United States President Donald Trump has called on the Department of Justice to investigate ties between one of his Democratic predecessors, Bill Clinton, and the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

But the request comes shortly after a trove of newly released emails raised questions about Trump’s own relationship with Epstein.

On Friday, Trump took to social media to once again frame the emails as a distraction. He compared them to an investigation into ties between Russian election interference and his presidential campaign in 2016.

“This is another Russia, Russia, Russia Scam, with all arrows pointing to the Democrats,” Trump wrote , framing the emails as a “hoax”.

He also sought to shift scrutiny of his actions onto Democrats and financial institutions, arguing that they had deepe

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