With the Epstein situation reaching a boiling point over the weekend, Donald Trump’s hand apparently has been forced, explaining his sudden flip on the issue Sunday night.
Garcia's statement
Senior House Democrat and Rep. for California, Robert Garcia, said in a statement on Monday that “He’s failed... And now he’s panicking and has realized he is about to lose this Epstein vote to force the Department of Justice to release the files.”
A sudden change of heart
Donald Trump had a sudden change of heart about the release of the Epstein files on Sunday.
“House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files, because we have nothing to hide, and it’s time to move on from this Democrat Hoax.”
Shaming Greene to releasing Epstein
It was a strange turn from the messaging he’s had for the last few months, and even stranger after he publicly demeaned longtime supporter Marjorie Taylor Greene for gently criticizing his handling of the documents less than 48 hours prior.
“Trump is panicking”
According to Robert Garcia, Trump “tried everything to kill our Jeffrey Epstein investigation,” and after it became clear on Sunday that he would no longer be able to brush it off, he was forced to switch sides.
“Now [Trump’s] panicking and has realized he is about to lose this Epstein vote to force the Department of Justice to release the files.”
Justice for the survivors
Garcia added in a later statement that “Let’s be crystal clear: Trump has the power to release all the files today… But instead, he wants to continue this cover-up and launch bogus new investigations to deflect and slow down our investigation. It won’t work. We will get justice for the survivors.”
“Nothing to hide”
Trump’s flip on Epstein came via a Truth Social post just after 9 PM:
Trump's quote
“As I said on Friday night aboard Air Force One to the Fake News Media, House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files, because we have nothing to hide, and it’s time to move on from this Democrat Hoax.”
A distraction from success
Trump’s post on Truth continued to say that the issue was distracting from the ‘Great Success’ of his administration, and the GOP needed to get “BACK ON POINT,” before prattling off a list of his administration’s ‘accomplishments’.
Trump's hand was forced
The statement left experts wondering ‘why’ for about 20 hours; now we know, Trump’s hand had been forced.