Trump called for the release of Epstein's files. What the media is writing
US President Donald Trump has dramatically changed his mind about the publication of Jeffrey Epstein's files and called on the House of Representatives to vote on the disclosure of documents related to the disgraced financier. This happened after Republicans began to massively support the publication in defiance of the head of the White House. What the world's media are writing about the unexpected U—turn in America's main scandal is in the Izvestia digest.
NBC News: Trump urged to vote for publication of Epstein's files
US President Donald Trump on Sunday, November 16, called on Republicans of the House of Representatives to support the publication of files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, which will radically change the course on an acute issue that he has long opposed. Just last week, Trump called the attempts to publish the files a "hoax," saying the Democrats were raising the issue to "distract attention from how badly they handled the government shutdown."
NBC News
"Republicans in the House of Representatives should vote to release Epstein's files, because we have nothing to hide, and it's time to abandon this Democratic hoax staged by radical leftist lunatics in order to distract attention from the great success of the Republican Party," Trump wrote on Truth Social.
In his message, Trump said that the Justice Department has already published "tens of thousands" of pages of materials about Epstein, and noted the recent decision to instruct the Justice Department to investigate Epstein's ties to prominent Democrats such as former President Bill Clinton. Trump's request followed a series of emails mentioning representatives of both parties, including the president himself.
Reuters: Speaker of the House of Representatives says there is "nothing to hide" in Epstein's documents
Speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson said that, in his opinion, the upcoming vote on the release of files related to Epstein should help put an end to accusations that Trump has any connection with the abuse and trafficking of underage girls by the late sex offender.
Reuters
"They're doing this to attack President Trump based on the theory that he had something to do with it. In fact, this is not the case," said Johnson, the Republican leader in the House of Representatives. "Epstein is their whole plan, so we're going to take that weapon away from them," Johnson said of the Democrats. — Let's just do it and move on. There's nothing to hide."
Although Trump and Epstein were photographed together several decades ago, the president said that there had been an argument between them even before Epstein was convicted. After that, Trump instructed the Justice Department to investigate the connections of prominent Democrats with Epstein.
CNN: Republicans massively supported the publication of the files before Trump's call
Trump's abandonment of his previous position came amid rising expectations of mass walkouts from the ranks of the Republican Party ahead of a vote in the House of Representatives this week on an attempt to force the Justice Department to release all the materials of the Epstein case. Republican Thomas Massie and Democrat Ro Khanna collected enough signatures on a petition for publication last week to secure such a vote.
CNN
Earlier on Sunday, Massey and Hannah were optimistic about the chances of their bill passing, stating the growing support from the Republican Party in the House of Representatives. Massey said he believed 100 or more Republicans in the House of Representatives could break with Trump, who last week reached out to several Republicans who signed a petition to dismiss the Kentucky lawmaker.
Although the House bill on document disclosure is expected to be passed, its fate in the Senate remains uncertain. Republican leader John Thune earlier said that, in his opinion, the house does not need to pass this bill, referring to the publication by the Ministry of Justice of thousands of pages of documents related to this case.
Politico: Trump is changing his position in the Epstein case
Trump abruptly scaled back his months—long campaign to thwart bipartisan efforts to disclose documents related to Epstein- just as dozens of Republicans in the House of Representatives were preparing to ignore his demands regarding the late convicted sex offender. The U-turn came after months of drama over a bill that would oblige the Justice Department to release the entire Epstein dossier.
Politico
An attempt by Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson to prevent a vote on the bill failed last week amid intense efforts by the White House to keep Republicans in line. The vote is now expected on Tuesday.
The internal infighting in the Republican Party underscores how politically toxic Trump's relationship with Epstein has become, especially after Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released an email in which Epstein suggested that Trump "knew about the girls." Trump usually wields iron power over the House of Representatives, where Republicans are rarely defiant of the president. However, he lost all control of the House when it came to the Epstein case, and Republicans on Capitol Hill became increasingly wary of Trump's obsession with the issue.
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