Trump urges House Republicans to vote to release Epstein files

president Trump called on House Republicans to vote to release files on disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, insisting he has “nothing to hide” and accusing Democrats of using the case as a distraction from the GOP’s accomplishments.

In a post published by Truth Social on Sunday, Trump urged House Republicans to vote in favor of releasing the documents, calling the controversy a “Democratic hoax perpetrated by extreme left-wing lunatics.”

“As I said Friday night on Air Force One to the Fake Media, House Republicans must vote to release the Epstein Files, because we have nothing to hide, and it is time to move on from the Democrats’ hoax perpetrated by the lunatics of the Radical Left in order to distract from the great success of the Republican Party, including our recent victory over the ‘Shutdown’ Democrats,” Trump wrote.

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Trump pointed to the Justice Department’s previous release of thousands of pages of documents related to Epstein.

He also noted that the agency is investigating possible ties between Epstein and “Democratic activists” including former President Bill Clinton, LinkedIn co-founder Reed Hoffman and former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers.

“The House Oversight Committee can take whatever it’s legally entitled to, I don’t care!” Trump said.

He added: “All I care about is for Republicans to get back to a certain point, which is the economy, affordability (where we win big!), and our victory in bringing inflation down from the highest level in history to practically nothing, lowering prices for the American people, delivering historic tax cuts, gaining trillions of dollars in investment in America (record!), rebuilding our military, securing our borders, deporting criminal illegal aliens, and getting the men done.” In women’s sports, stopping transphobia for everyone, and much more!”

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Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell are photographed here. (Joe Schildhorn/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)

Trump also said that if Democrats had anything, it would have come out before last year’s presidential election.

“No one cared about Jeffrey Epstein when he was alive, and if the Democrats had anything, they would have published it before our landslide election victory,” Trump said. “Some ‘members’ of the Republican Party are being used, and we cannot let that happen. Let’s start talking about the record-breaking accomplishments of the Republican Party, and not fall into Epstein’s ‘trap,’ which is actually a curse on the Democrats, not us. Let’s Make America Great Again!”

AG Bondi announces Justice Department investigation of Bill Clinton and other Democrats over alleged ties to Epstein

Former President Bill Clinton speaks on stage during the September 2023 Clinton Global Initiative meeting at the New York Hilton Midtown on September 18, 2023 in New York City. (Noam Galai/Getty Images for the Clinton Global Initiative)

Attorney General Bam Bondi The Justice Department will investigate two prominent Democrats after new emails revealed ties to Epstein, she announced Friday.

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In a post on X on Friday afternoon, Bondi said that Jay Clayton, US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, would lead the investigation.

“Clayton is one of the most capable and trusted prosecutors in the country,” Bondi wrote in the post. He added: “As with all matters, the Department will pursue this matter expeditiously and fairly to provide answers to the American people.”

Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House, Bill Clinton, Reid Hoffman and Larry Summers for comment.

Fox News Digital’s Alexandra Koch contributed to this report.