GOP accuses Democrats of misusing Jeffrey Epstein probe to attack Trump

Republicans on the Oversight Committee are accusing their Democratic counterparts of utilizing the Home of Representatives’ ongoing investigation into Jeffrey Epstein to assault President Donald Trump as an alternative of bringing closure to the late pedophile’s victims.

Fox Information Digital obtained a 10-page inner memo written by GOP committee workers for lawmakers on the panel arguing that Democrats intentionally misrepresented info obtained by Republicans to create a story the place there was none.

“Sadly, throughout this investigation, Oversight Committee Democrats, led by Rating Member Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), intentionally mischaracterized witness statements and selectively launched info with focused redactions in an effort to create one other hoax involving President Trump,” the memo mentioned.

“When the bulk launched the complete set of paperwork, Democrats claimed that this transparency was supposed to ‘disorient’ and ‘distract’ from the false narrative they have been making an attempt to assemble about President Trump.”

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Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell have been each indicted on federal intercourse trafficking costs stemming from Epstein’s years of abusing underage ladies. (Joe Schildhorn/Patrick McMullan by way of Getty Photographs)

The committee’s months-long investigation was launched by a bipartisan push for transparency however has since devolved into partisan combating, with either side blaming the opposite for specializing in the mistaken issues.

Democrats have accused Republicans of utilizing the investigation to cowl for Trump, who was recognized to be an affiliate of Epstein however by no means linked to any wrongdoing.

However the committee’s Republican majority, which has launched 1000’s of pages of paperwork obtained from each the Division of Justice (DOJ) and Epstein’s property, has claimed it’s dedicated to transparency for victims and has accused Democrats of politicizing the investigation.

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“The Democrats have found nothing new, haven’t launched any doc not supplied on the request of Republicans, and have solely succeeded in reinforcing what the American individuals already knew: President Trump knew Jeffrey Epstein a long time in the past, President Trump ended the connection with Epstein, and President Trump didn’t take part and was unaware of the character of Epstein’s evil,” the memo mentioned.

“The Fee Democrats over-promised and under-delivered, and now they sift by way of each new doc manufacturing searching for a single time period: Trump.”

Paperwork launched by the committee thus far seem to neither concretely show nor disprove that Trump knew of Epstein’s crimes, however the president himself has constantly denied any improper ties.

Of their memo, Republicans pointed to former Lawyer Basic Invoice Barr’s assertion by which he appeared to clear Trump of wrongdoing, at the least in his information of the investigation.

President Donald Trump gestures as he walks throughout the South Garden of the White Home, Nov. 2, 2025, in Washington. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP newsroom)

However they accuse Garcia of intentionally distorting the details by claiming Barr had “restricted information” of the case.

The memo additionally accused Democrats of “selectively” leaking three emails from about 23,000 paperwork turned over by Epstein’s property earlier this month in an effort to painting Trump in a unfavourable mild.

The Republican memo accused Democrats of “creating their very own redactions to mislead the media and the American individuals,” together with naming late Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre, “who said that she by no means witnessed any misconduct by President Trump,” the memo mentioned.

“Democrats additionally redacted ‘she was the one who accused Prince Andrew’ [sic] in one other Epstein e-mail. By making this redaction, Democrats eliminated essential context from the e-mail that talked about Virginia Guiffre [sic]who labored at Mar-a-Lago, made accusations in opposition to Prince Andrew and was recruited by Ghislaine Maxwell within the parking zone,” the memo mentioned.

“This modifications the which means in Epstein’s e-mail, the place he says, ‘After all he knew in regards to the ladies when he requested Ghislaine to cease.’”

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The Republican memo additionally identified that Democrats leaked pages from Epstein’s notorious “birthday ebook” that included Trump, however didn’t publish a message allegedly written by former President Invoice Clinton.

It additionally accused Democrats of failing to assist the committee deliver within the Clintons for questioning, regardless of each receiving subpoenas earlier this yr. The one figures to have testified thus far have been linked to Trump.

“Democrats usually are not involved with transparency or equity,” the memo mentioned. “The proof the Oversight Committee has gathered on no account implicates President Trump. Democrats should cease taking part in video games on this investigation.”

Consultant Robert Garcia speaks throughout a press convention on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 17, 2023. (Drew Angerer/Getty Photographs)

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The memo is dated Sunday, two days earlier than the Home is predicted to vote on a bipartisan invoice requiring the DOJ to launch all its information associated to Epstein.

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Republican Occasion leaders within the Home of Representatives had beforehand opposed this effort, arguing that the invoice, as written, may result in the discharge of knowledge that might hurt Epstein’s victims, whereas additionally stating that this was pointless given the Oversight Committee’s investigation.

However a mechanism often called a discharge petition, led by Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Ro Khanna, D-Calif., permits a majority of lawmakers to override the management’s needs and drive a vote on the invoice.

Trump inspired Republicans to vote for it in a Reality Social submit Sunday evening, telling the Republican Occasion: “We have now nothing to cover, and it is time to transfer on from this Democrat Hoax.”

Fox Information Digital reached out to the committee’s Democratic minority for remark.