For years, President Donald Trump has sought to downplay his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, the financier and convicted sex offender who for years moved in the same social circles as Trump in Palm Beach and Manhattan.

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In perhaps his most shocking allegation yet, Michael Wolff claimed Jeffrey Epstein "believed" his former friend and current president of the United States was the one who gave police dirt on the late pedophile's trafficking scheme.

Epstein appeared to welcome that role of influence-wielder, including by pitching himself as a guru on how world leaders should handle then newly-elected President Donald Trump. Epstein even boasted that he had already counseled a top Russian diplomat on Trump's psyche.