MTG Says Trump Told Her Releasing Epstein Files Would 'Hurt People'

"We did talk about the Epstein files, Greene said. And he was extremely angry at me that I had signed the discharge petition to release the files. I fully believe that those women deserve everything they're asking. They're asking for all of it to come out. They deserve it. And he was furious with me. What did he say? Stahl asked. He said that it was going to hurt people, Greene replied."

"The congresswoman was one of just four House Republicans to sign a discharge petition calling on the Trump administration to release the Department of Justice's files on deceased child sex trafficker and former Trump friend Jeffrey Epstein. Ultimately, the petition notched enough signatures to force a vote. The measure passed both houses and was grudgingly signed by Trump, who can release the files without congressional approval, but has declined. The DOJ has until Dec. 19 to release the files."

"The month following Trump's inauguration, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Epstein's client list was sitting on my desk. However, over the summer, the Department of Justice changed its tune and stated there was no such list. It was later reported that Bondi told Trump his name appeared in the files. Last month, the House Oversight Committee released a trove of emails to and from Epstein, who spoke of Trump often in cryptic terms."

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said President Donald Trump was furious that she advocated releasing Department of Justice files related to Jeffrey Epstein and told her disclosure would 'hurt people.' Greene was one of four House Republicans who signed a discharge petition forcing a vote to release DOJ files on Epstein; the measure passed both houses and was grudgingly signed by Trump, who can release the files but has declined. The DOJ has until Dec. 19 to release the files. Attorney General Pam Bondi earlier said 'Epstein's client list was sitting on my desk,' then the DOJ said no such list existed. The House Oversight Committee released emails in which Epstein wrote, 'I know how dirty Donald is.'

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