Vice President JD Vance stated that the Trump administration ‘absolutely screwed up the comms’ around the Jeffrey Epstein files and should have released everything immediately. Vance made these comments on ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ podcast, where he was asked if there had been ‘undue influence’ in trying to keep the files under wraps.
Epstein Investigation
Vance pointed to the ‘original sin’ of the Epstein investigation, which he believes dates back to 2007 and 2008. He faulted former US Attorney Alex Acosta, who negotiated a controversial plea deal with Epstein. Vance also mentioned that he’s ‘one of the OG Epstein conspiracy theorists’ and has gone down ‘every single rabbit hole’ related to the case.
Vance defended President Donald Trump’s role in releasing the Epstein files, rejecting claims that the president was pressured into doing so. He argued that Trump ‘could have killed’ the congressional effort to compel the Justice Department to release the files if he had wanted to.
The vice president conceded that it took longer than it should have for the administration to release the files. ‘If people want to say we mishandled the Epstein release, guilty. We did mishandle it, especially the communications of it,’ he said.
Original reporting: KTVZ (Central Oregon) — read the source article.
