Trump says Ag Pam Bondi can release all the “reliable” Epstein documents
President Donald Trump said Attorney General Pam Bondy could release all “trustworthy” Epstein documents.
Former Vice President Mike Pence urged the Trump administration to release all findings related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
In an interview with CBS News’ Major Garrett, the former Indiana governor said it was “the time has come,” adding that all the facts available to Americans “always believe in transparency.” Pence emphasized that the victim’s name should be excluded from disclosure.
“Whether facts justify the accusation or not, I think anyone who has joined or was involved in this slutty man should be held in public scrutiny,” Pence told Garrett.
Pence did not suggest that the lack of transparency was politically motivated, but suggested that stigmatized investors began during George W. Bush’s administration and continued to Barack Obama’s tenure in the White House.
“I don’t know why this administration should not release all of Jeffrey Epstein’s files after the victim’s names are protected,” he said.
The interview follows President Donald Trump’s recent criticism of the Republican Party, who raised questions about his administration’s handling of the Epstein case. In a social media post on July 16, he described conservative supporters as “silly” and “weak” fell for Democrats’ work.
“Their new scam is what we’ll call Jeffrey Epstein’s hoax forever, and my past supporters bought this ‘bulls***’ for hooks, lines and sinkers,” writes Trump. “They haven’t learned their lessons and probably never will, even after eight years of crazy, left, left, left.”
USA Today contacted the White House to comment on Pence’s interview.
Marjorie Taylor Green and Mike Johnson want transparency
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson and R-Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green were among Trump allies who wanted transparency in Epstein’s investigation. It was called after the Justice Department released a memo earlier this month, saying in a systematic review that “the ‘client list’ has not been revealed” and that “no further disclosure is appropriate or guaranteed.”
The memo also found no evidence to support the theory that Epstein was murdered while in custody, confirming the New York Chief Examination Office’s ruling that he committed suicide in a Manhattan prison in 2019.
“No one believes that there’s no client list,” Green wrote in the X-Post on July 8th.
In an interview with The Benny Johnson Show on July 15th, Johnson also sought more Epstein Records releases, saying, “I’m for transparency.”
“It’s a very delicate subject,” he said. “But we should put everything out there and let people decide.”
Trump says he doesn’t understand “fascination” with the case
Trump said he didn’t understand the “attractiveness” of the incident and blamed the “bad people” and criticised the warnings and reports it received.
“It’s a grumpy mood, but it’s boring,” he told reporters on July 15th. “And I don’t know why it continues. Only really bad people with fake news want to keep it that way.”
Epstein sat down for trial and died, but the registered sex offender pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution in Florida and soliciting minors in 2008. Trump, who had a friendship with Epstein, appeared in legal documents relating to Epstein’s crimes, but is not fascinated.
Contributed by Zack Anderson, USA Today
