A former federal prosecutor has rounded on President Donald Trump for calling a journalist “piggy,” and has invoked the spirit of a fierce Muppet to demand the release of the case files on the investigation into former financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Why It Matters

Trump ’s comment to a female journalist from the Bloomberg news agency came amid national spotlight on the abuse of girls at the hands of Epstein and his rich and powerful associates.

What To Know

Trump, who has denied any wrongdoing in connection with Epstein, has faced criticism for the way he treated Catherine Lucey, Bloomberg’s White House correspondent, when she asked him on Air Force One on November 14 why he would not release the Epstein files if there was nothing incriminating in them.

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