Trump's White House Attempted a SECRET Vote on Epstein Files—What Were They Hiding? Find Out Now!

By Nandita Bose

In a significant political development, President Donald Trump’s administration has been trying to delay the release of investigative files related to Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender and financier who had connections with some of the most powerful men in America. Despite these efforts, a measure to compel the release of U.S. Justice Department files on Epstein is poised to arrive on Trump’s desk as early as Wednesday.

The push for transparency comes after a months-long, member-led effort in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives. The initiative culminated on Tuesday with a nearly unanimous vote in both the House and the Senate, reflecting a growing bipartisan concern regarding Epstein’s connections and the circumstances surrounding his death, which was ruled a suicide while Trump was president in 2019.

Epstein's prior friendships with Trump have complicated the president’s position, particularly as Trump has amplified conspiracy theories about Epstein to his supporters. During the 1990s and 2000s, Trump socialized with Epstein before claiming a rift occurred. Many Trump supporters now harbor suspicions that his administration has attempted to obscure details about Epstein’s ties to influential figures and the investigation into his activities.

After weeks of trying to prevent the congressional vote, Trump shifted his stance late Sunday night, encouraging the House to pass the measure. However, even as he did so, White House aides were working to amend the bill in the Senate, indicating a last-ditch effort to manage the narrative. According to sources familiar with the situation, the West Wing reached out to Senate leadership to prevent the House version from advancing as written. Ultimately, this strategy was unsuccessful, as the Senate approved the measure on Tuesday.

A senior White House official confirmed that Trump plans to sign the bill upon its arrival, illustrating the limitations of his control over the Republican party. Despite direct pressure on lawmakers and a prolonged delay in swearing in a newly elected Democratic representative, congressional Republicans moved ahead with the vote against Trump’s wishes.

This episode has contributed to a decline in Trump’s public approval ratings, which reached their lowest point this year in a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll. The poll indicated that only 44% of Republicans believed Trump was handling the Epstein situation well. Additionally, 60% of Americans felt that the federal government was hiding information about Epstein's death, with 70% believing that it was concealing details about individuals involved in his sex crimes. Notably, a majority of Trump supporters shared these suspicions.

The fallout from this incident has also strained Trump’s relationship with key allies, including Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, who has been one of his staunchest supporters. White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson stated that Trump was concerned that the focus on Epstein would detract from his administration's other priorities including tax cuts and immigration enforcement, asserting, “President Trump has never been against releasing the Epstein files – rather, he has always been against Republicans falling into the Democrat trap of talking about this rather than focusing on the historic tax cuts signed into law, the fact that zero illegal aliens have entered our country in five months, and the many other accomplishments of the Trump Administration on behalf of the American people.”

Epstein had previously pleaded guilty to a felony prostitution charge in Florida in 2008 and served 13 months in jail. The U.S. Justice Department charged him with sex trafficking of minors in 2019, a charge he denied before his death. While the investigative material released thus far has not disclosed any specific compromising details regarding Trump, House Democrats recently revealed a 2019 email from Epstein that cryptically suggested Trump “knew about the girls.”

In the lead-up to the Senate vote, White House aides prepared for a phase of “messaging and management,” viewing this as a final chance to influence how the bill would proceed. They encouraged senators to frame any potential slowdown as responsible oversight while steering the conversation back to issues like affordability. However, by late Sunday afternoon, top aides and Trump concluded that their strategy was failing, prompting a shift from prevention to damage control.