Democratic Lawmaker Questions If Epstein Files Release Was Given 'Kill' Order by Trump Admin as Delay Continues: 'There's No Explanation'

New York Democratic Rep. Dan Goldman reignited calls for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, questioning whether President Trump used his position to block their disclosure in a video shared to social media Monday.

"There was a mad dash and a big rush to release everything, and everyone was talking about it," Goldman stated in a video shared to X. "Now there's radio silence, and that begs the question: Why has the attorney general gone dark on this? Why has Congresswoman [Anna Paulina] Luna and others stopped calling for it? What is it that's in the Epstein files that they were so eager to have that now are just not being released."

Goldman, who was elected into Congress in 2023 after a 10-year career as a U.S. attorney, then delved into Trump and Epstein's shared history, noting that the two had a friends, which Goldman said was a top concern of his. Epstein died by suicide while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges in 2019.

"We know Jeffrey Epstein had numerous numbers for Donald Trump, and so the question is was this some sort of directive from Donald Trump or someone on his staff or an agent of his to the attorney general to kill this?" Goldman implored, adding that it "would be yet another pretty egregious act of corruption using his position as president for his own personal benefit."

The progressive lawmaker then called on Republicans, who currently have the majority in Congress, to "do their damn job."

"Conduct oversight over the president of the United States. Stop sucking up to him so much," Goldman stated.

Concurrently, Goldman published a press release demanding Bondi either release the files or state whether Trump intervened to hide his relationship with the disgraced financier.

"As a former 10-year DOJ prosecutor, I remind you that, as Attorney General, your oath of office requires you to represent the United States' interest without fear or favor, not President Trump's personal interest," the congressman wrote. "That obligation to the American people requires the immediate release in their entirety of the Epstein Files in your possession, subject to appropriate redactions related to victims and minors. To be clear, there is no proper basis to redact the name, identify, or likeness of President Trump."