Members of Parliament have barely returned to the United States House of Representatives after the longest shutdown [wstrzymaniu prac rządu] in history, another bomb exploded in the Jeffrey Epstein case. On Thursday morning EST, Democrats from the oversight committee published another 23,000-word pages of a collection of documents from the assets of a sex offender – including three previously unknown e-mails in which the name of US President Donald Trump appears. This fuels allegations that Trump may have known more about Epstein's crimes or even been involved in them himself. However, there is still no evidence for this.
At the beginning of the coming week, the scandal will inevitably gain momentum. The Democrat-initiated petition forces House Speaker and trusted Trump aide Mike Johnson to hold a vote on whether to release all the records. At the same time, Trump has directed his attorney general, Pam Bondi, to open an investigation and seek evidence of the involvement of top Democrats such as former President Bill Clinton and former Finance Secretary Larry Summers in the Epstein scandal — an indication that Trump expects a long continuation of the saga and wants to direct public attention to other people allegedly involved.
Amid loud cheers, new Texas congresswoman Adelita Grijalva signed a petition seeking access to all records immediately after being sworn in last Wednesday. Now Chairman Johnson must put it to a vote Epstein Files Transparency Act [ang. ustawę o transparentności akt Epsteina]. If the bill also passes the Senate, the Trump-controlled Department of Justice will have to release all files related to the Epstein case.
An interesting fact about the planned vote is that if it passes in the House of Representatives, it will be thanks to the help of four Republicans. Democrats do not have a majority in the House of Representatives. However, Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Lauren Boebert of Colorado, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Nancy Mace of South Carolina intend to side with them on this issue. However, the consent of Republicans is also necessary in the Senate, which is not certain. In September, a vote on a similar bill failed. Trump is openly applying pressure not to consent to disclosure: “Only a very angry or stupid Republican would fall for this trap,” the US president recently warned on his Truth Social platform.
For Democrats, Epstein is now a tool to turn some MAGA supporters against the movement and Republican members of Congress against the previously all-powerful president.
MAGA movement's response to leaked emails
Many commentators believe that Trump is now haunted by a ghost of his own making. Ahead of the November 2024 election, the then-presidential candidate repeatedly said he had “no problem” with releasing all files on Epstein.
It was a well-thought-out election promise. The revelation of all the crimes Epstein allegedly committed before his suicide in the summer of 2019 is something of a profession of faith for many MAGA supporters. The fact that Epstein escaped punishment after his first conviction in 2008, receiving a lenient sentence of only two years, and then for the next 10 years was allowed to allegedly abuse even more girls and young women, is the most striking example in the MAGA world of the allegedly corrupt “deep state” by Democrats.
Georgia Republican Party Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (C) during a news conference with victims of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell in front of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 3, 2025.JIM LO SCALZO / PAP
Washington is closely following the current escalation of blows between the president and one of the most famous MAGA representatives, Marjorie Taylor Greene. The Georgia congresswoman has been a vocal Trump supporter for years. However, in connection with the Epstein scandal, she stood against the president and publicly sided with the victims. She repeatedly called on Trump to meet with women exploited by the millionaire.
The president lost patience with Greene and on the Truth Social platform he distanced himself from the “crazy” congresswoman who “despite the record successes for our country” achieved by Trump “only keeps complaining.” “I can't take calls every day from an angry lunatic,” Trump wrote. “Marjorie 'Traitor' Green is a disgrace to our great Republican Party!” – he added. The US president is now considering supporting another Republican candidate to replace Greene in the next election.
Greene reacted sharply to Trump's verbal attacks, linking them to a threat to her life. “I am being contacted by private security companies warning me of the danger that the most powerful man in the world is stoking and inciting threats against me. A man I supported and helped elect,” Greene wrote on X over the weekend.
How will the Epstein scandal unfold now?
It probably won't help Trump much if the Senate comes to his aid and blocks the “transparency” bill. The topic is too broad and even the US president is unable to stop the conspiracy theories about Epstein's criminal activities that have been spreading for years.
By now tasking his head of the Justice Department with re-searching the files for Democrats linked to the case, he can turn the spotlight on alleged accomplices. Lawyers also believe it is possible that Bondi will reject the request to disclose all files it holds regarding the case because it is currently under investigation.
Nevertheless, Trump, who usually has an excellent sense of social moods and bases his communication flawlessly on them, seems to be walking into a dead end. “Why is he so insistent that Americans should not see files on a former friend he later denounced, even though there is no evidence he committed a crime?” – asks CNN. This is just one of many questions.
It appeared in connection with published emails in which Epstein wrote that Trump knew about the abuse of underage girls. In another email, Epstein wrote that Trump “spent hours with her at my house.” This is Virginia Guiffre, one of Epstein's victims. Guiffre, who committed suicide in April this year, did not make any allegations against Trump in her recently published memoir. “These emails prove absolutely nothing except that President Trump did nothing wrong,” a White House spokeswoman said.
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Former Prince Andrew summoned for questioning
The Democrats' next step shows how far the Epstein scandal goes. Britain's former Prince Andrew is expected to share his knowledge of the machinations of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein before a US commission. A corresponding letter, signed by 16 Democratic members of Congress, was sent to the Royal Lodge in Windsor. According to it, the aristocrat is to testify as part of the investigation into the financier who died in prison in 2019. However, the chairmanship of the relevant control commission is held by Republicans, who have not publicly supported this step so far. Currently, the testimony of former Prince Andrew seems unlikely.
The “long-standing friendship” and “well-documented allegations” against the aristocrat indicate that he has important information about Epstein, the letter said. “In the interest of justice” for Epstein's victims, the former prince should undergo a “protocol interrogation.”
Queen Elizabeth II's son himself is accused of forcing Epstein's most famous victim, Virginia Giuffre, to have sex with him, although he denies the allegations. Following the publication of Giuffre's memoirs last week, the aristocrat was also stripped of his remaining royal titles and honors. From now on he's just Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.
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