Ex-Breitbart Reporter Grills Karoline Leavitt Over Trump’s Handling of Epstein Scandal: ‘Does the President Care About These Victims?’

Following Monday’s blockbuster Wall Street Journal story, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was certain to face tough questions about President Donald Trump’s connection to Jeffrey Epstein. But it was perhaps something of a surprise that the first of those queries came from a former reporter for Breitbart.

During Tuesday afternoon’s White House briefing, Charlie Spiering — a former correspondent for Breitbart who currently works for the Daily Mail — grilled Leavitt with some pointed questions on Trump and Epstein.

“The Epstein files are back in the news because a lot of Americans feel that Jeffrey Epstein’s victims never got justice,” Spiering said. “Does the President care about these victims? Do you think he can — does he want to deliver more justice for them, and is he willing to meet with them?”

“The President cares about victims of all crimes,” Leavitt replied. “And that’s why Republicans and the Trump Department of Justice have done more in terms of transparency when it comes to the Epstein case than any prior administration. And why are the Democrats all of a sudden caring about this? It’s because they are desperately trying to concoct a hoax to smear the President of the United States. We have seen this time and time again. [Congressman] Ro Khanna and all of these other Democrats, they could have cared about those victims four years ago when Joe Biden was in office. They could have pushed for transparency then. Unfortunately, the Democrats are using victims as political pawns to try to smear and to push a hoax against the President of the United States.”

Spiering asked Leavitt a second time about the prospect of Trump meeting with Epstein victims.

“Will the president meet with the victims?” Speiring asked.

But Leavitt ignored the question and called on another reporter.

Watch above, via Fox News.