US President Donald Trump said Sunday that he supports congressional efforts to release more files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, despite previously opposing the move.
“House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files, because we have nothing to hide,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
The 79-year-old president has accused Democrats of pushing an “Epstein hoax” following the release of emails in which Epstein suggested Trump “knew about the girls.” Critics, however, claim Trump wants to block the vote to avoid potential revelations about alleged misconduct — allegations he firmly denies.
The controversy has created rare divisions within the Republican Party and strained Trump’s relationships with key allies in the MAGA movement. Over the weekend, Trump even withdrew his endorsement of Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene for her 2026 re-election campaign.
Meanwhile, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson announced that he plans to hold a vote this week on compelling the Justice Department to release all remaining Epstein-related documents.
Referring to GOP lawmakers siding with Democrats on the issue, Trump posted, “Some ‘members’ of the Republican Party are being ‘used,’ and we can’t let that happen.”
Epstein Emails Renew Scrutiny
Following the end of the longest government shutdown in US history last week, House lawmakers released a set of emails obtained from Epstein’s estate. One message alleged Trump “spent hours” with one of Epstein’s victims, while another described Trump as “dirty.”
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee said the emails “raise serious questions about Donald Trump and his knowledge of Epstein’s horrific crimes.”
In response, Trump called on Attorney General Pam Bondi and the FBI to investigate Epstein’s ties to former president Bill Clinton, as well as to former Harvard president and Clinton treasury secretary Larry Summers — even though a July memo from the FBI and Justice Department stated they found no evidence to warrant investigations into uncharged third parties.
Jeffrey Epstein, assisted by Ghislaine Maxwell, brought underage girls to his homes in New York and Florida for sexual abuse under the pretext of “massages.” He died in prison in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex-trafficking charges, after previously registering as a sex offender in Florida due to a 2008 conviction.
Despite official findings that Epstein died by suicide and did not maintain a “client list,” many of Trump’s conspiracy-aligned supporters remain convinced of wider wrongdoing and have long demanded the release of all Epstein-related documents.
