Republicans are looking for ways to combat the rising anger over the release of the files of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, which threatens to split the party. As things heat up in the debate on whether the Trump administration should release the complete files of Epstein,

Calif., says President Trump should release the Epstein files but is silent on why Biden did not do so for four years. (Credit: Nicholas Ballasy)

Ok. I stand corrected,’ Bill O’Reilly finally admitted defeat when repeatedly told that the Biden administration did not prosecute and convict Jeffrey Epstein.

Joe" host Joe Scarborough, in a moment of honest journalism, pressed Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland on his party's sudden push to release the Jeffrey Epstein files, when his coalition had the power to do so as recently as January.

In 2007, while Bush was president, federal investigators at the FBI and U.S. attorney's office prepared to indict Epstein, but negotiations between Epstein’s lawyers and the U.S. attorney's office in Florida’s Southern District led by Alexander Acosta resulted in a secret deal that let Epstein avoid federal charges.

Ex-FBI director James Comey was also named by Donald Trump as he tried to distance himself from the so-called Epstein files

President Donald Trump dodged more questions on the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein while speaking to reporters Tuesday, claiming that parts of the investigative files had been “made up” by his political opponents as questions swirl over his own past relationship with the late sex offender.

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Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) joined a growing list of lawmakers on both sides of the aisle calling for the release of the Epstein files -- and she didn't hesitate to call out the Biden administration on the issue.

Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) in a recent interview claimed Democrats who are now seeking more details about the Jeffrey Epstein case “never once” did so while he was in