Dem Admits Party’s Epstein Files Attack Line Is ‘Bulls*it’

Some House Democrats are privately protesting their party’s messaging on the Jeffrey Epstein files, with one arguing that Democratic lawmakers’ purported outrage at the administration’s handling of the documents is “bullshit.”

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries is urging members of his caucus to keep Epstein at the center of their messaging during the August recess. However, some House Democrats appear to be growing weary of talking about the Epstein files after a weeks-long campaign hammering Republicans on the topic.

“Candidly, this whole thing is just such bullshit,” a House Democrat, who requested anonymity to speak freely, told Axios regarding the Democrats’ Epstein messaging campaign.

The lawmaker’s frank remarks follows Jeffries telling reporters Monday that House Democrats had not become preoccupied with the Epstein files until President Donald Trump was sworn into his second term. Though Jeffries has demanded Attorney General Pam Bondi release records related to the late sex criminal, he made no similar calls during former President Joe Biden’s four years in office.

“The far right, Donald Trump, right-wing conspiracy theorists and others are the ones who have put this Jeffrey Epstein thing in the public domain,” Jeffries said in response to a question asked by the