Dogged by questions on the Jeffrey Epstein scandal even from Scotland, President Donald Trump again sought to put distance between himself and the sex offender — offering one of his most thorough personal explanations to date on his former relationship with the disgraced financier.

The White House and Justice Department’s response to the crisis has been driven by no clear strategy other than asking the country to forget it and move on, multiple people close to the situation told The Post.

He’s accepted a $400 million plane from Qatar as a gift, launched strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities and suffered dozens of defeats in court. But the biggest controversy of Donald Trump’s presidency,