'The full truth': GOP release 20,000 Epstein records after Democrats publish Trump-linked emails
WASHINGTON, DC: Republicans on the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday, November 12, released more than 20,000 pages of records from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate, declaring that “you deserve the full truth.”
They released the records just hours after Democrats unveiled emails in which Epstein mentioned President Donald Trump.
Democrats whine about "releasing the files," but they only cherry-pick when they have them to generate clickbait.
— Oversight Committee (@GOPoversight) November 12, 2025
📄 You deserve the full truth: https://t.co/UQ3GTWDgb2
Republicans counter with massive data dump related to Epstein
The sudden release followed accusations from the White House and GOP lawmakers that Democrats had selectively leaked material to “slander” the president.
“Democrats whine about releasing the files, but they only cherry-pick when they have them to generate clickbait,” the committee’s Republican members said in a statement accompanying the new document dump. “You deserve the full truth.”
The trove of files adds a new twist to the intensifying partisan feud over Epstein’s reported connections with powerful figures, though the implications of the release remain unclear pending a full review.
Epstein’s emails about Trump spark political clash
Earlier in the day, Democrats on the Oversight Committee published three Epstein emails referencing Trump.
In one 2011 message to Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein wrote, “I want you to realize that that dog that hasn’t barked is Trump … (Victim) spent hours at my house with him, he has never once been mentioned.”
Democrats redacted the victim’s name, but Republicans reportedly swiftly identified her as Virginia Giuffre, one of Epstein’s most prominent accusers. They accused Democrats of trying to distort the context.
Why did Democrats cover up the name when the Estate didn't redact it in the redacted documents provided to the committee?
— Oversight Committee (@GOPoversight) November 12, 2025
It's because this victim, Virginia Giuffre, publicly said that she never witnessed wrongdoing by President Trump.
Democrats are trying to create a fake… https://t.co/vd7gw3kJl0
“Why did Democrats cover up the name when the Estate didn’t redact it?” the committee’s Republican majority said in a statement.
"It’s because Virginia Giuffre has publicly said she never witnessed wrongdoing by President Trump. Democrats are trying to create a fake narrative to slander the president. Shame on them," they said.
White House joins GOP in slamming Democrats
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt echoed the committee’s criticism, accusing Democrats of “selectively leaking” to the media.
“Democrats selectively leaked emails to the liberal media to create a fake narrative to smear President Trump,” Leavitt said in a statement.
Leavitt noted that Trump had long distanced himself from Epstein, allegedly having barred him from his Mar-a-Lago club years before Epstein’s 2019 death. “The president called Epstein a creep and cut ties with him long ago,” she had said.
Democrats defended their earlier release, arguing that the emails were part of a broader effort to obtain transparency from the Justice Department, which has yet to fully turn over Epstein-related investigative files.
Jeffrey Epstein died in 2019 from an apparent suicide while awaiting trial on federal trafficking charges.
His longtime associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, who appeared in several of the emails released this week, is serving a 20-year prison sentence for trafficking underage girls.
While none of the newly disclosed records accuse Trump of criminal conduct, the emails have reignited the political battle over Epstein’s ties to high-profile figures.
