As the US Congress passed a bill to release the full Epstein files, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) on Tuesday questioned whether President Donald Trump’s administration would actually release them.
At a news conference Tuesday, Greene said, “As much as I want to see every name released so that these women don’t have to live in fear and intimidation — which is something I’ve gotten a little taste of in the last few days, just a little taste — they’ve been living that for years.”
“But the real test will be: Will the Justice Department release the files, or will it all remain tied up in the investigation? Will the CIA release the files? Will a federal judge — a judge in New York, sorry, a judge in New York? That’s the information that has to come out,” she said.
“Watching it actually turn into a fight has torn MAGA apart,” Greene said at a news conference on the steps of the Capitol, surrounded by survivors of Epstein’s sex-trafficking ring, who offered dramatic accounts of the abuse they suffered as teenagers.
“I’ll tell you right now, it was one of the most devastating things for MAGA,” Greene added, “watching a man we supported in the beginning, three elections, for people standing for hours, sleeping in their cars to go to rallies, fighting for truth and transparency.”
Shortly after a landslide vote in the US House of Representatives, the Senate also passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act on Tuesday, moving one step closer to forcing the release of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The bill will now be sent to President Donald Trump for his approval.
Will Trump’s Justice Department Release Epstein Files?
The legislation requires the release of all files and records, including investigations, flight logs, travel records, immunity agreements, internal DOJ communications and all records related to Epstein’s case and his death in prison in 2019.
Trump may be able to delay the release of key files even if the measure becomes law.
On Friday, Trump ordered the Justice Department to investigate Epstein’s possible ties to prominent Democrats, and the ongoing investigation could prevent related files from being released, Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, who helped push the legislation, told ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday.
