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Epstein files: Trump-ally Johnson calls for publication
Donald Trump originally wanted to publish the files for sex offenders Epstein, but then his government makes a turnaround. Now allies are confronting with Trump’s team.
A close ally of US President Donald Trump asked the publication of the files to the dead sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and thus publicly opposed the US government. “It is a very sensitive topic, but we should disclose everything and let people decide,” said Mike Johnson, the Republican Chairman of the House of Representatives, in a podcast on Tuesday evening (local time).
Johnson asked the US Justice Minister Pam Bondi to “explain” the matter to everyone. At a press conference on Tuesday, Bondi refused to answer questions about the topic and referred to a already published memo that no further documents on the Epstein case should be published. Trump then stood behind his minister.
Trump’s followers, especially from the environment of the so-called Maga movement, request the publication of the files kept under closure and criticize the Ministry of Justice and the Federal Police FBI for not making the documents open to the public.
Trump’s former closer consultant and now alienated multiilliarist Elon Musk wrote on his platform X: “How should you trust Trump if he doesn’t publish the Epstein files?” Musk had already claimed without evidence a few weeks ago that the documents would not be published because Trump’s name was in them.
Epstein’s arrest, which had systematically abused minors for many years, caused a sensation in the United States and worldwide. In 2019 he committed suicide in his prison cell at the age of 66. In parts of the US company, Epstein’s death caused wild speculation because the financier had the best contacts in the American high society. President and billionaires went in and out of him-Donald Trump also spent time with Epstein, as several party videos of the two prove.
The case was perfect food for conspiracy theorists: many hated – and often perceived as liberal – elites were in the haze of a deeply fallen sex criminal, which suddenly dies under dubious circumstances. For them, the conclusion was obvious that Epstein was killed to disguise the deeds of third parties. The new FBI director Kash Patel and his Vice Dan Bongino also commented similarly to their calling.
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Source: Stern
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