{"id":13451,"date":"2025-07-16T17:39:24","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T17:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firearmman.com\/?p=13451"},"modified":"2025-07-16T17:39:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T17:39:25","slug":"trump-blasts-past-supporters-for-demanding-release-of-more-epstein-files","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firearmman.com\/?p=13451","title":{"rendered":"Trump blasts &#8216;past supporters&#8217; for demanding release of more Epstein files"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-testid=\"prism-article-body\">\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">President Donald Trump continued Wednesday to dismiss calls within his own party for more transparency into the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and made claims, without evidence, that the controversy was designed to undermine him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">In a lengthy social media post, which included references to the president&#8217;s previous claims about the 2017 Russian election interference probe, Trump blamed Democrats for creating what he called a &#8220;scam&#8221; and &#8220;hoax.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;Their new SCAM is what we will forever call the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax, and my PAST supporters have bought into this &#8216;b&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;,&#8217; hook, line, and sinker,&#8221; he wrote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oLzSq QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"InlineImage GpQCA lZur asrEW \" data-testid=\"prism-inline-image\">\n<figure class=\"kzIjN GNmeK pYrtp dSqFO \" data-testid=\"prism-figure\">\n<div class=\"GpQCA lZur gIjeL \" data-testid=\"prism-ratio-frame\">\n<div class=\"FvQLF iLTd NqeUA UzzHi iWsMV \"><picture data-testid=\"prism-picture\"><source media=\"(max-width: 414px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/482f4456-7359-496f-93db-66c8054a6fa6\/donald-trump-02-jef-250716_1752668836976_hpMain.jpg?w=375, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/482f4456-7359-496f-93db-66c8054a6fa6\/donald-trump-02-jef-250716_1752668836976_hpMain.jpg?w=750 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 415px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/482f4456-7359-496f-93db-66c8054a6fa6\/donald-trump-02-jef-250716_1752668836976_hpMain.jpg?w=750, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/482f4456-7359-496f-93db-66c8054a6fa6\/donald-trump-02-jef-250716_1752668836976_hpMain.jpg?w=1500 2x\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<div class=\"nMMea bNYiy Mjgpa dGwha DDmxa jgKNG RGHCC aBIU PriDW lZur \" data-testid=\"prism-caption\">\n<p><span class=\"hsDdd OOSI GpQCA lZur VlFaz \" data-testid=\"prism-truncate\"><span><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ \">Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House after returning on Marine One on July 15, 2025 in Washington, DC.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ YNujN JGtjI aZFDu rkKLh \">Anna Moneymaker\/Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi have come under fire from conservatives on the Hill and across the country for declining to release the Epstein probe files in their entirety.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The Justice Department and FBI last week stated they found no evidence the deceased financier kept a &#8220;client list&#8221; of associates whom he blackmailed or conspired with to victimize dozens of women.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that Bondi <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/johnson-bondi-forward-explain-handling-epstein-files\/story?id=123782633\" target=\"_blank\">should explain<\/a> the administration&#8217;s handling of the case especially after she told Fox News in February that Epstein&#8217;s alleged &#8220;client list&#8221; was &#8220;sitting on my desk now to review.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Johnson also did not rule out responding to growing calls from Republican lawmakers to have Epstein&#8217;s convicted associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, testify before Congress.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;I&#8217;m for transparency. We&#8217;re intellectually consistent in this,&#8221; Johnson said when asked about Maxwell potentially testifying before Congress.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oLzSq QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"InlineImage GpQCA lZur asrEW \" data-testid=\"prism-inline-image\">\n<figure class=\"kzIjN GNmeK pYrtp dSqFO \" data-testid=\"prism-figure\">\n<div class=\"GpQCA lZur gIjeL \" data-testid=\"prism-ratio-frame\">\n<div class=\"FvQLF iLTd NqeUA UzzHi iWsMV \"><picture data-testid=\"prism-picture\"><source media=\"(max-width: 414px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/562816fa-7d64-47c9-86c9-ea8bcdd3928d\/donald-trump-03-jef-250716_1752668836813_hpMain.jpg?w=375, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/562816fa-7d64-47c9-86c9-ea8bcdd3928d\/donald-trump-03-jef-250716_1752668836813_hpMain.jpg?w=750 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 415px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/562816fa-7d64-47c9-86c9-ea8bcdd3928d\/donald-trump-03-jef-250716_1752668836813_hpMain.jpg?w=750, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/562816fa-7d64-47c9-86c9-ea8bcdd3928d\/donald-trump-03-jef-250716_1752668836813_hpMain.jpg?w=1500 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR SjwtZ hakZw HlUVI \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/562816fa-7d64-47c9-86c9-ea8bcdd3928d\/donald-trump-03-jef-250716_1752668836813_hpMain.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<div class=\"nMMea bNYiy Mjgpa dGwha DDmxa jgKNG RGHCC aBIU PriDW lZur \" data-testid=\"prism-caption\">\n<p><span class=\"hsDdd OOSI GpQCA lZur VlFaz \" data-testid=\"prism-truncate\"><span><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ \">Donald Trump walks upon his arrival from Pennsylvania, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, July 15, 2025.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ YNujN JGtjI aZFDu rkKLh \">Nathan Howard\/Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">In his post, Trump disavowed those who focus on the Epstein story rather than his accomplishments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;Let these weaklings continue forward and do the Democrats work, don&#8217;t even think about talking of our incredible and unprecedented success, because I don&#8217;t want their support anymore!&#8221; Trump said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump continued Wednesday to dismiss calls within his own party for more transparency into the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and made claims, without evidence, that the controversy was designed to undermine him. 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