White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson continued:
By releasing thousands of pages of documents, cooperating with a House Oversight Committee subpoena, and recently calling on President Trump to further investigate Epstein's Democratic friends, the Trump administration has done more for victims than Democrats ever did. And while President Trump is making good on his promises, Democrats like Hakeem Jeffries and Stacey Paskett have yet to explain why they begged for money and met with Epstein after he was convicted of a sex crime. The American people deserve answers.
This statement ignores the fact that Republicans in Congress, led by House Speaker Mike Johnson, delayed and delayed the release of the files for months. Johnson used the government shutdown to delay swearing in Democratic Party Representative Adelita Grijalva, who had the casting vote in the motion to dismiss demanding the release of the files. The petition was signed by all Democrats, but only four Republicans: Representatives Thomas Massie, Lauren Boebert, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Nancy Mace.
Trump still refuses to acknowledge his close relationship with Epstein and inverted on the files only after he realized that public (and Republican) opinion strongly supported the government releasing them. Friday's release is the first look at what the Trump administration is prepared to tell the public about what the government knows about Epstein, much of which people already knew. However, by law they must publish anything that does not pose a danger to victims.
