Trump calls for DOJ launch all of the names associated to the Epstein investigation as he complains of a ‘witch hunt’ and Democrat ‘hoax’ | EUROtoday

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President Donald Trump known as on the Justice Department to launch the names of all Democrats tied to Jeffrey Epstein, as he known as the controversy over the so-called Epstein information a “witch hunt” and a “Democrat inspired hoax.”

“Now 1,000,000 more pages on Epstein are found. DOJ is being forced to spend all of its time on this Democrat inspired Hoax,” Trump wrote Friday on Truth Social.

“When do they say NO MORE, and work on Election Fraud etc. The Dems are the ones who worked with Epstein, not the Republicans. Release all of their names, embarrass them, and get back to helping our Country! The Radical Left doesn’t want people talking about TRUMP & REPUBLICAN SUCCESS, only a long ago dead Jeffrey Epstein – Just another Witch Hunt,” he added.

This comes after Trump shared a Christmas Day rant in regards to the investigation into the lifeless intercourse offender, claiming he reduce ties with Epstein “long before it became fashionable.” He went on to name the controversy surrounding the Epstein information a “Radical Left Witch Hunt.”

President Donald Trump called on the DOJ to release the names of Democrats tied to Jeffrey Epstein
President Donald Trump known as on the DOJ to launch the names of Democrats tied to Jeffrey Epstein (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

“Merry Christmas to all, including the many Sleazebags who loved Jeffrey Epstein…only to “drop him like a dog” when issues acquired too HOT, falsely claimed they’d nothing to do with him, didn’t know him, stated he was a disgusting individual, after which blame, after all, President Donald J. Trump, who was really the one one who did drop Epstein, and lengthy earlier than it grew to become trendy to take action,” he wrote Thursday on Truth Social.

Trump was as soon as pleasant with Epstein, and known as him a “terrific guy” in a 2002 interview with New York Magazine. But Trump has stated their friendship ended earlier than the financier pleaded responsible to soliciting a minor for prostitution in 2008. The White House has additionally stated Trump kicked Epstein out of his Mar-a-Lago membership in Palm Beach for being a “creep.”

This comes after the Trump administration’s partial launch of the Epstein information on December 19, a deadline that was set by Congress.

The administration confronted swift pushback over the partial launch final week, with critics mentioning that a number of paperwork had been closely redacted. California Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, trolled the the president by posting a video to X that confirmed pages of redactions reduce with footage of Trump and Epstein speaking within the Nineties.

“2025: REDACTED,” Newsom captioned the video.

Justice Department officers later admitted that they found greater than one million extra paperwork “potentially” tied to Epstein’s case, which may take “a few more weeks” to launch.

“We have lawyers working around the clock to review and make the legally required redactions to protect victims, and we will release the documents as soon as possible,” the Justice Department stated Wednesday in an announcement.

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee additionally launched a brand new batch of images from Epstein’s property on December 12, which included photographs of Trump and different highly effective figures, together with former President Bill Clinton.

Trump and Clinton haven’t been formally accused of any wrongdoing associated to Epstein.

This is a breaking information story. Check again for updates.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-justice-department-epstein-investigation-names-b2890834.html