President Donald Trump intensified pressure on congressional Republicans late Sunday with a lengthy Truth Social post urging them to vote in favor of releasing the long-withheld Jeffrey Epstein files. His appeal arrived as the House prepares for an expected vote as early as Tuesday, with the bill’s fate in the Senate still unclear.
The push follows months of criticism directed at the administration for resisting calls to make the documents public. Trump had promised during his campaign to release the files shortly after taking office, a pledge that has fueled public expectation and political scrutiny.
With lawmakers returning to Washington after a tense stretch of budget fights, the issue has now resurfaced as a fresh point of contention within the Republican Party. Trump repeated his argument that transparency serves the party’s interests, offering a blunt message to GOP lawmakers.
“As I said on Friday night aboard Air Force One to the Fake News Media, House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files, because we have nothing to hide, and it’s time to move on from this Democrat Hoax perpetrated by Radical Left Lunatics in order to deflect from the Great Success of the Republican Party, including our recent Victory on the Democrat ‘Shutdown,'” he wrote.
He emphasized that substantial information has already been provided to the public and suggested Democrats have more to lose if the documents are fully released. “The Department of Justice has already turned over tens of thousands of pages to the Public on ‘Epstein,’ are looking at various Democrat operatives (Bill Clinton, Reid Hoffman, Larry Summers, etc.) and their relationship to Epstein, and the House Oversight Committee can have whatever they are legally entitled to, I DON’T CARE!” he added.
Trump then shifted to a broader political message, urging Republicans to stay focused on economic and social issues as the election cycle intensifies. “All I do care about is that Republicans get BACK ON POINT, which is the Economy, ‘Affordability’ (where we are winning BIG!), our Victory on reducing Inflation from the highest level in History to practically nothing, bringing down prices for the American People, delivering Historic Tax Cuts, gaining Trillions of Dollars of Investment into America (A RECORD!), the rebuilding of our Military, securing our Border, deporting Criminal Illegal Aliens, ending Men in Women’s Sports, stopping Transgender for Everyone, and so much more!” he continued.
The upcoming vote is expected to test GOP unity as some members question the political impact of unveiling the files while others argue the release is overdue. With public interest high and political stakes growing, the decision made this week could shape the narrative in Washington for months to come.