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Trump Claims He’d Sign Bill to Release Epstein Files, But “Don’t Talk About It Too Much”

HeadlineNov 18, 2025

President Trump said Monday he would sign a measure to compel the Justice Department to release the Epstein files if it were to come to him, a day after he urged Republicans in the House to back the measure.

President Donald Trump: “Sure, I would. Let the — let the Senate look at it. Let anybody look at it. But don’t talk about it too much, because, honestly, I don’t want to take it away from us. It’s really a Democrat problem. The Democrats were Epstein’s friends, all of them, and it’s a hoax.”

Days before President Trump reversed his public stance on releasing the Epstein files, he snapped at a female reporter aboard Air Force One on Friday when she asked why he wouldn’t support their release.

Reporter: “If there’s nothing incriminating in the files, sir, why not act — why not” —

President Donald Trump: “Quiet! Quiet, piggy.”

“Quiet, Piggy,” Trump said to the female reporter.

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