(Washington) The White House redoubled their efforts on Wednesday to accuse the ex-president Barack Obama of “conspiracy” against Donald Trump after his 2016 presidential victory, when the Republican vigorously tried to keep the attention of the American public from the Epstein case.
“The intention expressed and what followed can only be described as a coup d’etat over several years and a plot trait against the American people, our Republic, as well as an attempt to undermine the administration of President Trump,” said national intelligence director, Tulsi Gabbard, during a press point at the White House.
The former democratic elected representative, joined the Republican President, had published a report on Friday where Barack Obama was implicated, in connection with the Russian interference accusations in the 2016 election.
The chief of the Democratic minority in the House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries, denounced the attitude of the Republicans.
“When you have nothing to present to the Americans, the Republicans have the hat wear Barack Obama. It’s ridiculous, “he said in front of the press on Wednesday.
Annoyed
Because these repeated accusations against the former Democratic President (2009-2017) intervene when Donald Trump tries to extinguish the fire around the Epstein case, a rich financial in 2019 before his trial for sexual crimes.
The anger has been rumbling for several weeks in a part of the “Maga” base of the Republican President, which does not accept the conclusions of a Memorandum published in early July by his administration, according to which Jeffrey Epstein would have died of a suicide, and did not take a list of customers for his alleged network of sexual exploitation.
These supporters of Donald Trump accuse him of returning to his campaign promises today by showing a lack of transparency.
The president openly annoyed it by calling these supporters as “stupid”. Asked about the case, he also assured Tuesday that he “did not follow this very closely”.
In front of journalists in the oval office, he then embarked on virulent diatribes against Barack Obama, according to him a “gang leader” guilty of “betrayal”.
Long-time rival, the first black president in the history of the United States is a target of choice for the republican billionaire in his desire to see his base abandon the Epstein question.
This strategy of “diverting attention” is based on the fact that “supporters Maga like to defend their president when they consider that he is a victim,” analyzed AFP Todd Belt, professor of political science at George Washington University.
The relationship between Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein, both in New York finance in the 1990s and 2000s, was enlightened by new elements last week with the publication in the Wall Street Journal of an article attributing to the real estate magnate a Salace letter addressed to the second in 2003.
Paralyzed congress
Not far from the White House, the Epstein controversy continues to also paralyze the American room of representatives.
The elected Republican Thomas Massie, who has already opposed the Trump administration on several subjects in recent months, wants to force a vote on a resolution which calls for the publication of court documents on Jeffrey Epstein.
The Republican President of the Lower House, Mike Johnson, makes sure to block any vote on this resolution, saying that a filter without filter would endanger the victims of the crimes charged to Jeffrey Epstein.
With this blockage imposed by the “speaker”, the work of the deputies, who will go on vacation one day earlier, on Wednesday evening, have been at a standstill for several days.
