President Trump Releases New Statement On Epstein

President Trump has issued a new statement on Jeffrey Epstein.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump celebrated his administration’s success in the first six months of his presidency.

He then shared that the media is not focused on his admin’s success, but rather the “Fake News” is  dialed in on the “Jeffrey Epstein Hoax.”

The Hill shared more details on Trump’s comments:

On Tuesday afternoon, the president lamented that the achievements of the first six months of his second term were being underplayed because “all the Fake News wants to talk about is the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax!”
His post, of course, gave the media another reason to keep talking about it.

The sense of creeping anxiety emanating from the White House over the Epstein matter is testament to the unusual discord it has caused within the Trump base.

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Trump’s astonishing political comeback, from the nadir of the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, to winning the White House back last November, was enabled by the fierce loyalty of his “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) supporters — and by a party that has grown ever-warier of crossing him.

The Epstein matter is an unusual exception. Republican elected officials have proven uncommonly willing to break with the president — or at least create some discomfort for him.

Take a look:

The House Oversight Committee is in the process of issuing a subpoena to Ghislaine Maxwell.

NBC News shared more details on Congress’s move:

The House Oversight Committee plans to subpoena Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell “as expeditiously as possible,” a committee spokesperson said.

The Trump administration is under growing pressure, some of it from allies of President Donald Trump, to release additional files related to Epstein. Epstein died in jail in 2019 awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges, and his death has sparked conspiracy theories for years.

A House Oversight subcommittee on Tuesday without opposition approved a motion directing the committee chair, James Comer, to issue a subpoena for Maxwell. Only four members were present.

Comer, R-Ky., had directed Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., to introduce the motion after Burchett requested that the committee subpoena her. The motion allows “the Committee to formally consider whether to proceed,” the committee spokesperson said.

“The Committee will seek to subpoena Ms. Maxwell as expeditiously as possible,” the spokesperson said. “Since Ms. Maxwell is in federal prison, the Committee will work with the Department of Justice and Bureau of Prisons to identify a date when Committee can depose her.”