Markwayne Mullin Busted In Whopper About Epstein

MULLIN: “Remember, there was a sweetheart plea deal that was struck in 2009, way before I was in office, way before Trump was even considering to be in office, way before Pam Bondi was in office, way before Kash Patel was FBI director. In 2009 there was a sweetheart plea deal that was made underneath the Obama administration with Epstein and that sweetheart [deal] has not been exposed.”

TAPPER: “No. It was 2008. The US Attorney at the time was a guy named Alex Acosta. He was a Bush appointee. He went on to become President Trump’s Secretary of Labor. It all took place in 2008.”

MULLIN: “Who was in office at the time?”

TAPPER: “George W. Bush.”

MULLIN: “Who was in office at the time?

TAPPER: “It was 2008. George W. Bush.”

MULLIN: “No. 2009 was when the case came out and Obama was in office at the time.”

TAPPER: “No. That’s not true.”

MARKWAYNE MULLIN: Remember, there was a sweetheart plea deal that was struck in 2009, way before Trump was even considering to be in office, under the Obama administration

TAPPER: No. It was 2008. The US attorney at the time was a guy named Alex Acosta. He was a Bush appointee.… pic.twitter.com/UBAe5NviYy

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 27, 2025