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Jeffries says Republicans are trying to ‘cover up for the pedophiles’ amid standstill vote over ex-Trump friend Epstein

U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic leader of the House of Representatives, scolded his Republican colleagues amid a standstill on a vote to release FBI files related to convicted sex trafficker–and former friend of President Donald Trump–Jeffrey Epstein. “Mike Johnson and this group continue to cover up for the pedophiles. That’s crazy,” Jeffries told Jen Psaki, host of MSNBC’s “The Briefing” on Wednesday. The vote to unseal the Epstein files has become a political vulnerability for Republicans, given the billionaire […]

todayOctober 10, 2025

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Senate Republicans defeat Democrats’ effort to force the release of Epstein files

In a close vote, Senate Republicans defeated an effort Wednesday by Democrats to insert language into Congress’ annual defense authorization bill that would have forced the public release of case files on the sex trafficking investigation into the late Jeffrey Epstein. The Senate voted 51-49 to dismiss the changes to the bill, with Republican Sens. Josh Hawley of Missouri and Rand Paul of Kentucky joining with all Democrats in opposition. For months, Democrats have clamored for the release of what’s become […]

todaySeptember 12, 2025

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Dems ask what else Trump is hiding after release of alleged bizarre birthday letter to Epstein

The U.S. House Committee on Oversight released another tranche of unsealed documents related to convicted sex trafficker and pedophile Jeffrey Epstein late Monday. Among the documents is a 2003 letter President Donald Trump, then just a New York real estate mogul, allegedly sent to Epstein for his 50th birthday. The sexually suggestive letter also displays what appears to be Trump’s signature, though allies of the president quickly argued that it does not match Trump’s famous signature. Though the White House […]

todaySeptember 9, 2025

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Democrats push for congressional hearing with Epstein survivors amid ongoing pressure

In their latest efforts to keep the resurged Jeffrey Epstein criminal case at the forefront of the national conversation, Democrats are pushing for a congressional hearing with survivors of the convicted sex trafficker and pedophile. In a joint letter led by U.S. Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., more than a dozen House Democrats requested the hearing from House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky. As President Donald Trump‘s U.S. Justice Department seeks testimony from Epstein’s imprisoned co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell, Democratic lawmakers […]

todayAugust 8, 2025

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Jeffries, Dems zero in on GOP over Epstein files and Trump flip‑flop: ‘What are they hiding?’

“Sordid… Scandalous. Corrupt.”  House of Representatives Democratic Leader U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., is on the offensive over the Epstein files. After President Donald Trump and Republicans did a rhetorical about-face on releasing the files, many of their right-leaning supporters are angry—and it’s created an opening for Democrats to slam GOP leaders and share their message. “I support transparency,” Jeffries said at a recent press conference. “The far right, Donald Trump, right-wing conspiracy theorists, and others are the ones who […]

todayJuly 28, 2025

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Trump accuses Obama of trying to ‘lead a coup’ against him. Dems say he’s distracting from Epstein scandal

President Donald Trump doubled down on his attacks against former President Barack Obama, again accusing his predecessor, without evidence, of personally targeting him with a federal investigation of his 2016 presidential campaign and its communications with Russia related to election interference. On Tuesday, while in the Oval Office with the president of the Philippines, Trump revisited his claims that Obama ordered his administration to go after him amid the intelligence community’s investigation of Russia’s involvement in trying to interfere in […]

todayJuly 22, 2025

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Trump mired in Epstein controversy amid report on 2003 letter with drawing of naked woman

The controversy over President Donald Trump’s handling of records from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation entered a new dimension Thursday as his administration struggles to make good on its promises to release details on the sex trafficking case involving a one-time friend of the now-president. Trump promised a lawsuit after The Wall Street Journal described a sexually suggestive letter that the newspaper says bore Trump’s name and was included in a 2003 album for Epstein’s 50th birthday. Trump denied writing the […]

todayJuly 18, 2025

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Crockett calls for Trump AG Pam Bondi to testify before Congress over non-release of Epstein files

The political campaign to pressure the Trump administration to release the full findings of the federal investigation of convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein continues as Democrats uniformly call for President Donald Trump and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to be transparent with the American public due to widespread interest, particularly Trump’s MAGA base of supporters. Amid the Trump administration’s inconsistent statements and insistence that there is nothing of value to release publicly, U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, is calling for Bondi […]

todayJuly 17, 2025

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From House amendment to guitar performance, Dems try to put Trump and MAGA on defense over Epstein controversy

Democrats are seizing on the latest controversy facing President Donald Trump as his MAGA supporters express outrage over the Department of Justice’s announcement that it will not be releasing any bombshell report related to the conviction of pedophile sex trafficker, Jeffrey Epstein. From a legislative procedure and public statements to even an original guitar performance, the minority party is using every lever it has to make the outrage over the Epstein files stick politically for Trump. Republicans are noticeably divided […]

todayJuly 15, 2025