Donald Trump has seemingly acknowledged his inclusion in the contentious Epstein Files, as the controversy surrounding their management persists.
In a telephone conversation with “Just the News” on Real America’s Voice, the US President claimed that during their tenure, Democrats fabricated details and inserted his name into documents associated with the infamous Jeffrey Epstein.
Trump’s remarks were in response to a query about whether he wished for prosecutors to investigate political persecution. This follows reports by the Wall Street Journal of an alleged “creepy” birthday card from Trump to Epstein.
He stated: “Well, I think it’s in the case of Epstein, they’ve already looked at it, and they are looking at it, and I think all they have to do is put out anything credible.”
Trump elaborated on his suspicions: “But you know, that was run by the Biden administration for four years. I can imagine what they put into files, just like they did with the others. I mean, the Steele dossier was a total fake, right? It took two years to figure that out for the people, and all of the things that you mentioned were fake.”, reports the Mirror US.
He added: “So I would imagine if they were run by Chris Wray and they were run by Comey, and because it was actually even before that administration, they’ve been running these files, and so much of the things that we found were fake with me.”
Trump appears to concede his name was in the Epstein files, but he insisted Democrats fabricated it. Despite his allegations that they “put” things in the files, numerous documents referencing Trump have long been accessible.
Buckling under pressure from some factions within his Republican Party, his team on Friday asked a federal court to disclose sealed records concerning Jeffrey Epstein’s case, aiming to quell a political storm.
However, even with the potential release of these records, it remains doubtful whether this will satisfy those irate over apparent lack of transparency regarding the evidence against the affluent financier.
The administration continues to face scrutiny for not releasing further records it holds.
House Republicans are poised to vote next week on a resolution designed to meet GOP calls for greater openness on the Epstein saga. The resolution urges the Justice Department to make records public, though it lacks legal weight.
“The House Republicans are for transparency, and they’re looking for a way to say that they agree with the White House,” declared House Speaker Mike Johnson on Thursday. “We agree with the president. Everything he said about that, all the credible evidence should come out.”
The Democrats, backed by nine Republicans, have pushed forward their own bill that would mandate the Justice Department to disclose more details about the case.