US President Donald Trump changed his mind and now supports a vote in the House of Representatives on this Detect more files Associated with deceased sex offenders Jeffrey EpsteinAfter initially opposing the measure.
The Epstein case has divided the normally loyal Republican Party and alienated Trump from some of his allies within his “Make America Great Again” movement.
House of Representatives You should study the bill this week That would force the Justice Department to publish The entire file A wealthy New York financier who died in prison before his trial.
Some critics accused the president of wanting to prevent the vote Hiding elements that might implicate him in this caseWhich he denies.
“House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files because… We have nothing to hideTrump wrote on his Social Truth platform.
Epstein was a businessman and convicted sex offender who committed suicide in his prison cell in August 2019.
left behind A series of scandals linked to his network of minors Of those who were sexually assaulted He and some of his guestsin many cases global figures.
Now Democrats, in opposition and in the minority in Congress, are demanding the entire dossier be made public after Epstein’s emails about Trump surfaced.
In these documents, which appeared on Thursday, the disgraced financier indicated this Trump ‘knew about the girls’ He spent hours with one of the victims at his home.
The Republican mogul, who on Friday accused Democrats of promoting the “Epstein hoax,” expressed regret on Sunday that some lawmakers from his party supported the opposition initiative.
“Some” members of the Republican Party being “used”“We cannot let this happen,” Trump said in his post.
“The House Oversight Committee can take whatever it is legally entitled to; I’m not interested“The president said.
According to authorities, Epstein died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial in prison Alleged trafficking of minors For the purposes of sexual exploitation. His accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, is serving a 20-year prison sentence for the same crime.
Epstein, with Maxwell as a recruiter, would have minors come to his residence, especially in New York and Florida.
Epstein’s surviving victims sent a letter to US lawmakers on Friday He urged them to publish those files.
“There is no compromise here. There is no place to hide behind party affiliation,” the document said.
The FBI and Department of Justice announced months ago that after conducting an internal investigation, No other materials may be published without prejudice to the main witnesses During the trial that convicted Epstein.
Among the emails disclosed, Democrats on the House Oversight Committee said the messages “raise serious questions about Donald Trump and his knowledge of the matter.” Epstein’s horrific crimes.
In emails there is also iexchanges with larry summers, The former economic advisor to Barack Obama who headed the prestigious Harvard University. They also revealed that former Democratic President Bill Clinton frequented the New York financier In the 1990s and 2000s.
Trump called on Attorney General Pam Bondi and the FBI to investigate Epstein’s ties to Clinton and Summers.
A portion of Americans and figures from the right and left believe that Epstein killing To prevent him from implicating prominent figures in the scandal.
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