Donald Trump’s attacks on James Comey are linked to dead sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, whose ghost the president can’t seem to shake, Trump’s biographer says.

Author Michael Wolff joined the Daily Beast podcast Inside Trump’s Head to examine the president’s motivations for going after the former FBI director, who was controversially charged last week with obstructing a congressional investigation and making false statements.

Wolff said it stretches back years and relates to unproven chatter in Trump world about Comey’s supposed involvement in Epstein’s legal affairs.

“It’s one of those Trump things, that he can’t let anything go,” he said. “The Comey question, and the Comey family, has really haunted him from the earliest moments of his administration—even before the administration.”

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