Overview
- Trump posted on Truth Social that House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files because “we have nothing to hide,” reversing his earlier opposition.
- The House is expected to take up a measure this week that could compel the Justice Department to publish the remaining documents, and any measure would still need Senate approval.
- Emails released by Democratic lawmakers and attributed to Jeffrey Epstein allege Trump knew about the abuse and spent hours with an alleged victim, accusations he firmly denies.
- The Justice Department and FBI said in July they had found no evidence to open new investigations into previously uncharged individuals and deemed full publication not pertinent.
- The dispute has exposed Republican fractures, with Trump withdrawing support from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, even as he calls for federal probes into Democrats including Bill Clinton, Larry Summers and Reid Hoffman.