Donald Trump can’t hide it anymore: He is panicking about the release of the Epstein Files. After months of containment, the last few days have seen a series of cascading events that threaten to expose his deepest secrets.

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November 17, 2025

Donald Trump can’t hide it anymore: He is panicking about the release of the Epstein Files. After months of containment, the last few days have seen a series of cascading events that threaten to expose his deepest secrets.

For weeks, Trump has desperately tried to prevent the House from voting to obtain and release the Epstein Files. Even as his Department of Justice has stonewalled, others — including the Epstein estate — have stepped forward to provide critical documents. As those documents have become public, Trump’s claims that he hardly knew Epstein have been disproven.

Unable to stop an imminent vote in the House, Trump first turned to intimidation tactics. When those failed, he abruptly shifted course.

Last night, in a fit of desperation and panic, Trump posted on Truth Social that he now supports Republicans voting to release the files: “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.”

But a quick check of the transcript confirms that Trump never said Republicans should vote to release the files. And Trump clearly has much to hide.

He continues by falsely claiming that the DOJ “has already turned over tens of thousands of pages to the public on ‘Epstein’” and asserting that the Department is “looking at various Democrat operatives (Bill Clinton, Reid Hoffman, Larry Summers, etc.) and their relationship to Epstein.”

Trump failed to mention that the DOJ is allegedly investigating these men because Trump himself ordered the investigation on Friday.

Finally, in a cryptic statement, Trump declares that “the House Oversight Committee can have whatever they are legally entitled to, I DON'T CARE!” Trump no doubt believes that adding “legally entitled to” will protect him — and he most certainly does care.

We are at a critical point in the Epstein saga. Trump is on the defensive, and his latest post raises more questions than answers. In the past, we could count on the corporate-owned legacy media to demand accountability. Now, it is hard to know where they stand.

That’s why I would like to offer 10 questions the media should ask Trump — questions they should keep asking until he answers. How forcefully the legacy media pursues Trump’s ties to Epstein will make clear which outlets are protecting democracy and which have capitulated.

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