{"id":7333,"date":"2025-11-17T12:20:31","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T18:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/17\/trump-in-about-face-urges-us-house-republicans-to-vote-to-release-epstein-files-2\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T12:20:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T18:20:31","slug":"trump-in-about-face-urges-us-house-republicans-to-vote-to-release-epstein-files-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/17\/trump-in-about-face-urges-us-house-republicans-to-vote-to-release-epstein-files-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump in about-face urges US House Republicans to vote to release Epstein files"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/missouriindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/epsteinsept32025-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Women who say they were abused by disgraced financier and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein raise their hands as attorney Bradley Edwards speaks at a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 3, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Women who say they were abused by disgraced financier and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein raise their hands as attorney Bradley Edwards speaks at a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 3 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik\/Getty Images).<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">WASHINGTON \u2014 President Donald Trump on Sunday night abruptly changed his tune, telling House Republicans to vote on a bill to compel the Department of Justice to release all files related to its investigation into sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who died in jail in 2019 awaiting federal trial.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In a post on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump wrote \u201cHouse Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files, because we have nothing to hide, and it\u2019s time to move on from this Democrat Hoax perpetrated by Radical Left Lunatics in order to deflect from the Great Success of the Republican Party, including our recent Victory on the Democrat \u2018Shutdown.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Trump continued in his signature style of arbitrary capital letters: \u201cThe Department of Justice has already turned over tens of thousands of pages to the Public on \u201cEpstein,\u201d are looking at various Democrat operatives (Bill Clinton, Reid Hoffman, Larry Summers, etc.) and their relationship to Epstein, and the House Oversight Committee can have whatever they are legally entitled to, I DON\u2019T CARE!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The House is expected to vote Tuesday after a bipartisan\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/clerk.house.gov\/DischargePetition\/2025090209\" target=\"_blank\">discharge petition<\/a> garnered 218 signatures last week, forcing House Speaker Mike Johnson, of Louisiana, to bring a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/house-resolution\/581\" target=\"_blank\">bill<\/a> to the floor that would compel the DOJ to release Epstein investigation materials.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s unclear whether Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., would bring the legislation to a floor vote in the GOP-controlled chamber.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Kentucky\u2019s Thomas Massie co-sponsored the petition with Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif. Three other House Republicans, Georgia\u2019s Marjorie Taylor Greene, South Carolina\u2019s Nancy Mace and Colorado\u2019s Lauren Boebert, joined all Democrats in signing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The House\u2019s newest Democrat, Arizona\u2019s Adelita Grijalva, became the 218th signature after she was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsfromthestates.com\/article\/arizonas-adelita-grijalva-sworn-us-house-signs-epstein-petition\" target=\"_blank\">sworn in<\/a> Wednesday by Johnson, following weeks in which the chamber was out of session. Johnson refused to swear in Grijalva until after the government shutdown, breaking a precedent of swearing in new members when the chamber is out.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Johnson has not been in favor of a vote, and rather has pointed to the ongoing House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform\u2019s investigation into the Epstein documents.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Committee Republicans released more than 20,000 pages of Epstein\u2019s emails on Wednesday, many of which contained Trump\u2019s name.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The committee, led by Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., revealed the massive trove of emails from Epstein\u2019s estate after the panel\u2019s Democrats\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsfromthestates.com\/article\/us-house-dems-say-newly-released-epstein-emails-show-trump-knew-about-abuse\" target=\"_blank\">released<\/a> a selection of the correspondence that included the allegation that Trump \u201cknew about the girls because he asked ghislaine to stop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Epstein was referring to Ghislaine Maxwell, his co-conspirator, who would later be convicted on federal sex trafficking charges.<\/p>\n<h4>Emails and subpoenas<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Trump denies any involvement with Epstein\u2019s alleged crimes, and has said that he\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/07\/29\/politics\/epstein-trump-falling-out-analysis\" target=\"_blank\">kicked Epstein out<\/a> of his private Florida club, Mar-a-Lago, because Epstein had poached young female staffers from the club. Epstein was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/07\/01\/us\/jeffrey-epstein-grand-jury\" target=\"_blank\">convicted<\/a> in Florida of soliciting minors for sex in 2008.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Trump had a well-documented friendship with Epstein, who surrounded himself with the rich and powerful.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Committee Republicans did not respond to States Newsroom\u2019s request for comment Wednesday on how long the committee has had possession of the emails and their timing of the data dump.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The committee has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsfromthestates.com\/article\/us-house-panel-subpoenas-dojs-epstein-files-bill-and-hillary-clinton\" target=\"_blank\">subpoenaed<\/a> several people in relation to the probe, including Maxwell, several former U.S. attorneys general and former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Trump dispatched Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who is also the president\u2019s former personal defense attorney, to interview Maxwell in a Florida prison in July.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net\/static\/2025\/08\/1-Interview-Transcript-Maxwell-2025.07.24-Redacted.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">transcripts<\/a>, Maxwell told Blanche that she \u201cnever witnessed the president in any inappropriate setting in any way. The president was never inappropriate with anybody. In the times that I was with him, he was a gentleman in all respects.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Soon after, Maxwell was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/democrats-judiciary.house.gov\/media-center\/press-releases\/whistleblower-shares-evidence-that-federal-prison-camp-warden-is-pampering-ghislaine-maxwell-maxwell-also-filing-a-commutation-application-with-trump-administration\" target=\"_blank\">moved<\/a> to a minimum-security prison in Texas, and House Democrats claimed this month that a whistleblower\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/democrats-judiciary.house.gov\/media-center\/press-releases\/whistleblower-shares-evidence-that-federal-prison-camp-warden-is-pampering-ghislaine-maxwell-maxwell-also-filing-a-commutation-application-with-trump-administration\" target=\"_blank\">revealed<\/a> the convicted sex offender was being \u201cpampered\u201d by the warden. House Democrats also claimed the whistleblower revealed Maxwell was preparing a commutation application to Trump for release from her 20-year sentence.<\/p>\n<h4>FBI memo<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The FBI issued a July\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/media\/1407001\/dl?inline\" target=\"_blank\">memo<\/a> stating the Department of Justice would not be releasing any further information on the government\u2019s sex trafficking investigation into Epstein.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The announcement sparked a firestorm of demands over the summer to release all investigative material, even among Trump\u2019s supporters in Congress and far-right media influencers,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.c-span.org\/clip\/public-affairs-event\/user-clip-charlie-kirk-epstein\/5168389\" target=\"_blank\">including<\/a> Megyn Kelly and the late Charlie Kirk.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Trump promised on the campaign trail to release the files.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Since the FBI memo, a magnifying glass has been fixed on Trump\u2019s past relationship with Epstein.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The president sued The Wall Street Journal for reporting on a 50th\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/trump-jeffrey-epstein-birthday-letter-we-have-certain-things-in-common-f918d796?mod=Searchresults_pos1&amp;page=1\" target=\"_blank\">birthday card<\/a> Trump allegedly gave to Epstein. The card featured a cryptic message and a doodle of a naked woman with Trump\u2019s apparent signature mimicking pubic hair. Trump denies that he created and signed the birthday doodle.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Journal also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/justice-department-told-trump-name-in-epstein-files-727a8038?mod=hp_lead_pos1\" target=\"_blank\">reported<\/a> that Attorney General Pam Bondi briefed the president in May that his name appeared in the Epstein case files. The context in which his name appeared is unclear.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Trump has denied all reports.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/local\/article221404845.html\" target=\"_blank\">series<\/a> in the Miami Herald in 2018 by journalist Julie K. Brown drew wide attention to Epstein\u2019s crimes and Trump\u2019s appointment in 2017 of former Miami federal prosecutor Alex Acosta, who cut a deal in 2008 to end a federal investigation into Epstein, as the secretary of Labor.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Women who say they were abused by disgraced financier and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein raise their hands as attorney Bradley Edwards speaks at a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 3 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik\/Getty Images). 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