To Donald Trump, Jeffrey Epstein has become the nuisance who won’t accept that the friendship is over. The reopening of government and Congress was always going to lead to a resumption of the political chatter about the Epstein files. The petition will have unanimous Democrat support but also needs to have at least 70 House Republican votes. “These emails prove absolutely nothing other than the fact that President Trump did nothing wrong,” Leavitt said. “And what President Trump has always said is that he was from Palm Beach and so was Jeffrey Epstein.

Source: The Irish Times November 15, 2025 14:00 UTC