Donald Trump said on Sunday that House Republicans should vote to require the justice department to release its files on Jeffrey Epstein. Mr Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on Sunday: “House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files, because we have nothing to hide. Although Mr Trump and Epstein were photographed together decades ago, the president has said the two men fell out before Epstein’s convictions. Mr Trump, who has recently dismissed the Epstein files as a Democratic smear campaign, has since instructed the justice department to investigate prominent Democrats’ ties to Epstein. Speaking on ABC’s This Week, Mr Massie criticised Mr Trump for ordering attorney general Pam Bondi on Friday to examine Democrats with ties to Epstein.

Source: The Irish Times November 17, 2025 13:54 UTC