During Mr. Trump's first term, his labor secretary, Alexander Acosta, resigned following criticism of his handling of Epstein's 2008 plea deal when he was a federal prosecutor in Florida. Epstein served 13 months in a jail work-release program after he was originally accused of sexually abusing dozens of girls and young women.

Democrats are pushing the issue by passing a vote for a subpoena of the records and running Epstein-related TV ads in swing districts, including in Pennsylvania.

House Speaker Mike Johnson insisted that the drama surrounding late child sex predator Jeffrey Epstein “is not a hoax” and that lawmakers want to see justice for the victims.

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Sunday accused the Department of Justice (DOJ) of “hiding behind” the argument of protecting victims as it faces calls to release files related to convicted sex

Republican Representative Thomas Massie and Democratic Representative Ro Khanna said the lack of transparency is reinforcing public perceptions that the rich and powerful live beyond the reach of the judicial system.

The Department of Justice said Tuesday it has reached out to Jeffrey Epstein’s former associate Ghislaine Maxwell for a meeting amid backlash over the administration’s handling of files related to Epstein.

President Trump late Thursday took another job at Democrats over the furor around his administration’s handling of the files related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, calling the

U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz (Democrat of Florida) holds a photo board featuring a photo of Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump, during a House Committee on Oversight and Accountability in 2024. Politics makes strange bedfellows, and the Jeffrey Epstein case has created the most unlikely bipartisan coalition in recent memory.

Division between Republican lawmakers over the Jeffrey Epstein files continued to intensify even as President Donald Trump and his administration seeks to redirect scrutiny toward the president’s political foes and the 2016 election.

As public pressure intensifies for the White House to release long-sealed files connected to Jeffrey Epstein, attention has turned once again to his longtime associate, Ghislaine Maxwell.

In the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, a Republican senator admitted that the party is trying to give Donald Trump "cover." We know; that's the problem.