He did not go quite as far as he could have: he has the power to order the disclosure of these files without Congress's permission. The documents could reveal the involvement in Epstein's sexual trafficking network of dozens of wealthy and influential men, as well as the complicity of financial institutions, judicial bodies, and failures by authorities that allowed him to act with impunity.
We're now five days from a government shutdown, with no negotiations between the two parties in sight. At one point, President Trump agreed to meet with Democratic congressional leaders Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries, but then called the meeting off, saying their "unserious and ridiculous demands" meant it wouldn't accomplish anything. You'd still think that for the sake of appearances, the Republican leaders who control Congress would keep their troops in town in case of a last-minute deal to avoid a shutdown.
A victim of Jeffrey Epstein said it is appalling and disgusting that Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted sex trafficker who helped the now-dead sex offender find women to abuse, was recently moved to a minimum-security federal prison and that anyone would consider pardoning Maxwell for her crimes. Anouska De Georgiou shared her disgust while speaking alongside fellow Epstein survivors on Wednesday in Washington, D.C.