Despite his historic and well-documented connections to the paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, Donald Trump has long suggested he would release more info on the case. This caused problems for Trump in 2025 when he returned to power and… refused to release anything. In fact, he did the opposite and suggested it was all a hoax by the Democrat Party, and that the details were ‘sordid but boring’:
Trump on Epstein Files: This is a Democrat hoax. They’re trying to get people to talk about something that is totally irrelevant… pic.twitter.com/DneRnStSMd
— Acyn (@Acyn) September 3, 2025
People often refer to Trump as ‘teflon Don’, because he’s able to wade through torrents of shit without it sticking to him. The 2025 Epstein scandal is the closest he’s come to losing his base, and that could be about to get worse. With the Trump administration refusing to release anything substantial on Epstein, survivors are now promising to tell all they know about the dead paedophile and the wealthy individuals who visited his island:
🚨MAJOR BREAKING: Epstein survivors just announced they will release their own list of names.
“We know who abused us. We saw who came and went. This list will be survivor-led—for survivors.”
The government stalled.
Now the victims are doing it themselves. pic.twitter.com/MtoazxpZb2
— Brian Allen (@allenanalysis) September 3, 2025
The shit hits the fan
We’ve previously covered Trump’s bodged handling of the Epstein files, noting that Trump was the man in charge when Epstein supposedly killed himself. Reporting on said ‘suicide’, we noted that:
guards failed to perform the necessary checks and falsified records. Also:
- The two cameras facing Epstein’s cell conveniently malfunctioned, with footage from another camera proving unusable.
- Authorities removed Epstein’s body without first conducting a crime scene investigation, breaking protocol and meaning no photographs were taken.
- A later autopsy suggested evidence was more consistent with murder than suicide.
We also highlighted that while an ordinary person would have every reason to kill himself if facing such charges, Epstein himself had previously escaped jail for sex crimes thanks to an unprecedented sweetheart deal:
Miami attorney Alex Acosta oversaw the plea deal with Epstein; Acosta went on to serve as the labor secretary in Trump’s first term as president.
Something we should have pointed out in that article was that Acosta justified the sweetheart deal as follows:
“I was told Epstein ‘belonged to intelligence’ and to leave it alone.”
Alexander Acosta, the former US attorney in Miami, on why he cut Jeffrey Epstein a sweetheart non-prosecution plea deal back in 2007.
The deal saw Epstein serve just 15 months in jail for child sex offences. pic.twitter.com/ts0NYQRVpS
— Matt Kennard (@kennardmatt) January 4, 2024
YouTuber J Aubrey recently covered Trump’s mishandling of the Epstein scandal in a video he fittingly titled “The Worst Cover Up In American History”:
If you don’t have time to watch it, highlights of Trump’s catastrophic cover up include:
Here’s a video of Trump and Epstein together in 1992:
Here’s Donald Trump partying with the biggest pedophile in American history, Jeffrey Epstein.
Is that who you want protecting your sisters & daughters? #LolitaExpress pic.twitter.com/cAa5c93z2B— ᗰᗩƳᖇᗩ (@LePapillonBlu2) November 3, 2024
Here’s what Trump told New York magazine in 2002 (emphasis added):
I’ve known Jeff for fifteen years. Terrific guy… He’s a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side. No doubt about it — Jeffrey enjoys his social life.”
It’s clear that regardless of how involved Trump was or was not the US government has massively failed Epstein’s victims.
Now they’re making it clear that this situation will not stand.
Speaking out
The survivors of Epstein’s abuse gathered in Washington D.C., the American centre of power. The group had two clear demands:
- Release every available file related to Epstein and his alleged sex trafficking operation.
- Halt and undo any special treatment offered to Ghislaine Maxwell.
One of the women called out Trump directly, saying:
Mr. President, Donald J. Trump, I am a registered Republican – not that that matters, because this is not political. However, I cordially invite you to the Capitol to meet me in person so you can understand this is not a hoax. We are real human beings. This is real trauma.
Has Trump agreed to meet with these women? If so, the Whitehouse hasn’t announced it.
Later that day, Trump described the Epstein case as a:
Democrat hoax that never ends
This isn’t just a problem for Trump, either; it’s a problem for every lecherous scumbag who visited Epstein’s island, ranch, or townhouse. These women are putting together a list of all these individuals and what they did, and they’re going to release it to the public. A lawyer for the group had this to say:
Epstein victims’ lawyer: While we have seen the documents, you haven’t. When you see the documents, you’re going to be appalled. The American people deserve to see everything. Evil flourishes in the darkness. If you care about these women, about our country, and about this issue,… pic.twitter.com/N5LvrU1hMp
— FactPost (@factpostnews) September 3, 2025
This is potentially bad news for everyone with links to Epstein (we’re looking at you, prince Andrew and Peter Mandelson).
The Epstein schism
Things are looking especially bad for Trump, because some of his once-staunchest supporters have backed a vote to release the Epstein files, including Marjorie Taylor Greene (MTG), Lauren Boebert, and Nancy Mace. MTG actually spoke at the survivors’ announcement:
I’m not afraid to say the names.
Jeffrey Epstein’s cabal of politicians, bureaucrats, and elites who turned a blind eye must be held accountable.
This is the product of past administrations, Republican and Democrat, trying to silence victims.
They deserve justice. And America… pic.twitter.com/3hAnYLJGlr
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) September 3, 2025
Mace was seen crying after a meeting with survivors:
Rep. Nancy Mace walked out of a meeting with Epstein survivors today in tears.
She described feeling overwhelmed by hearing the survivors’ testimonies, saying, “I had a very difficult time listening to their stories. Full blown panic attack. Sweating. Hyperventilating. Shaking.… pic.twitter.com/oqngWTNsBy
— Amber Speaks Up (@AmberWoods100) September 3, 2025
Despite everything that’s come out, Mace would later defend Trump:
President Trump is the one who banned Jeffrey Epstein from Mar-a-Lago.
President Trump is the one who cooperated with the feds to get this guy.
President Trump is the one who is COMMITTED to protecting women and kids. https://t.co/fxORwjRpXA
— Nancy Mace (@NancyMace) September 3, 2025
It will be interesting to see if her support for Trump can survive the coming revelations.
For now, Mace’s attention is mostly focussed on prince Andrew. Here is just some of what she’s tweeted in the past 24 hours:
Now seems like a good time to discuss prosecuting Prince Andrew for any and all potential crimes on U.S. soil.
— Nancy Mace (@NancyMace) September 3, 2025
A cold dark cell. Prince Andrew in handcuffs.
Sends the right message.
— Nancy Mace (@NancyMace) September 3, 2025
Can we also all agree child rapists get the death penalty?
— Nancy Mace (@NancyMace) September 3, 2025
I wouldn’t like to be prince Andrew right now.
Saying that, I wouldn’t want to be prince Andrew any other time either.
Exposed to daylight
The survivors list will potentially be the most important moment since Epstein’s death in 2019. As these women are saying, we cannot rely on American politicians to release this information, because Epstein’s close associates literally include Democrat and Republican presidents – namely Bill Clinton and Donald Trump. The more they’ve tightened their grip on this scandal, though, the more their secrets have slipped through their fingers.
Featured image via Reuters / Gage Skidmore (Wikimedia) / Chatham House (Wikimedia) – images cropped with backgrounds removed