Overview
- Rep. Seth Moulton said on Morning Joe that Trump is "obviously in the Epstein files" and alleged he "took advantage of young girls."
- Host Joe Scarborough immediately challenged the allegation, stating there is no evidence Trump exploited minors with Jeffrey Epstein and urging a focus on verified facts.
- The panel halted its government-shutdown discussion as Moulton linked a House return to a possible vote to release additional Epstein-related files.
- Recent releases included a Justice Department packet that lacked a so-called client list and materials from the Epstein estate, such as a 50th-birthday book page with an alleged Trump message and suggestive drawing, plus flight logs, schedules, and ledgers.
- House Oversight Chair James Comer criticized Democrats for posting the birthday book page, accusing them of cherry-picking documents to imply wrongdoing without proof.