House Democratic Party Leader Hakeem Jeffries just threw a wrench into his party’s latest political stunt, admitting that his side of the aisle ignored Jeffrey Epstein’s documents during Former President Joe Biden’s tenure, as the Daily Caller reports.
In a stunning revelation, Jeffries confessed this week that Democrats never prioritized transparency on Epstein-related materials while Biden was in office, yet now they’re clamoring for records under Trump. This flip-flop has fueled Republican accusations of political opportunism.
Since Epstein's death in a New York prison cell in 2019, GOP lawmakers and Trump supporters have demanded clarity on the government’s handling of his case. Democrats, however, dismissed these calls as “baseless conspiracy theories” back in 2019, according to the Democratic National Committee.
Jeffries has been leading a weeks-long campaign to pressure the Trump administration for a full release of Epstein-related documents. “The far right, Donald Trump, right-wing conspiracy theorists and others are the ones who have put this Jeffrey Epstein thing in the public domain,” Jeffries claimed. Funny how he points fingers while conveniently forgetting his party’s silence when it suited them.
The Department of Justice and FBI issued a joint memo on July 6, 2025, asserting Epstein died by suicide and never maintained a client list. This hasn’t stopped Democrats from suddenly demanding transparency they never sought under Biden. It’s almost as if political points matter more than principle.
President Donald Trump, responding to GOP pressure, directed Attorney General Pam Bondi to release all relevant grand jury testimony. This move contrasts sharply with Democrats’ inaction during the previous administration. Actions speak louder than Jeffries’ latecomer rhetoric.
House Speaker Mike Johnson didn’t mince words, blasting Democrats for their newfound interest in Epstein’s records. “House Republicans aren’t going to be lectured on transparency from the Democrat Party that worked to cover up President Biden’s lack of fitness for office and his scandalous use of the autopen,” Johnson posted on X on July 22, 2025. His jab hits hard, exposing Democrat hypocrisy.
Johnson’s skepticism is well-founded, given Democrats’ silence on Epstein during Biden’s term. Their sudden zeal for transparency reeks of political theater, especially after years of dismissing GOP demands as conspiracies.
A GOP-backed resolution urging the DOJ to release Epstein-related records passed the House Rules Committee. Yet Johnson announced earlier this week that he wouldn’t bring it to the House floor before the August recess. He’s giving Trump’s administration time to act, a pragmatic move Democrats might learn from.
Jeffries tried to justify his party’s about-face, saying, “No one looking at the facts disputes that this isn’t anything that any of us as House Democrats have been focused on ever -- in terms of trying to fan the flames of what may or may not happen.” That’s a fancy way of admitting Democrats only care when it’s politically convenient. Transparency shouldn’t be a part-time job.
The Democratic Party leader added, “Once it has broken into the public domain, and there’s a clear desire on behalf of the American people to get more information, then the right thing to do is to present the facts and the evidence to the American people.” Nice try, but the American people deserved those facts years ago, not just when Democrats need a headline.
Republicans, meanwhile, have consistently pushed for answers since Epstein’s 2019 death. Their demands predate Jeffries’ sudden epiphany, making Democrat posturing look like a cheap attempt to steal the spotlight.
Johnson’s decision to delay the GOP resolution shows confidence in Trump’s commitment to transparency. Unlike Democrats, who sat idle for years, Republicans are playing the long game to ensure real answers emerge.
Jeffries’ campaign feels like a desperate bid to deflect from Democrats' failures. If they truly cared about Epstein’s victims or public trust, they’d have acted when Biden held the reins, not now when it’s politically expedient.
The contrast is stark: Trump’s administration is moving to release documents, while Democrats only discovered their conscience after losing power. This saga proves one thing -- when it comes to Epstein, Democrat outrage is as selective as their transparency.
