"Ryan was joined on his podcast this week by Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), who introduced a discharge petition, along with Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), to force the release of government documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, the late child sex predator who had relationships at one point or another with everyone from Trump to former President Bill Clinton. While files related to Epstein have been released by the Department of Justice, a December deadline to release additional files has not been met."
"Epstein died of an apparent suicide in 2019 while facing sex trafficking charges. He was already a convicted sex predator. Trump's DOJ and FBI released statements claiming that there was no proof Epstein sex trafficked women and children for others. Those statements also faced backlash, with many noting that Epstein's longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell is serving 20 years for sex trafficking, which the DOJ said at the time that she did in coordination with Epstein."
"Trump has also faced backlash among some of his own supporters, like Joe Rogan, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and others, for his initial resistance. On Ryan's show, he played a clip of Trump at the White House lashing out at a reporter for asking about the Epstein files. I f*cking voted for this sh*t, Ryan said. I voted to get these damn files released, and it's like a total 180 just happened."
Shawn Ryan accused the White House of protecting pedophiles by not fully releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files. Ryan was joined by Representatives Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie, who introduced a discharge petition to force release of government documents. The Department of Justice released some Epstein-related files but missed a December deadline to release additional records. Trump faced backlash from some supporters for initial resistance, and Ryan played a clip of Trump lashing out at a reporter. Epstein died by apparent suicide in 2019 while facing sex trafficking charges. DOJ and FBI statements denying proof of broader trafficking drew criticism given Ghislaine Maxwell's conviction. Khanna noted 1,200-plus survivors and argued a wider network of powerful men was likely involved.
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