WATCH: Briefing Room Goes Silent as Reporter Sounds Off on Alleged Details of Epstein Clinton Relationship in Front of the Nation

A dramatic scene unfolded at the White House press briefing during mid-May when an independent journalist made explosive claims about Clinton associations with Epstein and referenced an alleged Clinton "body count." The moment left the room in shocked quiet and sparked massive online reactions. The reporter represented ZeroHedge and attended the briefing through President Trump's effort to include alternative media outlets.

The session began normally, despite the unconventional news organization involved. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt introduced the correspondent by stating, "We have Liam Cosgrove, the White House correspondent for Zero Hedge. With that, Liam, please kick us off."

Cosgrove delivered a lengthy opening statement before his actual question. He began, "Thank you, Caroline. So first question is on foreign policy. The President has made several moves towards peace in multiple fronts, India, Pakistan, with the Houthis, talking with Iran and talking with Putin. Biden didn't even talk to Putin for the entire span of the war, which is crazy, considering two nuclear powers were engaged in a proxy war. So I do admire these moves by the current president. I'll be honest."

The alternative media reporter continued his extended inquiry before reaching his main point. He asked Leavitt, "However, we as of today, we are still funding both Israel's and Ukraine's wars. So can Americans expect to finally be done financing foreign wars at some point would it be you consider that one of the President's goals?"

Leavitt provided an extensive response that highlighted the administration's priorities. She explained, in part, "Well, I think I can summarize the President's foreign policy agenda with two words, America first, and that means putting the American people and the American taxpayer first. And that's why the President is moving as quickly as he possibly can and working overtime to end these conflicts in both Israel and Gaza, and also the Russia-Ukraine War."

Once Leavitt concluded her detailed explanation of the president's foreign policy approach, Cosgrove launched into his Clinton-Epstein inquiry. He opened by saying, "And my only other question for you is so over the weekend, President Trump posted Truth Social a video highlighting what most people call the Clinton body count, which is the strange number of suicides that seem to happen in Clinton circles. I have a headline here from The Washington Post that said Trump peddles false conspiracy theories tying the Clintons to several deaths."

Cosgrove expanded on another incident connected to the president's shared video. He stated, "So I just wanted to highlight real quick. This wasn't in Trump's video, but this is from the Arkansas times, and it's the death of Mark Middleton, who was a former Clinton White House aide who was found dead on a Clinton Foundation property, and I'll just quote from the Arkansas times, Middleton apparently shot himself in the chest with a shotgun and also hung himself from a tree with an extension cord. So I have no idea how somebody commits suicide that way. But if the Washington Post is here, maybe you can enlighten us as to how that was actually a suicide."

The reporter then shifted focus to Clinton's suspected links with Epstein. Cosgrove declared, "So anyways, that's just a lead into my question about the most famous Clinton related suicide, which is that of Jeffrey Epstein. There's still a lot of questions around that. Case, you've released phase one of the Epstein files."

Cosgrove pushed further on the broader Epstein matter, adding, "What was missing from that is any connection to his ties to intelligence agencies, and that's really the whole story, that not just trafficking young girls, but doing it on behalf of intelligence agencies and even potentially as part of a blackmail ring with potential ties to the Israeli government. So for phase two, when can we expect it? Will it have information pertaining to those aspects of the Epstein case."

The room grew completely quiet as Cosgrove delivered his extended inquiry, with attendees clearly stunned. Leavitt regained her composure and responded simply, "I know the Attorney General has committed to releasing those files. I would defer you to the Department of Justice on her timeline, but when she has made a promise in the past, she has kept it, and I'm certain that she will in this case as well."