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# These House Republicans Want the Epstein Files Released

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_Published 2025-07-24. President Donald Trump’s decision to direct Attorney General Pam Bondi to release grand jury testimony in the Jeffrey Epstein case was intended to appease his political base after he had called them “stupid” for demanding the files to be released. But a group of House Republicans and right-wing influencers is arguing that they will accept nothing short of the federal government releasing everything it has on Epstein’s network and any high-profile connections._


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### On Epstein Files Release, Attorney General Pam Bondi Says: "We Will Follow the Law"

[Watch: House Votes on Bill to Release Epstein Files After Trump Shift](/video/V13iRLxx/):04

### Watch: House Votes on Bill to Release Epstein Files After Trump Shift

[Newly-Surfaced Emails From Epstein Allege Trump Knew of His Conduct, as House Set to Vote on Files Release](/video/zj2UqioJ/)

### Newly-Surfaced Emails From Epstein Allege Trump Knew of His Conduct, as House Set to Vote on Files Release

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## Transcript

I want to see it released. I like transparency. I think, um, I was surprised when the Biden administration didn't really release it, and I'm surprised now that we're still not releasing it. Um, but then again, I don't know what those presidents knew. I don't know what those DOJ's know. Um, there might be good reason, but I don't see what it is. Um, I'm sure they could take us behind closed doors. Maybe they could explain their things. There must be reasons. But what it does is it fosters that conspiracy theorists mind. And I'd like to put it to rest. Well, here's here's the problem. The MAGA base, uh, they voted for Republican majority, and they voted for Donald Trump to be president, to reach the Untouchables, because there's always been this class of people that seems to be above and beyond the law.

And so the Epstein files are about reaching those people. And here's the problem for us here in the House, specifically, if they become apathetic, if those voters who got energized and put Trump in the white House and us in the majority become apathetic because we don't follow up on this one. Simple, small promise. Then they're not going to show up in the midterms. We're going to lose the majority and the Democrats will be in charge. Don't create false expectations. Create expectations that everybody that you know that you can live up to, right. So make it clear what timeline you're working on that's achievable.

Make it clear you know what your what documents you think that you can release. What information don't don't make false expectations. Because I think that that's where a lot of this this these these concerns are coming from. I want to know the chain. I want to know the money. I want to know the people involved. And all gloves are off. And but I do warn people, though, just because somebody's on a travel log does not mean that they're a pedophile. If somebody's plane breaks down, somebody knows Epstein, and then they got a friend that gets on the plane with them, doesn't, you know, nobody knew this guy was a big a dirt bag, as he was until the last few years.

To y'all broke the story. Based on the polling that we're seeing, we're going to kick *** in the midterms because of the tax, the winds on the big, beautiful bill for the American people. But I do think that we need transparency on this. We've been hearing.

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