{"id":2934,"date":"2025-07-21T13:30:51","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T18:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/21\/missouri-republicans-call-for-transparency-into-jeffrey-epstein-investigation-2\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T13:30:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T18:30:51","slug":"missouri-republicans-call-for-transparency-into-jeffrey-epstein-investigation-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/21\/missouri-republicans-call-for-transparency-into-jeffrey-epstein-investigation-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Missouri Republicans call for transparency into Jeffrey Epstein investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/missouriindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2225550781.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A photograph of US President Donald Trump and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is displayed after being unofficially installed in a bus shelter on July 17 in London, England. The president is facing criticism from his usually loyal Republican \u201cMake America Great Again\u201d (MAGA) supporters over suggestions that the administration is hiding details of Epstein\u2019s crimes to protect the high profile figures he associated with, which included Trump (Leon Neal\/Getty Images).<\/p>\n<p><span>Outcry over the Trump administration\u2019s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files includes calls by leading Missouri Republicans for the president to order the release of as much documentation as possible to put the issue to rest.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley told <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3XsxYF3ZoTg\" target=\"_blank\"><span>KMOV-TV<\/span><\/a><span> on Friday that President Donald Trump\u2019s administration should \u201crelease everything they can.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWhatever is not under court order and sealed,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd personally, I think they ought to go to court and ask the court to unseal everything possible. That\u2019s the right course here. Let\u2019s have transparency and get everything out in the public.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Republican U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison said last week that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missourinet.com\/2025\/07\/17\/missouri-congressman-burlison-wants-trump-to-prioritize-release-of-epstein-files\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span>the American people<\/span><\/a><span> are \u201csick and tired of being lied to by their government or the government holding these secrets that they deserve to know the truth on.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He noted that Trump promised a release of files pertaining to Epstein during his successful campaign last year. He told Missourinet he would support a special prosecutor or congressional investigation into the Epstein files.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In a statement <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/repmarkalford\/p\/DMIkIV8OBnY\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span>released on social media<\/span><\/a><span>, Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Alford called the ordeal an \u201cunfortunate sideshow\u201d that should not be allowed to \u201ctarnish the legacy of the greatest president of my lifetime.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He urged U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to release any files in the Department of Justice\u2019s possession, \u201cincluding the underlying evidence that led to the memo stating that a so-called \u2018client list\u2019 does not exist.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/missouriindependent.com\/subscribe\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"subscribeShortcodeContainer\">\n<div class=\"subscribeTextContainer\">\n                <i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i>\n<p>GET THE MORNING HEADLINES.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscribeButtonContainer\">\n                <button>SUBSCRIBE<\/button>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>        <\/p>\n<p><span>Not everyone is so eager to push Trump to release more information about Epstein.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt said in January that the DOJ should open up all its files, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/slavfreespirit\/status\/1884120767513928140?s=46\" target=\"_blank\"><span>saying at the time<\/span><\/a><span>: \u201cHell yeah. Open it up. Release the Epstein files\u2026 Let\u2019s get some answers.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But in an interview with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XHlnpxhYhjg\" target=\"_blank\"><span>Politico last week<\/span><\/a><span>, Schmitt was more reserved when asked if the administration should release more information about Epstein.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI don\u2019t know what they have,\u201d Schmitt said. \u201cI don\u2019t know what they don\u2019t have. When you\u2019re making a charging decision, obviously you\u2019re basing it on the information that\u2019s in front of you. It\u2019s just hard for me to opine on it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Schmitt\u2019s change of tone matches the president, who over the years has stoked conspiracies about Epstein and told Fox News during the 2024 campaign that he would declassify files related to the investigation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Epstein was known for socializing with politicians and celebrities. That includes Trump, who was close to Epstein throughout the 1990s but reportedly had a falling out with him over a real estate deal in 2004.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI\u2019ve known Jeff for 15 years. Terrific guy,\u201d Mr. Trump told <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nymag.com\/nymetro\/news\/people\/n_7912\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span>New York magazine in 2002<\/span><\/a><span>. \u201cHe\u2019s a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side. No doubt about it \u2014 Jeffrey enjoys his social life.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Trump has never been accused of wrongdoing in connection with the Epstein case, and has said he had \u201cno idea\u201d that Epstein was abusing young women.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Epstein pleaded guilty to a felony prostitution charge in 2008 after federal prosecutors agreed not to charge him with sex trafficking of minors. He served 13 months in jail and was required to register as a sex offender.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In 2019, the Justice Department charged Epstein with sex trafficking minors, including sexually exploiting and abusing dozens of girls in New York and Florida between 2002 and 2005. He died by hanging himself in a Manhattan jail cell, an autopsy concluded.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Earlier this year, Bondi told Fox News that Epstein\u2019s client list was \u201csitting on my desk right now to review.\u201d But months later, the Trump administration reversed course, releasing a memo that concluded there was \u201cno incriminating client list\u201d or evidence that Epstein blackmailed prominent people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The memo sparked a huge backlash among Trump\u2019s MAGA base, who saw the move as a betrayal. It also inspired a bipartisan push to force the administration to act, most notably a non-binding resolution sponsored by Republican U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Democratic U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna of California.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In response to the criticism, Trump recently called for a federal court to unseal grand jury transcripts in Epstein\u2019s sex trafficking case \u2014 far short of the demands from his MAGA supporters to release all investigative records.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On Friday, Trump filed a $10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch after the newspaper published a story <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/trump-jeffrey-epstein-birthday-letter-we-have-certain-things-in-common-f918d796?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=ASWzDAhmWNpauLVBd9cqZzVZH8OSP2e_gkkFN6GbH-GLscmtoKs3qYAVDtZqAXcjSRA%3D&amp;gaa_ts=687e74bc&amp;gaa_sig=5oItSWyA_RvrU5iNM4euQHgD27PjX8iAulaZWAguntWoPFWr4DcwkhOnwXWPVje2SdLhK-Hs6z2E3G91oG1TLQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\"><span>reporting on his alleged ties to Epstein<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A photograph of US President Donald Trump and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is displayed after being unofficially installed in a bus shelter on July 17 in London, England. 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