release-jeffrey-epstein-files\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/11\/17\/donald-trump-house-republicans-release-jeffrey-epstein-files\/\">called<\/a> on House Republicans to release the files because they have &ldquo;nothing to hide.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Republican Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Nancy Mace of South Carolina, and Lauren Boebert of Colorado <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/republicans-voting-jeffrey-epstein-files-release-donald-trump-11038881\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/republicans-voting-jeffrey-epstein-files-release-donald-trump-11038881\">signed<\/a> a petition to release the files.<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/11\/18\/mtg-trump-traitor-epstein\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">accused<\/a> Greene of being a &ldquo;traitor&rdquo; after she refused to remove her name from the petition.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. 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