Former President Donald Trump allegedly told a Palm Beach police chief in the mid-2000s that he was glad the chief was "stopping" Jeffrey Epstein, according to an FBI account of an interview. The ex-police chief, who investigated Epstein, reported the conversation to the FBI in 2019, as reported by ABC News. Trump has repeatedly denied any knowledge of Epstein's crimes and has stated he cut off contact with him over two decades ago.
The Miami Herald was the first to report on the document detailing the ex-police chief's account. According to the FBI interview, Trump's alleged comment was, "Thank goodness you're stopping him, everyone has known he's been doing this."
In other news, a Florida teenager's stepbrother appeared in federal court in Miami on Friday, as investigators continue to probe the circumstances surrounding her death aboard a Carnival cruise ship. The 18-year-old, Anna Kepner, was found dead on the Carnival Horizon in November, as reported by Fox News. Her 16-year-old stepbrother was seen leaving juvenile court before entering adult federal court Friday, according to FOX 35.
Also, hundreds gathered at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on Friday to honor the late president on what would have been his 115th birthday. Among those in attendance was Reagan's granddaughter, Ashley Reagan, who said the annual commemoration helps maintain the legacy her father Michael spent much of his life preserving, according to Fox News. Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy also spoke at the event.
Meanwhile, former President Trump threatened on Monday to block the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge between the United States and Canada if Canadian officials did not address a list of grievances, escalating diplomatic tensions between the two countries, according to the New York Times. Trump stated he would not allow the bridge to open until the United States is fully compensated and Canada treats the United States with the "Fairness and Respect that we deserve."
In a separate legal matter, a federal judge on Monday struck down California's law prohibiting federal law enforcement agents from wearing face masks but upheld a companion measure requiring them to display identification, as reported by the New York Times. Judge Christina A. Snyder of U.S. District Court in Los Angeles ruled that the mask law was unconstitutional because it exempted state law enforcement officers, making it discriminatory.
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