Democrats Claim DOJ Has a File With All Trump Mentions In The Epstein Files: 'Release It'

Democrats in the Senate Judiciary Committee said on Monday that, based on "new reporting," there is a file "at the Justice Department with all mentions of Donald Trump in the Epstein files."

"It's just sitting in a Microsoft SharePoint collaborative file. Release it," adds an X post.

The post references a New York Times article from last Friday, which detailed that officials in the office of Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche were tasked with reviewing files related to the disgraced financier and abuser.

The piece added that lawyers were set a "grueling pace" and urged to work as quickly as they could. Among their tasks was flagging mentions of Trump "and other celebrities, including former President Bill Clinton and Prince Andrew." Those references are in the Microsoft SharePoint, according to the NYT, which added that the review was largely completed by mid-April.

The report complements another from The Wall Street Journal, which noted last week that Trump was informed in May that his named appeared in the files. Concretely, the WSJ detailed that Justice Department officials saw Trump's name several times while reviewing what Attorney General Pam Bondi has described as a "truckload" of documents.

Bondi then informed Trump of the findings in May. She added that many other high-profile figures were also named, and the outlet added that being mentioned is not a sign of wrongdoing.

Officials said the files had unverified hearsay about many people who had socialized with Epstein in the past, including Trump. They added that they were not planning on releasing additional files because they contained child pornography and victims' personal information.

Trump has taken heat for his way of addressing the latest developments, now dismissing the issue and calling it a hoax orchestrated by Democrats to score political points against him. He said on Monday that he never had the "privilege" of flying to Epstein's private island, where many abuses against minors are alleged to have taken place.

He also said on Monday that their fallout is "old history" and "very easy to explain." "For years i wouldn't talk to Jeffrey Epstein. He did something that was inappropriate. He hired help and I said don't ever do that again. He stole people that worked for me. I said don't ever do that again. He did it again and I threw him out of the place. Persona non grata. And I'm glad I did," he added.