In a new twist to a political controversy that continues to ripple across Washington, President Donald Trump said he will sign a bipartisan bill to release long-hidden Epstein files, even as he insists he had “nothing to do with” Jeffrey Epstein and claims “all” of the disgraced financier’s friends were Democrats.
The president’s remarks came Monday during an Oval Office appearance alongside FIFA president Gianni Infantino.
Trump Says He’ll Sign the Bill — With Conditions and Complaints
When asked about the bill known as the Epstein Files Transparency Act, Trump told reporters: “I do want to sign.”
The bill would force the Department of Justice to release case files from federal probes into Epstein, the convicted sex offender who died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
Even so, Trump again attempted to distance himself from Epstein:
“We have nothing to do with Epstein. The Democrats do. All of his friends were Democrats,” he said. “You look at Larry Summers, Bill Clinton. They went to his island all the time, and many others, all Democrats.”
