Marjorie Taylor Greene Slams Trump Admin Over Handling Of Epstein Files: 'Working Harder To Protect Pedophiles Than Fighting For The Victims'

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has again slammed the Trump administration, this time for its handling of the Epstein files.

In a social media publication, Greene said that information about the disgraced financier and abuser's actions and connections "should have come out a long time ago," and that the "American people deserve full transparency into who was involved in these horrific acts."

"I believe the victims. They along with their attorneys have told me numerous times that President Trump is NOT implicated in this. I stand with these women and all victims of sexual abuse. It is a shame our government is working harder to protect pedophiles than they are fighting for the victims! These women deserve our fight!!" Greene added.

Greene is one of four Republican representatives who have supported an initiative to force the release of the Epstein files, the others being Nancy Mace, Thomas Massie and Lauren Boebert. Concretely, the "discharge petition," which will force a floor vote the compel the Department of Justice to release the files despite opposition from the leadership.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, who has opposed the measure, said he will bring the measure to a vote next week. Even if it passes, the move will have to pass the Senate and be signed into law by Trump, which is unlikely given his opposition.

The initiative got enough support on Wednesday after the swearing in of Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva. It came on the same day as Democrats released a new tranche of Epstein documents mentioning Donald Trump by name.

They include a 2011 message in which Epstein told his longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell that a victim had "spent hours at my house" with Trump, describing him as "the dog that hasn't barked." Maxwell responded: "I have been thinking about that ..." The names of alleged victims were redacted.

In a separate exchange from December 2015, author Michael Wolff told Epstein he heard CNN might question Trump about his relationship with him. Epstein replied: "If we were to craft an answer for him, what do you think it should be?" Wolff said Trump should answer publicly and risk "hanging himself," noting it could create "PR and political currency" for Epstein.

None of the newly released documents contain allegations of criminal conduct by Trump.

The White House has slammed Democrats, calling the effort a "tired CON JOB to smear the President."

Moreover, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Friday that she assigned Jay Clayton, the interim US attorney for the southern District of New York, to lead an investigation into Trump's political adversaries and their ties with Epstein.