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Democratic 2020 contenders condemn Trump for spreading Epstein conspiracy theories

Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke crosses the Paso del Norte International border bridge to attend the funeral services for one of the victims of last weekend's mass shootings at a Walmart store, in El Paso, Texas, US. [Reuters]

Democratic presidential contenders Beto O’Rourke and Cory Booker slammed US President Donald Trump on Sunday for promoting unfounded conspiracy theories about the apparent suicide of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein in his New York jail cell.

After the death on Saturday of Epstein, a millionaire charged with sex trafficking who once counted Trump and former President Bill Clinton as friends, Trump retweeted a baseless claim from a conservative comedian that Clinton was involved in the death.

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