Author points to Trump's early venture as 'the smoking gun' on Epstein ties

Author and public speaker Steve Siebold made an explosive claim Thursday about President Donald Trump and his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, alleging that a “smoking gun” may be buried in the history of beauty pageants once owned by Trump.

Trump has been under renewed scrutiny in recent weeks amid the ongoing release of files related to Epstein, the wealthy financier who died in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges and was known to have close ties with a number of powerful figures, including Trump.