NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – Trump housing official Lynne Patton suggested without evidence that Hillary Clinton was connected to the death of wealthy financer Jeffrey Epstein—a conspiracy theory that was being spread on social media Saturday.
Patton, who heads the Department of Housing and Urban Development office overseeing New York and New Jersey, shared an Instagram post with a screenshot of a news story about Epstein’s death.
Patton captioned the image “Hillary’d!!”
“P.S. Let me know when I’m supposed to feel badly about this...” Patton also wrote on the caption.
An unfounded conspiracy theory attempting to link Hillary and Bill Clinton to Epstein’s death quickly started spreading on social media Saturday.
It’s believed that Epstein hanged himself in his cell overnight Friday before he was discovered early Saturday morning.
Epstein, 66, had been denied bail and faced up to 45 years behind bars on federal sex trafficking and conspiracy charges unsealed last month. He had pleaded not guilty and was awaiting trial on accusations of sexually abusing dozens of underage girls.
Epstein had relationships over the years with many powerful people, including former President Bill Clinton and President Donald Trump.