Donald Trump suggests Jeffrey Epstein may have been 'killed' in jail in new interview

Donald Trump has suggested that American financier and convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein, may have been murdered in his prison cell rather than having committed suicide.

In an interview with AXIOS's Jonathan Swan, which aired last night, Trump appeared to cast doubt on the official ruling over Epstein's death, and offered another round of well-wishes to Ghislaine Maxwell - Epstein's associate who is currently awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges.

She has pleaded not guilty.

When asked by Swan why he wished purported sex offender Maxwell well, he replied: "Her boyfriend [Epstein] died in jail — yeah I wish her well… good luck."

"Let them prove somebody was guilty... Her boyfriend [Epstein] died in jail, and people are still trying to figure out how did it happen," he continued. "Was it suicide? Was he killed? And I do wish her well. I'm not looking for anything bad for her. I'm not looking bad for anybody."

The full interview can be seen below:

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"Her boyfriend died in jail, was he killed, was it suicide… I do, I wish her well," he added.

Trump previously extended well-wished to Maxwell during a press conference held on the 21st of July, when a journalist asked his opinions on her arrest.

"I just wish her well frankly," he said. "I've met her numerous times over the years, especially since I've lived in Palm Beach, but I wish her well, whatever it is."

Trump's assertions appear to stoke conspiracy theories over the cause of death of the disgraced financier, who committed suicide last August while being detailed in a New York City jail on sex-trafficking charges.

Conspiracy theories about Epstein's death have been widespread. An Emerson College poll, which was conducted last August, discovered that only 33% of Americans believed the autopsy report, and agreed with its verdict that his cause of death was suicide.

Epstein, who was 66-years-old at the time of his death, stood accused of abusing dozens of young girls. He was found unresponsive in his cell after being put on suicide watch after a suspected attempt to take his own life at the Metropolitan Correctional Center. Attorney General William Barr later confirmed the assessment that his cause of death was suicide.

Epstein's death is now under investigation by the Justice Department.