President Donald Trump is leaning in — hard — on the push to release every shred of material related to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. And this time, he’s drawing a political line in the sand.
After weeks of simmering tension and media innuendo, Trump has reversed his previous hesitation and now fully endorses House Republicans voting to release the Epstein Files. His message is clear: get it all out, and let the facts speak for themselves.
“What I don’t want Epstein to do is detract from the great success of the Republican Party,” Trump said Monday. “It’s really a Democrat problem. The Democrats were Epstein’s friends, all of them.”
That quote marks a pivotal rhetorical shift — not just in tone, but in strategy.
Only recently, Trump had expressed concern about the politicization of the Epstein scandal. But now, with Democrats fanning flames of speculation and leaking cherry-picked emails, the 45th president is going on offense — and calling their bluff.
He’s right to note that Epstein’s inner circle leaned heavily blue. Names like Bill Clinton, Larry Summers, and billionaire donor Reid Hoffman have long been tied to the late financier through travel logs, emails, and repeated visits to Epstein’s infamous properties. The White House’s Monday press release hammered the point further:
“We have nothing to do with Epstein. The Democrats do. All of his friends were Democrats.”
Trump flatly denied any involvement in Epstein’s crimes and dismissed the recent release of emails by Democrats claiming he “knew about the girls” and “spent hours” with an Epstein victim. The administration says those accusations are false, and the released contents actually cleared Trump of participating in Epstein’s crimes.
“They were with him all the time. I wasn’t,” Trump said.
The Epstein Files Transparency Act, first introduced in July, would force the Justice Department to release all documents tied to Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, the flight logs, travel records, and any references to public officials involved in the years-long investigation. It’s a sweeping piece of legislation aimed at full disclosure — and Trump says he’ll sign it the moment it reaches his desk.
“We’ll give them everything… let the Senate look at it. Let anybody look at it.”
That level of transparency stands in stark contrast to the Biden administration, which — despite controlling DOJ — has not made a concerted effort to declassify the full scope of Epstein-related files.
The political timing is crucial. With House Republicans expected to vote on the bill Tuesday, Trump’s public support puts pressure on swing-district GOP members to back the measure — and forces Democrats to decide whether they’re serious about transparency or just using Epstein as a weapon.
Trump also reminded reporters that his administration had already released over 50,000 pages tied to the Epstein investigation:
“No matter what we give, it’s never enough,” he said, brushing off critics who claim the files don’t go far enough.
