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During a COVID-19 press briefing at the White House in July 2020, U.S. President Donald Trump said that he had met accused sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell numerous times over the years and that he wished her well. Trump’s words were widely shared on social media, including in a Facebook meme posted by a political group known as Ridin’ With Biden, a project supported by the advocacy organization Occupy Democrats. The claim that Trump sent well wishes to Maxwell is true. The official White House transcript reads: The remarks took place on July 21, toward the end of the press conference when the forum was opened up to reporter questions. It can be seen in the below C-SPAN video around the 20-minute mark: https://www.c-span.org/video/?474039-1/president-trump-urges-mask-wearing-social-distancing-amid-coronavirus-surge President Trump has been photographed with Maxwell in the past, Snopes previously reported. Maxwell was arrested on July 2 for her alleged involvement in sex trafficking crimes of which former boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein was accused. She is charged with procuring and grooming at least three underage sex partners — one as young as 14 — between 1994 and 1997. Maxwell has denied the accusations and contends her innocence, reported Reuters.
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