'He doesn't want people to see': Epstein’s brother Mark says Trump delayed files to hide details

WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump signed the Epstein Transparency Act on Wednesday, November 19, which requires all documents related to convicted offender Jeffrey Epstein and the federal investigation into him to be made public.

Now, the delay in signing the act didn’t sit well with Epstein’s brother, Mark Epstein, who believes there’s more happening behind the scenes. He hinted that Trump might have been holding something back and that it likely took time to clear those hiccups.

On the day the act was signed, Mark told CNN that obstacles must have been cleared; that's why Trump had finally given his approval. "He doesn’t want people to see," Jeffery's brother said. 

Mark Epstein suggests a reason behind Trump’s hesitation to release files early

Following the release of a new set of emails from his late brother’s case by the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday, November 12, Mark Epstein has spoken out in multiple interviews.

Speaking with CNN’s 'Erin Burnett OutFront' just two hours before Trump approved the DOJ and FBI Epstein files. “Well, I think it’s an obvious question, not just for me,” the elder Epstein said. “It’s just there’s things in there he doesn’t want people to see. I mean, that... seems to be obvious.”

He said investigators should check how many times Epstein flew on Trump’s private plane. “They used to fly in each other’s planes,” Mark said.

“They say Donald was on Jeff’s plane like, seven times, but have they checked Donald’s flight logs from those days to see how many times Jeffrey was on his plane?"

"I know Jeffrey told me on a number of occasions that he flew up or flew down with Donald... they were good friends, everybody around knew that," he shared. 

He also mentioned recordings allegedly made by Trump ally Steve Bannon. “On that tape, Jeffrey clearly stated that he stopped hanging out with Trump when he realized Trump was a crook. That’s a direct quote from Jeffrey.” 

Mark didn't stop there; he questioned Trump’s claim that he hadn’t spoken to Epstein for 15 years. Mark said Trump called his brother after the 2016 election. 

“Jeffrey told me that it was after the election, Trump called him and it was sort of like ‘Can you believe this?"  "Because nobody believed Trump was going to win. Trump was sort of surprised himself that he won," he concluded.

Trump signs bill mandating full disclosure of Epstein records

Trump finally signed the Epstein Transparency Act. Now, the Justice Department will have to make all unclassified records on Epstein’s crimes and death publicly available.

Editing the document will be allowed only to safeguard victims, ongoing investigations, or classified material. It took 427 votes to make the file public. Only Rep Clay Higgins voted against the measure.