Jeffrey Epstein, Trump and Republicans
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As Trump faces pressure to release more information regarding Epstein, reports are coming out that the two men knew each other well.
Overshadowed is Congress' willingness to cede a constitutional power to the White House. Instead, the case of a disgraced and dead financier looms.
Since Donald Trump returned to the White House, his Justice Department has promised, reneged, and then promised again to deliver new and potentially explosive evidence on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged underworld of pedophilia.
Was Jeffrey Epstein murdered or did he commit suicide while in prison awaiting trial? Information gaps contribute to the spread of Epstein conspiracy theories.
The two socialized together frequently in New York City and Palm Beach from the late 1980s to the early 2000s. In 2002, Trump praised Epstein to a reporter as a “terrific guy” — and curiously added that he “likes beautiful women” on “the younger side.”
Epstein pleaded guilty to state charges for soliciting prostitution and soliciting prostitution from a minor in 2008, but was hit with additional federal charges in 2019 before his death.
Michael Wolff reveals Jeffrey Epstein was afraid of Donald Trump, despite their long friendship. Wolff noted Epstein felt unsettled by Trump's rise to power.
Chelsea Handler Once Asked Woody Allen and Adopted Daughter-Turned-Wife Soon-Yi a Controversial Question at Jeffrey Epstein's House first appeared on Parade on Jul 21, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 21, 2025, where it first appeared.
Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter on Monday called for the Trump administration to release the “Epstein files.” Bernice King, the same day the administration released records on the FBI’s surveillance of her father, requested more transparency on an issue that the president has been trying leave behind him: his ties to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
House Republicans won't vote on a nonbinding resolution calling for the release of more information about the convicted sex offender who died in prison in 2019.
Maurene Comey, the Manhattan sex crimes prosecutor fired by President Donald Trump’s Justice Department — who went further than any of her peers in holding notorious sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein and his convicted madame Ghislaine Maxwell to account — warned her longtime colleagues Thursday of a dark new era in which “fear is the tool of a tyrant.
By tapping into other grievances, President Trump managed to turn one of the most fractious moments for his base into a unifying one.