'Nothing will be good enough': Trump's latest on Epstein Files shows frustration with 'troublemakers'
President Donald Trump expressed his frustration with 'troublemakers' who are asking for the release of more files in connection with Jeffrey Epstein and said nothing will be good enough for them and they will keep asking for more.
"I have asked the Justice Department to release all Grand Jury testimony with respect to Jeffrey Epstein, subject only to Court Approval. With that being said, and even if the Court gave its full and unwavering approval, nothing will be good enough for the troublemakers and radical left lunatics making the request. It will always be more, more, more. MAGA!" Trump wrote.
The administration is embroiled over the Epstein issue as it is facing resistance inside and outside.
While MAGA commentators are pushing for the release of more files, Trump has sued The Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch over a report claiming that Trump wrote a birthday message to Epstein in 2003 in which he doodled a naked woman. 'Happy Birthday — and may every day be another wonderful secret," the message said as WSJ reported.
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Trump denied ever writing the letter and vowed to drag Murdoch into court to testify.
Trump's statement came a day after the DOJ requested the unsealing of grand jury transcripts related to Epstein. Bondi's top deputy, Todd Blanche, submitted the motion to unseal the Epstein transcripts, as well as those in the case against convicted British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, just one day after Trump publicly directed the department to take that step.
Trump was the president when Epstein, the convicted sex offender, committed suicide in 2019 in his prison cell.
Once, Trump was close to Epstein as several photos revealed but Trump claimed that he had a fallout with Epstein over a real estate issue.
Recently, Elon Musk triggered a major controversy when he said Donald Trump was named in the Epstein files. Within days, the DOJ and the FBI closed the Epstein case and said the disgraced financier did not have any client list and there was no foul play in his death.
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