Trump knew Epstein was trafficking and abusing children before he was under investigation in 2006. If you were Trump, would you have reported Epstein, or would you wait until he was under investigation to say something about it?
I see you're focused on only one thing, so I'm going to try expanding your viewpoint on how well-known Epstein's crimes were, including by the authorities:
Here's a very small portion of an article you may find enlightening:
2005
March: Police open a criminal investigation into Epstein in Palm Beach, Fla., after a 14-year-old girl's parents say he paid her for a massage.
Police gather more allegations from underage girls who say he sexually abused them at his mansion, in encounters that often began as massages. Federal prosecutors
later say the abuse began as early as 2002.
2006
July 19: A Palm Beach County grand jury indicts Epstein on one state felony charge of solicitation of prostitution. But the Palm Beach Police Department's chief and lead detective then refer the case to a nearby FBI office, saying the charge doesn't reflect "the totality of Epstein's conduct," according to the Justice Department's
review of the case.
2007
May: An assistant U.S. attorney — who has been working with two FBI agents to find more victims — submits a draft indictment outlining 60 criminal counts against Epstein, along with a memo summarizing the evidence assembled against him.
July: Epstein's attorneys meet with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida. The top prosecutor was then-U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta (who in 2017 would become President Trump's Labor Secretary). The U.S. Attorney's Office offers to end its investigation if Epstein pleads guilty to two state charges and agrees to accept a prison term,
register as a sexual offender, and set up a way for his victims to obtain monetary damages.
The article goes on with much more and can be found here:
https://www.npr.org/2025/07/25/nx-s1-5478620/jeffrey-epstein-crimes-timeline-legal-case