Podcaster Andrew Schulz slammed President Trump during a Thursday episode of the Flagrant podcast, criticizing Trump for his handling of multiple controversies.
Earlier this week, the president accused former President Obama of influencing the findings in Russiagate while distancing himself from the public’s push for more information on Jeffrey Epstein’s criminal dealings.
“He is rebuking the base, like almost like spitting in their face,” Schulz said.
FBI Director Kash Patel and deputy director Dan Bongino have defended Trump amid the ongoing Epstein saga. In July, the two supported the release of the agency’s findings that concluded the deceased financier kept no “client list” and announced the Trump administration would not unveil additional files tied to convicted sex offender’s dealings.
“He campaigned on it. He put Bongino and Kash in there, which might be the stupidest thing in the history of the world. Why would you put the two guys that have nonstop pounded the pavement talking about how we’re going to expose this Epstein thing, and the second they get in there like, ‘You better shut the f*** up,’” Schulz said.
The comedian said this week’s release of files related to Martin Luther King Jr. was another attempt at “s— distractions” to throw people off the hunt for more information on Epstein.
His co-host Akaash Singh agreed, adding that the administration was “hiding something crazy.”
Storylines have swirled regarding Epstein’s ties to Trump as the Wall Street Journal published an article outlining a 2003 birthday letter sent to the businessman in 2003.
It allegedly bears Trump’s signature and is typed in the font of a naked woman, according to the outlet.
Trump denied ever writing the correspondence and sued the outlet over the report.
The Hill has contacted the Trump administration for comment.
