Miroslav Lajcak, who has advised Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on foreign affairs and national security since last year, resigned on Saturday after the latest release of Epstein files showed him talking about young women with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The former adviser denied any wrongdoing on his part and condemned Epstein’s sexual crimes, but he explained that staying in his post would only put pressure on Fico.
“Not because of having done anything criminal or unethical in my actions, but I don’t want him to bear the political costs for something that’s unrelated to his decisions,” he said of the prime minister.
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DOJ SAYS NO EPSTEIN FILES WERE REDACTED FOR NATIONAL SECURITY REASONS
Speaking in his native language in a video, Fico
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