On Friday, President Trump expressed curiosity as to why he didn’t disclose a file related to the controversial investor Jeffrey Epstein during the period when Democrats held power in both the Senate and the White House.
“If Epstein had a ‘smoking gun,’ why was the ‘file’ kept under wraps for four years?” Trump questioned, referring to former Attorney General Merrick Garland and ex-prosecutor Maureen Comey. “I wrote it. A true society,” he added.
He went on to assert, “Because they had nothing!!!”
These remarks came shortly after Trump instructed Attorney General Pam Bondy to release testimony from the grand jury regarding the Epstein case. This directive has drawn mixed responses, compelling both Trump supporters and Democrats to push for more transparency about the investigation.
“Given the immense attention surrounding Jeffrey Epstein, I asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to gather all relevant grand jury testimony, pending court approval,” Trump noted. “This scam perpetuated by the Democrats should end now!”
In reply, Bondi mentioned on a social platform that the Department of Justice was prepared to proceed with court proceedings to seal the grand jury transcript.
There has been a push from Trump’s support base for the administration to release more documents tied to Epstein, who died by suicide in 2019. Epstein had previously claimed he did not maintain a “client list.”
The president’s order came right after the Wall Street Journal released a report detailing a letter Trump allegedly wrote to Epstein for his 50th birthday in 2003, which contained the phrase “Happy Birthday – and a great daily secret,” alongside an outline of a naked woman.
In response to the report, Trump denied having penned the letter, asserting he would take legal action against the news outlet.
“President Trump will soon challenge the Wall Street Journal, Newscorp, and Murdoch,” he stated. “The press needs to be truthful and not rely on sources that likely don’t exist.”
