The bill to release all files is supported by the opposition Democrats, but also by Republicans from the government camp. As the number of supporters in his Republican ranks continued to grow in recent days, Trump was obviously forced to abandon his opposition to the publication. “The Republicans in the House of Representatives should vote to release the Epstein files because we have nothing to hide,” Trump surprisingly wrote on his online platform Truth Social on Sunday. The responsible committee in the House of Representatives can get Epstein “everything he is legally entitled to, I don’t care.”
If, as expected, the House of Representatives votes for the bipartisan proposal, the Senate, in which Trump’s Republicans have the majority, must then approve it. The president’s signature would then be required.
There have been calls for all files on the Epstein scandal to be published for months. These also came from parts of Trump’s Republican Party and his MAGA movement (Make America Great Again). During the election campaign, the president promised to publish all investigation files. After he was sworn in in January, he only released a few documents that were not very meaningful.
According to investigators, Epstein had abused underage girls and young women for years and trafficked them to celebrities. Recently released emails from the convicted sex offender suggest that Trump knew about it. Epstein was found dead in a prison cell in 2019 while awaiting another trial. According to authorities, he committed suicide. Many US citizens and right-wing influencers suspect that the former financial investor was murdered to prevent him from coming forward against prominent accomplices.
Emails recently published by the Democrats suggested closer ties between Epstein and Trump – something the US president denies. In one of the emails, Epstein wrote that Trump “knew about the girls.” He also spent “hours” with an abuse victim.
Trump then initiated an investigation into former President Bill Clinton and tried to draw attention not only to Clinton but also to Larry Summers, who was Secretary of the Treasury under Clinton.
Summers announced his retirement from public life following the publication of his email communications with Epstein. “I take full responsibility for my misguided decision to continue communicating with Mr. Epstein,” Summers told US media on Monday (local time).
Summers explained that he would continue to carry out his teaching activities. However, he will withdraw from his public engagements as part of his efforts to “restore trust and repair relationships with those closest to me.”
