Former US President Bill Clinton’s spokesman, Angel Ureña, rejected the renewed scrutiny sparked by the recently released Epstein emails.
“These emails prove that Bill Clinton did nothing and knew nothing,” Ureña wrote on X. “The rest is noise to distract from election losses, shutdowns and who knows what else.”
Trump demands a new investigation
US President Donald Trump said Friday he will ask the Justice Department to investigate Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to Bill Clinton, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, Democratic donor Reid Hoffman and JPMorgan Chase & Co. His request followed the release of a series of documents that shed light on Epstein’s network and raised questions about Trump’s distasteful past interactions with financiers.
In a social media post, Trump accused Democrats of using Epstein “to try to deflect from their disastrous SHUTDOWN and all of their other failures.”
“Records show that these men and many others spent much of their lives with Epstein and on his ‘Island,'” Trump wrote, adding that he would direct Attorney General Pam Bondi to “determine what is happening to them and to him.”
Scrutiny turns back to Trump
Trump’s call for an investigation came as questions resurfaced about his own relationship with Epstein. The newly released congressional documents — some 20,000 pages — include emails. Democrats quickly seized on the claims, saying the disclosure raised new concerns.
The White House dismissed the emails as a “selective leak” aimed at smearing the president. Trump has repeatedly denied wrongdoing, insisting he “never went to the island,” referring to Epstein’s properties in the Caribbean.
Congress pushes for full release of Epstein files
The release of the documents coincided with the swearing in of new Arizona Democrat Adelita Grijalva, who immediately signed a petition to force a vote on whether the Justice Department should release all of Epstein’s remaining files. The House will vote this week.
Amid mounting pressure from within his own party, Trump suddenly reversed his months-long opposition to releasing the documents.
“House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files because we have nothing to hide and it’s time to move on,” he wrote Sunday. “The House Oversight Committee can have anything they are legally entitled to, I DON’T CARE!”
Justice Department to review Democrats’ ties at Trump’s request
The Justice Department confirmed last week that it would investigate alleged ties between Epstein and several prominent Democrats following Trump’s request.
Bondi said the department “will pursue this with urgency and integrity.”
Trump reiterated that he cut ties with Epstein nearly two decades ago and knew nothing of his crimes. Still, the revived debate has reignited conspiracy theories and increased pressure on the White House.
The Epstein case continues to overshadow Washington
Epstein pleaded guilty in 2008 to procuring minors for prostitution and was awaiting trial on federal sex-trafficking charges when he died in a New York prison in 2019, the death ruled a suicide.
