New: More Epstein Files Drop, and Donald Trump Appears to Be the Star This Time Around—Just Not the Way the Dems Like It
You know, the Democrats have been salivating over the Epstein files for years, thinking they’d finally nail President Trump with some gotcha moment, but the latest drop from the DOJ is turning their smear campaign into a total flop—and it’s delicious to watch. On Tuesday morning, December 23, 2025, the Department of Justice released another 30,000 pages, but they came with a big fat warning label: “Some of these documents contain untrue and sensationalist claims made against President Trump that were submitted to the FBI right before the 2020 election. To be clear: the claims are unfounded and false, and if they had a shred of credibility, they certainly would have been weaponized against President Trump already.”
The Department of Justice has officially released nearly 30,000 more pages of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein.
Some of these documents contain untrue and sensationalist claims made against President Trump that were submitted to the FBI right before the 2020 election. To be…
— U.S. Department of Justice (@TheJusticeDept) December 23, 2025
So, what’s the “bombshell” they’re trying to hype? An email from a New York federal prosecutor in January 2020 to some undisclosed recipient, claiming Trump flew on Epstein’s jet more times in the 1990s than previously known, including one flight with a 20-year-old woman. Sounds juicy, right? Except the full context shows Trump “is listed as having traveled with, among others and at various times, Marla Maples, his daughter Tiffany, and his son Eric.” Oh, snap—family trips, not orgies. And the timing? Smack in the middle of the 2020 election ramp-up, when the deep state was desperate for dirt on Trump. If this was real, why didn’t Biden’s DOJ drop it like a hot potato?
There’s more rehashed garbage in there—anonymous tipsters accusing Trump of rape and murder, the same debunked nonsense that’s been floating around. This comes right after last week’s drop showed Bill Clinton in eyebrow-raising scenarios with Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, looking way too cozy for comfort. No wonder Clinton’s spokesperson Angel Urena released a statement Monday demanding full release: “The former president doesn’t need ‘protection.'”
— Angel Ureña (@angelurena) December 22, 2025
And Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s tweeting up a storm: “The law Congress passed is crystal clear: release the Epstein files in full so Americans can see the truth. Instead, the Trump Department of Justice dumped redactions and withheld the evidence—that breaks the law.” Pot, meet kettle—where was this urgency under Biden?
This is the left’s playbook: hype Epstein to smear Trump, ignore their own skeletons like Clinton’s Lolita Express flights. Trump’s DOJ is finally releasing what Biden hid, exposing the hoax. The sensationalist claims? Timed for 2020, just like the Steele dossier or Russia collusion—fake news to sway elections. Dems had years to weaponize real dirt; they didn’t because there’s none on Trump. He’s the star here, but not the villain—the files prove his distance from Epstein’s circle.
The media’s spin is crumbling; Trump’s transparency wins again. Voters, demand the full truth—midterms are your leverage.
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