Epstein probe 'the gateway' to sparking major GOP break from Trump: Dem lawmaker [View all]
Source: Raw Story
October 11, 2025 9:21AM ET
As tensions over the ongoing Jeffrey Epstein probe continue to roil Republican House leadership, a group of GOP lawmakers are holding firm in demanding the release of files on the disgraced financier, a push one Democratic lawmaker on Saturday called “the getaway” for a major Republican break from President Donald Trump.
“With the Epstein files, we're talking about a group of Republicans who actually take sexual violence seriously,” said Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) during an appearance Saturday on MSNBC’s “The Weekend.” These are members of Congress – like Nancy Mace, who has written about having been raped – who have talked about sexual violence and sexual harassment as a serious problem, and so I've got to hand it to them, they're taking it seriously.”
Democrats have increased pressure on Trump’s Justice Department to release its files on Epstein since The Washington Post’s bombshell report in July that revealed new details about Trump’s relationship with the disgraced financier who died in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges.
Those efforts have been aided by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), who filed a discharge petition to force a vote on a measure forcing the DOJ to release its files on Epstein. Massie’s efforts have been unanimously supported by Democrats, alongside a handful of dissenting GOP House members: Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), Lauren Boebert (R-CO) and Nancy Mace (R-SC).
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