GOP Congressman Tells CNN That Epstein-Trump Email Bombshell Must Be ‘Taken Seriously’

Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer that the bombshell emails Jeffrey Epstein sent about President Donald Trump must be “taken seriously” on Wednesday morning.

Emails released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday reveal that Epstein sent some strange emails about Trump to his co-conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell, as well as author Michael Wolff.

Later that morning, Blitzer asked Stutzman to weigh in on the story:

BLITZER: Congressman, thanks so much for joining us. Before we get to all of that, I want to get your response to the breaking news we’ve been following this hour, that the House Oversight Committee has just released emails showing that Jeffrey Epstein mentioned Donald Trump by name multiple times in various private correspondence with Ghislaine Maxwell, and the author Michael Wolff. What’s your reaction to that?

STUTZMAN:  Yeah, good morning, Wolf, great to be with you again. You know, I think that we all know President Trump has been the most investigated person probably in the world over the last several years. And, you know, of course the information that was released this morning by the Democrats, for one, I would say, you know it shows up on the day that we’re going to open up the government again in the House. We’re voting this afternoon. But also the Oversight Committee led by the Republican Chairman James Comer is always going to be looking at the facts and whatever the facts lead. And again. as I say, you know President Trump has been the most investigated president that we probably will ever have. And so the fact that this information comes out today I think is a bit ironic ,but at the same time any information that’s released has to be taken seriously, and I know that the Oversight Committee will do that

Watch above via CNN.

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