In July 2025, media and Telegram channels reported that Caroline Levitt, known for her religiosity, unexpectedly decided not to wear a cross at a press conference where she answered questions from journalists about the Epstein case. We have verified the accuracy of such publications.

Reports that White House press secretary Caroline Levitt did not wear a cross for a reason when answering questions about the case of financier Jeffrey Epstein emerged shortly after her July 7 briefing. On it, the official stated that there was no list of Epstein’s clients. Internet users concluded that the official, who regularly emphasizes her piety, came out to reporters without a cross because she did not want to lie while she was wearing a religious one. symbol.

This theory was spread "Tsargrad-TV" And "Radio Sputnik", as well as Telegram channels "KB plus"(243,000 views at the time of writing the analysis), "Voblya • news"(115,000), "Heavenly"(92,000), "Gossip"(79,000), "The goat screamed"(77,000), Admin.Anshlak (70,000), "HtoSho | Sergey Cherkassky"(53,000), etc.

Financier Jeffrey Epstein detained in New York in 2019 on charges of trafficking in persons, including minors, for the purpose of sexual exploitation. Epstein faced 45 years in prison, but a month after his arrest he was found dead in his cell. According to investigators, he committed suicide. Both the Epstein case itself and his death gave rise to a popular conspiracy theory - the financier had extensive connections with politicians, businessmen and celebrities, many of whom began to be considered his clients. Rumors have surfaced that there is even a list of people to whom Epstein supplied minors for sex services, and that this list includes Donald Trump.

The President of the United States and members of his administration have repeatedly assuredthat all information about Epstein's clients will be declassified. Some of them (copies of logbooks from Epstein's private plane, a copy of his address book, and a list of evidence) published February 28, but no sensational discoveries were found in these documents. It was expected that other materials from the case would be made public later, but on July 7, the US Department of Justice reported: The financier did not maintain a list of clients and no further documents will be made available to the public.

That same day, Caroline Levitt held a briefing during which commented This is a statement from the department. According to her, some of the documents will not be published because they contain, for example, child pornography. At the same time, the White House press secretary assured that the Trump administration is committed to ensuring that everyone who breaks the law is held accountable. One of the journalists reminded Levitt of the February statement by US Attorney General Pam Bondi. Then on the Fox News channel she claimedthat Epstein's client list is on her desk. The journalist asked for clarification on how Bondi’s words relate to the Ministry of Justice’s statement that such a list does not exist. Levitt responded that Bondi was not referring to a specific list of names, but to the entire body of documents associated with the case. She added that for clarification on this matter, you should contact the Prosecutor General directly. The Epstein case was not mentioned or discussed further at that briefing.

Levitt came out to reporters in a black jacket and white blouse; she was not wearing any accessories except earrings. At the same time, at public events, the White House press secretary can often be seen wearing a cross on her body - more than once she statedthat faith plays a huge role in her life and has a significant influence on her political views. Therefore, Internet users believed that Levitt deliberately did not wear a religious symbol at a briefing where she was asked uncomfortable questions about the Epstein case. To support their theory, they published a collage of screenshots taken at several such briefings. In all these pictures she is depicted with a cross.

Although the photographs are authentic, they were not taken at recent press conferences. For example, the photo of Levitt in a crimson jacket in the middle row refers to her first briefing as White House Press Secretary in January 2025. The photo to the right of her was taken in February, the bottom three - in April and May (1, 2, 3).

In fact, this is not the first time Levitt has appeared in public without a cross. He is not visible as in the video from recent press briefings from June 19, June 3, May 22 or May 19, and on older ones (for example, January). If you study the broadcasts of all 34 briefings with her participation, published on the official White House YouTube channel, Levitt wore a cross (at least so that it was visible) only on 12. The same applies to the photographs of the official on her pages in Instagram And X: she doesn’t always wear a cross; photos without it are much more common.

Video screenshots from the White House YouTube channel. Source: collage “Verified”

Let us note that this is not the first time that the appearance or absence of a cross on Caroline Levitt’s neck has attracted the attention of Internet users and journalists. For example, in June, American comedian Jon Stewart in his program Daily Snow jokedthat the more Levitt lies, the larger the cross on her neck becomes, like Pinocchio's. After this episode aired users And Media they began to claim that because of this joke, the White House press secretary allegedly refused the religious accessory. At the same time, publications that she “unexpectedly” stopped wearing a cross appeared in February, and in March this year.

Reports that Levitt deliberately did not wear a cross at the July 7 briefing initially spread in the English-language segment of the social network X. In particular, a collage of several photographs of the press secretary was the first published user @MyLordBebo, his post received 3 million views. “She took off the cross... so she could lie about Epstein,” the blogger wrote. @MyLordBebo not for the first time meets in analyzes “Verified” as the primary source or distributor of false information.

Thus, this is not the first time Caroline Levitt appears in public without a cross. His absence from her neck as she answered awkward questions about the Epstein case is nothing more than a coincidence.

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