Trump Reverses Course on Epstein Files: Supports Release After Previously Calling It a ‘Democrat Hoax’

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In a dramatic turnaround, President Donald Trump on Sunday called for House Republicans to support the full release of Jeffrey Epstein documents — a marked shift from his prior stance labeling the battle a left-wing “hoax.”

The surprise reversal came as the House neared a vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act, a bipartisan effort led by Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.). Trump wrote on Truth Social: “House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files, because we have nothing to hide.”

He doubled down, blaming his earlier criticism on what he called “Radical Left Lunatics” trying to distract from the Republican Party’s “great success.” But he also confirmed he wants a criminal-style investigation: he said he will ask the Department of Justice and the FBI to probe Epstein’s ties to major Democratic figures — including Bill Clinton, Larry Summers, Reid Hoffman, and J.P. Morgan Chase — while notably leaving out any Republican names from his target list.

Newly Released Emails Raise Troubling Allegations

Trump’s shift follows a fresh eruption of documents from the House Oversight Committee, which on Wednesday released over 20,000 pages from Epstein’s estate. These files include damning statements in Epstein’s own emails, once shared with House Democrats, that appear to tie Trump more deeply to conversations about Epstein’s underage victims.

According to Factually, a fact-checking site, analysts reviewed the House Oversight Committee materials and estimated that Trump is mentioned in more than 1,600 of the 2,324 email threads in that batch.

In one 2011 exchange between Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein writes:

“I want you to realize that that dog that hasn’t barked is Trump … [Redacted] spent hours at my house with him … he has never once been mentioned. … im 75 % there.”

— Jeffrey Epstein to Ghislaine Maxwel

In a separate 2019 email to author Michael Wolff, Epstein states:

“Of course he knew about the girls as he asked Ghislaine to stop.”

In a separate 2019 email to author Michael Wolff, Epstein states:

“Of course he knew about the girls as he asked Ghislaine to stop.”

Trump’s reversal has raised eyebrows from both sides of the aisle. Critics say his change of heart comes only after the newly released documents make his past denials harder to sustain publicly.

The timing may also have political motives. Earlier in November, Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva’s swearing-in secured the final signature needed to force a House floor vote on the Transparency Act — meaning Trump risks being on the wrong side of a formal congressional majority.

Nevertheless, Trump and his allies are pushing back. The White House dismissed the newly released emails as a politically driven leak, insisting the president has nothing to hide.

In a statement, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt argued that Democrats are “selectively leaking emails” to create bad-faith narratives, adding that Trump already distanced himself from Epstein years ago — and even kicked him out of Mar-a-Lago for inappropriate behavior.

With a House vote imminent and the pressure mounting, all eyes now turn to how many Republicans will side with Trump — or break from him. As he calls for renewed investigations into Epstein’s connections with powerful figures, his reversal draws fresh attention to exactly what kind of relationship he once had with the disgraced financier.

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MTG: Trump Calling Me a Traitor Puts ‘My Life in Danger’

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Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said President Donald Trump calling her a traitor put her life in danger.

Host Dana Bash, “As you just heard, and I know you saw, the president says he’s withdrawing support for you, encouraging primary challengers. You were one of his biggest supporters. What do you think happened here?”

Taylor Greene said, “I stood with President Trump when virtually no one else did, campaigned all over the country, spent millions of my own dollars helping him get elected. And I think that’s incredibly important. And I do support him and his administration. I support them in delivering the campaign promises we made to the American people. His remarks, of course, have been hurtful. However, I have something in my heart that I think is incredibly important for our country, and that is to end the toxic fighting in politics. This has been going on for years, and it has divided our country, split up friends and families, neighbors and it’s not solving our problems.” (Read more from “MTG: Trump Calling Me a Traitor Puts ‘My Life in Danger’” HERE)

Texas, California National Guard Being Recalled from Chicago, Portland Deployments

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The Department of War ordered Texas and California National Guard to return to their home states, ending deployments to Chicago and Portland. The orders following intervention from activist judges who claimed there was no justification for the military’s assistance in these cities.

In Chicago, 200 Texas National Guard soldiers were deployed to the Chicago area in October in response to violent protests and actions against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and facilities. Texas Governor Greg Abbott authorized the federal government to deploy the National Guard, which has been patrolling the nation’s southern border during the Biden-era border crisis, Breitbart Texas’ Randy Clark reported.

The Guardsmen were deployed under the president’s Title 10 authority which was challenged by U.S. District Court Judge April Perry, CNN reported. The U.S. Supreme Court asked for an additional briefing on the case.

In addition to the 200 members of the Texas National Guard deployed to Chicago, President Donald Trump also ordered 200 members of the California National Guard to be deployed to Portland, Oregon. These soldiers are also being recalled to their home states, according to ABC News.

Department of War officials reportedly said the soldiers in both deployments engaged in “forward-facing” operations and instead, remained behind the scenes. (Read more from “Texas, California National Guard Being Recalled from Chicago, Portland Deployments” HERE)

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WATCH: Epstein Files Fallout: Trump Turns on Greene, Labels Her ‘Wacky Lunatic’

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In a stunning rupture between two of the most outspoken figures in the Republican Party, President Donald Trump on Friday publicly withdrew his endorsement of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, accusing the Georgia firebrand of drifting “Far Left” and obsessing over the release of Jeffrey Epstein–related documents.

“I am withdrawing my support and Endorsement of ‘Congresswoman’ Marjorie Taylor Greene, of the Great State of Georgia,” Trump declared on Truth Social in an early-morning broadside that stunned GOP insiders.

He called Greene “wacky,” a “lunatic,” and said she has become consumed with “COMPLAIN, COMPLAIN, COMPLAIN!”

Greene, once one of Trump’s most loyal allies on Capitol Hill, has deviated from the president on several issues in recent weeks — including supporting an extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies and joining a bipartisan push to force public release of Epstein files.

The tension, Trump said, began when he advised Greene not to seek higher office.

“It seemed to all begin when I sent her a Poll stating that she should not run for Senator, or Governor — she was at 12%, and didn’t have a chance (unless, of course, she had my Endorsement — which she wasn’t about to get!),” Trump wrote.

He also mocked Greene for allegedly complaining that he no longer took her calls:

“With 219 Congressmen/women, 53 U.S. Senators, 24 Cabinet Members, almost 200 Countries… I can’t take a ranting Lunatic’s call every day.”

Trump hinted strongly that he is prepared to back a primary challenger in Georgia’s 14th District.

“I understand that wonderful, Conservative people are thinking about primarying Marjorie… if the right person runs, they will have my Complete and Unyielding Support,” he said.

He blasted Greene for making an appearance on The View, calling the hosts “Low IQ Republican hating Anchors.”

Greene is one of only four House Republicans who signed a discharge petition led by Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna to force a vote compelling the Department of Justice to release unclassified Epstein documents.

Trump has repeatedly dismissed Democratic efforts around the Epstein investigation as a “hoax,” but on Friday signaled he would direct DOJ and the FBI to probe Epstein’s ties to “Bill Clinton, Larry Summers, Reid Hoffman, J.P. Morgan, Chase, and many others.”

The president did not mention any investigation into Republicans or Trump associates who appear in flight logs or other records.

Within hours, Greene responded like a jilted ex — by posting her private text messages with Trump.

“President Trump just attacked me and lied about me,” she wrote on X.

“I haven’t called him at all, but I did send these text messages today.”

The texts, addressed to “DJT,” show Greene urging Trump to “check the flight logs of Epstein’s plane,” alleging Bill Clinton flew with Epstein “26 times! Hillary too!!”

She argued that releasing the full Epstein files is necessary “for the women who were victims” and to expose “Democrat bad guys.”

Another text to a Trump aide, Natalie, shows Greene insisting she has defended Trump tirelessly for years and that the Epstein case is “not a hoax.”

“Apparently this is what sent him over the edge,” Greene concluded. “The Epstein files.”

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‘Maryland Man’ Democrats Rushed To Defend Called Human Smugglers At Least 500 Times, Docs Allege

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia allegedly called a convicted migrant smuggler and another co-conspirator hundreds of times in a single year while running a human smuggling operation.

Federal prosecutors allege Abrego Garcia, an illegal migrant who has become one of the biggest names in the Trump administration’s national deportation agenda, used multiple phones to communicate with co-conspirators while smuggling foreign nationals across the U.S., according to court documents. The Salvadoran national purportedly called Jose Hernandez-Reyes, an illegal migrant previously convicted of alien smuggling, and another co-conspirator more than 500 times in 2022 alone.

Abrego Garcia became the face of the Trump administration’s hardline immigration enforcement agenda when he was deported to his home country of El Salvador earlier this year, despite a prior withholding of removal order that prohibited his repatriation. He was eventually flown back to the U.S. to face human smuggling charges in Tennessee, with Attorney General Pam Bondi accusing him of making over 100 trips smuggling illegal migrants.

A spokesperson for his attorneys did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.

The details were submitted in court as the Trump administration says it’s accumulated mounting evidence that Abrego Garcia participated in a years-long conspiracy to smuggle illegal migrants across the southern border while he lived unlawfully in the U.S. (Read more from “‘Maryland Man’ Democrats Rushed To Defend Called Human Smugglers At Least 500 Times, Docs Allege” HERE)

Larry Summers Flew on Epstein’s Private Jet to ‘Pedophile Island’ in 2005 — With Ghislaine Maxwell

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Bill Clinton’s Treasury secretary, Larry Summers, took a trip to Jeffrey Epstein’s notorious private island, flight records show.

Economist Summers, 70, was this week revealed to have kept a friendly relationship with sex offender Epstein up until his death through emails newly-released by the government.

Flight logs reveal he flew on the billionaire’s private jet four times, including a flight on December 21, 2005, to Charlotte Amalie, the capital of St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands.

Epstein’s private jet had to land there as Little St. James does not have a runway. The island is a short helicopter ride away.

Three of Summers’ trips on Epstein’s jet — dubbed the “Lolita Express” because it was allegedly used to transport victims and perpetrators in his sex trafficking ring — took place while he was President of Harvard university, between 2001 and 2006. (Read more from “Larry Summers Flew on Epstein’s Private Jet to ‘Pedophile Island’ in 2005 — With Ghislaine Maxwell” HERE)

Trump Signs Bill to Reopen Government After 43 Days of Democrat Shutdown

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President Donald Trump signed legislation to reopen the government on Wednesday, ending the 43-day Democrat shutdown.

The clean continuing resolution (CR) funds the government through the end of January and includes three of twelve appropriations for Fiscal Year 2026–agriculture, military construction-Veterans Affairs, and legislative branch–with funding for those through the end of September.

Trump, flanked by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN), and cabinet officials, blasted Democrats for refusing to open government ahead of the signing.

“For the past 43 days, Democrats in Congress shut down the government of the United States in an attempt to extort American taxpayers for hundreds of billions of dollars for illegal aliens and people that came into our country illegally,” Trump said.

“Today, we’re sending a clear message that we will never give in to extortion, because that’s what it was. They tried to extort–the Democrats tried to extort our country,” he added. (Read more from “Trump Signs Bill to Reopen Government After 43 Days of Democrat Shutdown” HERE)

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Job Prospects for 2026 College Grads Collapse to Five-Year Low as Competition Intensifies

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The class of 2026 is heading toward the weakest job market in half a decade, as employer hiring plans stall, corporate layoffs ripple across major industries, and new graduates face mounting competition from automation, mid-career layoffs, and an influx of foreign visa-based workers.

New data from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), reported by the Wall Street Journal, shows a dramatic cooling in employer sentiment. Among 183 surveyed companies, 51% rated the job market for 2026 graduates as “poor” or “fair,” the worst outlook since the pandemic-era downturn of 2020–21. Only 2% consider the 2026 landscape “excellent.”

The pessimism marks a sharp reversal from the hiring booms of 2021 and 2022. Although employers technically expect a 1.6% increase in hiring for 2026 graduates, the figure represents a dramatic slowdown compared to previous classes — and historical trends show spring hiring often undershoots optimistic fall projections.

A series of high-profile layoffs has shaken confidence across the labor market. Amazon, UPS, and Verizon — which is reportedly preparing its largest job cut ever, around 15,000 positions — have added to an environment of corporate retrenchment.

Former recruiter Giavanna Vega, laid off in 2023, said the uncertainty is being driven largely by artificial intelligence and tariffs that have scrambled traditional employment pipelines.

“Companies don’t know where to invest,” Vega said. “They don’t have the training. Recent graduates are being passed over for roles that are now going to mid-career professionals who just got laid off.”

Data from Handshake backs up that trend: full-time job postings fell more than 16% year-over-year, while applications per job jumped 26%. More than 60% of surveyed 2026 graduates say they feel pessimistic about their career prospects.

The unemployment rate for recent graduates hit 4.8% in June, the highest in four years and above the national average.

New grads aren’t just competing with each other — they’re competing with entire segments of the global workforce.

Long-standing visa programs like H-1B and OPT (Optional Practical Training) have expanded to historic levels. In 2024 alone, the Biden administration approved 400,000 foreign college graduates for OPT work permits, a 45% jump from 2020 under President Trump.

Critics argue that these programs displace American graduates in some of the most coveted fields.

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WATCH: New Epstein Emails Ignite a Political Firestorm as President Trump Pressures GOP to Shut Down Congressional Probe; Chaos: Vince Foster, ‘Bubba,’ Russians, Dementia Claims

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Newly released emails from Jeffrey Epstein have reopened long-simmering questions about his ties to President Donald Trump, setting off a fierce political showdown on Capitol Hill and injecting new urgency into Democrats’ push to fully release the government’s sealed Epstein records.

The tranche of documents, disclosed Wednesday by House Democrats on the Oversight Committee, includes several previously unseen emails in which Epstein name-drops Trump in casual, matter-of-fact exchanges — at times suggesting familiarity, at others claiming insight into Trump’s behavior or mental state. The messages span from 2011 to 2018, weaving a complicated picture of a disgraced financier who remained plugged into elite political, diplomatic, and social circles even after his first sex-offense conviction.

Democrats: Emails raise questions about what Trump knew

Among the messages drawing the most attention is a brief but explosive 2017 email in which Epstein tells an associate that Trump had “spent hours at my house” with one of the girls connected to Epstein. Another message is even more direct, alleging Trump “knew about the girls.”

House Democrats say the emails reinforce the need for a full public accounting of the government’s Epstein files.

“The American people deserve clarity,” committee Democrats said as they released the documents, arguing that Trump’s name appears too frequently in Epstein’s correspondence to dismiss as coincidence.

The White House: A ‘smear campaign’

The Trump White House immediately denounced the release as political gamesmanship.

Calling the emails a “smear,” officials accused Democrats of selectively leaking documents while ignoring Epstein communications involving Democrats and other prominent figures.

Trump himself took a sharper tone online, claiming the disclosures were designed to “deflect” from the end of the government shutdown — and issuing a blunt warning to his own party:

“Only a very bad, or stupid, Republican would fall into that trap.”

Inside the emails: Vince Foster, Thanksgiving guests, Russian diplomats, and private insults

While many Epstein emails are cryptic or typo-filled, several stand out for their direct references to Trump.

A 2017 Thanksgiving headcount

In one casual exchange with model-scouting executive Faith Kates, Epstein listed his apparent holiday guests:

“David fizel. hanson. trump.”

It is unclear whether Trump actually attended, or whether Epstein was exaggerating his proximity to powerful individuals — something he was known to do.

Epstein claimed he helped Russians ‘understand Trump’

In a 2018 exchange with European diplomat Thorbjorn Jagland, Epstein offered himself as an informal interpreter of Trump’s psychology for Russian officials, boasting that the late U.N. ambassador Vitaly Churkin “understood trump after our conversations.”

“I have met some very bad people,” Epstein wrote, “none as bad as trump.”

Epstein questioned Trump’s mental fitness

In several conversations, Epstein expressed scathing views of Trump’s personality and mental health — calling him “dangerous,” “f—- crazy,” and speculating about “early dementia.”

These messages contrast sharply with Trump’s public insistence that he barely knew Epstein and cut off contact long before Epstein’s 2019 imprisonment.

A viral email adds fuel: ‘Trump blowing Bubba’

One email from Epstein’s brother, Mark Epstein, went viral for an incendiary aside: a suggestion — framed as speculation — that Russian President Vladimir Putin might possess a compromising photo of “Trump blowing Bubba.”

“Bubba” is the long-standing nickname for Bill Clinton, who has also faced scrutiny for his association with Epstein.

Republicans on the Oversight Committee countered by releasing the entire 20,000-page document haul, accusing Democrats of “cherry-picking” emails to attack Trump while ignoring mentions of Democratic officials.

The very weird Vince Foster reference:

Both sides agree on one thing: the new emails are only the beginning.

If the discharge petition succeeds, Congress may soon be forced to decide whether the full web of Epstein’s associations — political, social, foreign, and otherwise — will finally see daylight.

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FBI’s Dan Bongino Rages at GOP’s Thomas Massie Over Whistleblower Accusations

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FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino harangued Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) for speculating that President Donald Trump’s administration was trying to publicly out a whistleblower.

The Kentucky Republican posted a letter he had received from the FBI whistleblower’s attorney that said a Thursday morning meeting at the bureau’s Washington field office was intended to identify the individual who made a protected disclosure about the ongoing investigation into pipe bombs placed at the Democratic and Republican national headquarters on January 5, 2021.

“I received this troubling letter today from the attorney representing the most recent FBI whistleblower regarding the J6 pipe bomb investigation,” Massie posted. “Just a reminder to @FBIDirectorKash, in case this letter is warranted, federal law prevents retaliation against whistleblowers.”

Bongino fired back in a lengthy post on X, saying he had offered to brief the congressman over the phone but he did not answer.

“When I spoke with you [Wednesday] a little after 8am ET (screenshots attached), I offered you an in-person brief on our work,” Bongino posted on X. “We spoke for ten minutes. I called you back a bit after 7:30pm ET to again make that offer. You didn’t answer and have yet to call me back.”

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