Republican leadership in the U.S. House dispatched lawmakers home early Wednesday, cutting short the session by a day before the standard six‑week August recess. The move appeared designed to stall votes on Democratic efforts to publish full case files on Jeffrey Epstein—the politically connected sex offender who died in custody in 2019.
Ghislaine Maxwell met for a second straight day with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche in a closed-door session, as the Trump administration faces mounting demands to release additional files tied to Jeffrey Epstein. Maxwell, serving a 20-year sentence in a Florida federal prison, was accompanied by her attorney, David Markus, during the discussions in Tallahassee.
Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, has called for the release of the files linked to Jeffrey Epstein—after safeguarding the identities of Epstein’s victims. Speaking as a father of three and a former U.S. Army Apache pilot, Hunt was blunt: “If anybody harmed my children in that manner, I would rip out their thorax and feed it to them.”
Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) are pressing Attorney General Pam Bondi to release all Department of Justice records related to Jeffrey Epstein, citing bipartisan demands for transparency following a controversial DOJ memo that dismissed public concerns surrounding Epstein’s death and potential ties to powerful third parties.
Alan Dershowitz, prominent attorney and former legal counsel to Jeffrey Epstein, rejected claims of a secret “client list” tied to Epstein’s sex trafficking crimes. In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, Dershowitz clarified that no such list existed and denied all connections between Epstein and foreign intelligence agencies. He also raised suspicions about Epstein’s death, pointing to jail staff failures.
Democrat Rep. Ro Khanna (CA) plans to introduce an amendment requiring the House of Representatives to vote on the release of all files pertaining to Jeffrey Epstein.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez triggered a political firestorm after calling President Donald Trump a “rapist” in a social media post. Her remark came as renewed attention focused on files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The inflammatory accusation has provoked fierce backlash and prompted calls for legal action.
Speaking at Turning Point USA’s Student Action Summit on Friday, Daily Caller co-founder Tucker Carlson blasted the Department of Justice’s recent findings on Jeffrey Epstein, insisting Americans have “every right” to demand full transparency. Carlson questioned the DOJ’s denial of a client list and dismissal of foul play, calling the two-page memo inadequate and evasive.
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) said Wednesday that he believes the Biden administration destroyed a once-existing client list linked to Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier accused of running a sex trafficking network involving underage girls. Burchett made the comments during an interview on NewsNation’s “On Balance” with host Leland Vittert, directly contradicting a recent Justice Department memo that denied the existence of such a list.
