In a shift, Trump says House Republicans should vote to release Epstein files [View all]

(NPR) President Trump now says that House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files "because we have nothing to hide."

In a Truth Social post Sunday evening, he again called the issue a "Democrat Hoax" intended to "deflect from the Great Success of the Republican Party."

Trump noted in the lengthy post that the Justice Department now has an additional investigation focused on Democrats who knew the convicted sex offender, at his request.

Trump has faced pressure from his own party to follow through on a campaign promise to release investigative files related to Epstein, creating rare fissures in the GOP. Most notably, he has withdrawn his endorsement for Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has been a vocal proponent of the vote.

https://www.npr.org/2025/11/16/nx-s1-5610552/trump-house-republicans-epstein-files