New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is facing accusations of defaming President Donald Trump. She called him a “rapist” on social media during a debate about how the Department of Justice handled the Jeffrey Epstein case.
The progressive Democrat, who has often clashed with Trump during their time in politics, shared her thoughts on the ongoing issues around Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein was a wealthy financier who died in his New York jail cell in 2019 while facing federal charges for child sex trafficking.
“Wow who would have thought that electing a rapist would have complicated the release of the Epstein Files?” Ocasio-Cortez posted on X on Friday.
She seemed to be talking about the 2023 civil trial against Trump brought by writer E. Jean Carroll. In that case, a jury decided Trump was responsible for sexual assault, but not for rape. Critics of Ocasio-Cortez pointed this out many times when they criticized her for using the word “rapist.”
Her comments came after the Trump administration’s Department of Justice stated there is no list of Epstein’s clients. But Trump’s supporters and legal experts warned AOC to get a lawyer after she used that strong word.
“The President should sue AOC into bankruptcy. I realize she’s trying to raise her profile but this is way way too far,” legal analyst Phil Holloway posted to X on Saturday in response to a message from Ocasio-Cortez.
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