Newsom taunts Trump with series of comments about president's ties to Epstein amid efforts to avoid subject

Gavin Newsom references Trump and Epstein's relationship in social media posts as Trump calls the Epstein case a 'hoax' and says he no longer wants support from those pressing the issue.

"The whole thing has, to me, always been a side show," Newsom said. "But I thought it got real interesting when Elon [Musk] put out that tweet and then all of a sudden a few weeks later, 'what file?'"

Newsom was referring to a since-deleted post on X in which Musk said last month that Trump "is in the Epstein files" and that "is the real reason they have not been made public." Musk, a former close ally of Trump before their recent spat, has since made several more posts criticizing the administration for not releasing any Epstein "client list" or making any arrests in connection to the Epstein case.