Mr Trump sought to flip that script after signing the Bill in a posting to Truth Social that pointed out Epstein’s ties to the Democratic Party. “Perhaps the truth about these Democrats, and their associations with Jeffrey Epstein, will soon be revealed, because I HAVE JUST SIGNED THE BILL TO RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!,” Mr Trump wrote on Wednesday night. Mr Trump wavered on the issue for years before finally succumbing to political pressure. After Mr Trump indicated his approval of the Bill, Republican holdouts swiftly moved it through the House and then the Senate. A photograph of Ghislaine Maxwell with Jeffrey Epstein that was shown to the court during her sex trafficking trial in New York.

Source: The Irish Times November 20, 2025 13:21 UTC