President Donald Trump on Tuesday deflected questions over the Justice Department’s decision to interview Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted of helping the financier sexually abuse underage girls and is now serving a lengthy prison sentence.

Trump instead lashed out at old grievances following a new report from his intelligence director aimed at casting doubt on long-established findings about Moscow’s interference in the 2016 election.

Trump is under pressure from conspiracy-minded segments of his political base to release more about the Epstein case. He’s tried to move on, which Democrats say is because of his association with Epstein. Trump has denied knowledge or involvement of Epstein’s crimes and said he ended their friendship years ago.

The president said it’s “appropriate” for the Justice Department to seek a new interview with Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein who was convicted of helping the financier sexually abuse underage girls.

Asked Tuesday about Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche’s announcement that the department reached out to Maxwell’s lawyers for an interview, Trump said he didn’t know about it “but that would be, sounds appropriate to do.”

Added Trump, who has faced a political crisis over records related to Epstein’s sex trafficking investigation: “I don’t really follow that too much. It’s sort of a witch hunt.”