Overview
- During a Friday Morning Joe segment, Rep. Seth Moulton alleged President Trump "took advantage of young girls" with Jeffrey Epstein and said Trump is "obviously in the Epstein files."
- Host Joe Scarborough repeatedly pushed back, saying there is no public evidence Trump abused minors with Epstein and pressing Moulton to distinguish belief from verified facts.
- Moulton tied House Speaker Mike Johnson’s keeping the chamber out of session to a refusal to seat Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, which Democrats say prevents a discharge vote to release additional records; Johnson has cited the shutdown as the reason.
- Panelists and subsequent reporting noted previously released materials from the DOJ and Epstein’s estate, including a birthday book page attributed to Trump and flight logs, have not produced proof of criminal conduct by Trump.
- Coverage highlighted that key accusers, including Virginia Giuffre, have not publicly accused Trump of wrongdoing, and that reporting has not substantiated claims of abuse.