President Donald Trump on Wednesday sharply criticized Republicans he dubbed his ‘past supporters’ who continue to demand the release of the so-called Jeffery Epstein files, calling them “weaklings” whose support he does not want. In a lengthy Truth Social post, Trump admonished those who continue to press for more information about documents related to Epstein, dismissing the uproar over the Epstein files as a “scam” perpetuated by Democrats and suggested he no longer welcomed his backers who have called for more transparency around the documents.
Trump wrote in a scathing post on Truth Social: “Their new SCAM is what we will forever call the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax, and my PAST supporters have bought into this ‘bulls‑‑‑,’ hook, line, and sinker. They haven’t learned their lesson, and probably never will, even after being conned by the Lunatic Left for 8 long years. I have had more success in 6 months than perhaps any President in our Country’s history, and all these people want to talk about, with strong prodding by the Fake News and the success starved Dems, is the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax Let these weaklings continue forward and do the Democrats work, don’t even think about talking of our incredible and unprecedented success, because I don’t want their support anymore!”
The Justice Department published a memo last month which stated there was no evidence of an “incriminating ‘client list,’” prompting criticism directed at Attorney General Pam Bondi over her handling of the case. The Justice Department and FBI issued in a joint memo that Epstein did not have a client list and confirmed he died by suicide in his New York City jail cell in 2019. Epstein’s associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, has been convicted of sex trafficking.
However several Republican members of Congress and other prominent Trump supporters are asking for transparency over the files. House Speaker Mike Johnson said during an interview with conservative commentator Benny Johnson: “I’m for transparency. It’s a very delicate subject but we should put everything out there and let the people decide,” and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., said last week in a post on X that the DOJ should “release the Epstein client list.”
Trump has expressed frustration over the Epstein matter, stating on Tuesday: “I don’t understand it, why they would be so interested. He’s been dead for a long time. He was never a big factor in terms of life. I don’t understand what the interest and what the fascination is. I really don’t. And the credible information has been given.”
Epstein was accused in several cases of sex trafficking young girls, and ran in high-powered circles with figures that included Trump, former President Clinton, Britain’s Prince Andrew and a number of other celebrities and ultra-wealthy individuals.
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