The White House has launched a strong accusation against House Oversight Committee Democrats, alleging they selectively released a batch of Jeffrey Epstein-related documents aimed at politically targeting President Trump.
The accusation follows the Oversight Committee’s public release of three emails connected to the convicted sex offender. The White House specifically objected to the spotlight placed on two of those emails allegedly written by Epstein himself.
As the Tampa Free Press reported Wednesday, one of the released emails contains a claim by Jeffrey Epstein that President Trump “spent hours at my house with an alleged victim.” A second email includes Epstein claiming that Trump “knew about the girls.”
In response, the White House forcefully defended the President, asserting the released emails “prove absolutely nothing other than the fact that President Trump did nothing wrong.”
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt reiterated President Trump’s long-standing statement that his connection to Epstein was merely geographical, noting that both were based in Palm Beach. Furthermore, Leavitt stressed that Epstein was a member at Mar-a-Lago only until President Trump “kicked him out because Jeffrey Epstein was a pedophile and he was a creep.”
The controversy over the documents comes as a bipartisan effort to force the full public release of all remaining Epstein files gains momentum. Following the swearing-in of Congresswoman Adalita Grihalva yesterday, supporters of a discharge petition—an effort to force a House floor vote—reached the necessary 218 members.
In a move to block the effort, the White House reportedly attempted to persuade Congresswomen Lauren Boebert and Nancy Mace to drop their support for the discharge petition. The House Oversight Chairman, however, downplayed the petition’s impact, stating that the committee is already fulfilling its obligations.
Despite this, some key Democrats have expressed worry that while the petition may pass the House now that the government shutdown is over, the effort could ultimately “die” in the United States Senate. Nonetheless, House Speaker Mike Johnson has committed to scheduling a floor vote on the full release of the files next week.
READ: Trump’s Handling Of Epstein Files Hits Political Nadir, Drawing Widespread Disapproval: CNN
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