Speaker Mike Johnson Retracts Claim That Trump Acted as FBI Informant Against Epstein

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00:00Speaker Mike Johnson retracts claim that Trump acted as FBI informant against Epstein.

00:07House Speaker Mike Johnson sparked chaos by implying Donald Trump was an FBI informant in the Jeffrey Epstein case.

00:14He later clarified it was a misstatement, showing how one word can fuel headlines and debates.

00:23Johnson claimed Trump was an FBI informant on Epstein, but quickly corrected himself, saying he misspoke.

00:29Despite the clarification, headlines and online buzz had already spread widely.

00:37Brad Edwards, a lawyer for Epstein's survivors, never called Trump an FBI informant.

00:43He said Trump uniquely offered help in Epstein-related civil suits around 2009, unlike other wealthy figures.

00:49Johnson's retelling sensationalized it. One word changed the story.

00:53The story went viral, with Jimmy Kimmel joking and Martina Navratilova mocking Trump as an FBI informant.

01:03The media clarified the mix-up, but the false label spread faster than the corrections.

01:07Amid Congress debating the release of Epstein records, including Trump-related notes, survivors urged transparency.

01:18Johnson slipped distracted from accountability, fueling the political circus instead of focusing on justice.

01:24Trump's ties to Epstein were limited, social encounters in the 90s and 2000s, then Mar-a-Lago bans and public distancing.

01:35Edwards noted Trump offered some help, but Johnson's FBI informant wording exaggerated the story.

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01:56He said it to the same person.

01:57He said he must be a nurse in a doctor.

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02:03He said he could.

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02:06He was a nurse in the hospital.

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02:07He said it to the hospital.

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