Former President Donald Trump told a Florida police chief in 2006 that "everyone" knew about Jeffrey Epstein's behavior, according to an FBI document released in the latest batch of Epstein files. The document, a record of a 2019 FBI interview with the former Palm Beach police chief, alleges Trump made the comment after the department launched an investigation into Epstein.
The former police chief, whose name was redacted in the document, stated that Trump called him and said, "Thank goodness you're stopping him, everyone has known he's been doing this." The revelation comes as part of a series of documents related to the disgraced financier, Epstein, who was accused of sex trafficking and died by suicide in jail in 2019.
In other news, Ford executives announced that the US carmaker's tariff costs were $900 million higher than expected last year. This increase was due to a last-minute change to the Trump administration's tariff relief program, according to the company. The scheme, designed to help car firms offset levies, allows car makers that import parts for vehicles assembled in the US to apply for credits. However, officials informed Ford in December of a new, later effective date for the policy, leading to fewer gains from the credits than anticipated. Chief executive Jim Farley said Ford spent double what it had expected on tariffs.
Meanwhile, Mark Carney, former governor of the Bank of England, reminded Trump that Canada paid for the Gordie Howe International Bridge after the former president threatened to block the new key bridge between the two countries. Trump had previously ranted against the bridge. Carney said he had a positive conversation with Trump, reminding him that the US shares ownership of the structure.
In other developments, senior Co-op staff have complained of a "toxic culture" at the executive level of the 180-year-old member-owned food and services group, according to a letter seen by the BBC. The letter to Co-op board members complains of "fear and alienation" among senior staff who feel scared to raise concerns about the direction of the business. Several sources also said they feel a culture that discourages any challenge has led to a series of poor decisions resulting in sinking morale, abrupt departures, as well as a "sharp drop in profits and a rocketi".
Finally, Norwegian biathlete Sturla Holm Laegreid confessed on live television to cheating on his girlfriend moments after winning bronze in the Winter Olympics. The 28-year-old, who won his first individual Olympic medal in the 20km individual biathlon at Milan-Cortina, admitted he had an affair three months ago and called it "my biggest mistake". Laegreid said it had been "the worst week of my life" since he told his girlfriend of six months about the affair. "Six months ago I met the love of my life - the most beautiful and ki," he told NRK, Norway's state broadcaster.
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