Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia offered an unusually direct challenge to President Trump on Friday, warning that his opposition to releasing files related to Jeffrey Epstein represents a “huge miscalculation” that risks undermining victims who have waited decades for answers.
Speaking on “CBS Mornings,” Greene said her position stems from conversations with several women who say they were assaulted by Epstein. According to the congresswoman, those victims have asserted that “Donald Trump did nothing wrong,” and even claimed that Trump “was the only one that helped them.” For that reason, Greene said she does not understand why the Trump administration is resisting the disclosure of documents tied to the late financier.
“I think it’s a huge miscalculation, and I truly just stand with the women, and I think they deserve to be the ones that we’re fighting for,” Greene said.
One of Epstein’s most well-known accusers, Virginia Giuffre, previously testified in a November 2016 deposition — reported by ABC — that she never saw Trump with Epstein and never observed them together. Giuffre, who spent years attempting to hold Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell accountable for their abuse, died by suicide in April.
Trump, for his part, continues to frame the push for Epstein-related documents as a politically motivated attack by Democrats intent on distracting from his administration’s achievements. In a Friday Truth Social post, he dismissed the investigation as a “hoax” and criticized Republicans he considers too quick to bend to Democratic pressure. “Some Weak Republicans have fallen into their clutches because they are soft and foolish. Epstein was a Democrat, and he is the Democrat’s problem, not the Republican’s problem!” he wrote.
He went on to urge the public to question prominent Democrats. “Ask Bill Clinton, Reid Hoffman, and Larry Summers about Epstein, they know all about him, don’t waste your time with Trump. I have a Country to run!” he added. Later that morning, Trump announced he would direct Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate several Democrats, including former President Clinton, regarding their dealings with Epstein.
The escalation came just days after House Democrats released a set of emails documenting Epstein’s claims in 2019 that Trump “of course” knew about his relationship with “the girls,” as well as a 2011 allegation that Trump “spent hours” with a victim—reportedly Giuffre—at Epstein’s home.
Greene has joined three other House Republicans in signing a petition supported by Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna that compels a floor vote on legislation requiring the Justice Department to release all unclassified Epstein files. Even if it passes the House, the bill faces an uncertain fate in the Senate, where Republicans may hesitate to advance a measure that could place the president in a politically uncomfortable position.
Still, Greene insists the effort is about justice, not politics. “These women have been waiting, some of them for decades,” she said, noting that she spoke with victims assaulted in the 1990s. “The American people have demanded it, and so the American people deserve to see transparency from their government.”
She added that shielding powerful figures—regardless of their party—sends the wrong signal. “Rich, powerful people should not be protected. That is completely wrong,” Greene said. “And it’s a message to victims everywhere… that the government will not protect the predators, that we will work hard to protect the victims.”
[READ MORE: Trump Accuses Democrats of Exploiting Epstein Case, Calls for Federal Investigation]
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