Division between Republican lawmakers over the Jeffrey Epstein files continued to intensify even as President Donald Trump and his administration seeks to redirect scrutiny toward the president’s political foes and the 2016 election.

Republican Representative Thomas Massie and Democratic Representative Ro Khanna said the lack of transparency is reinforcing public perceptions that the rich and powerful live beyond the reach of the judicial system.

Kentucky GOP Rep. Thomas Massie has blasted the Justice Department for its handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case. Speaking with NBC’s Meet the Press, the Kentucky representative addressed a July 6 memo from the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Bureau of Investigation concluding that Epstein died by suicide in jail while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges in 2019 and that no “client list” of wealthy co-conspirators exists.

On the Senate floor today, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) gave stern remarks calling out Donald Trump and House GOP for desperately trying to avoid the Epstein files. Durbin questioned, "what is it in these files that is so frightening?" Blackstone identifies ...

Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin discusses the Epstein controversy with Jake Tapper and what it will take for the Trump administration to move on from the crisis.

During the town halls, Democrats will reportedly attempt to marry the Epstein fallout with their previous attack lines, including broken promises by Trump and the GOP to lower costs for working families.

During a Sunday, July 27 appearance on CNN, Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Oklahoma) passionately defended President Donald Trump's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case. Mullin also blamed former President Barack Obama for a "sweetheart plea deal" that Epstein enjoyed during the late 2000s.

Republican Rep. Thomas Massie said Sunday he stands with Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna's calls to subpoena Jeffrey Epstein's estate for documents related to his case, including, as reported by the Wall Street Journal, a birthday letter to Epstein allegedly written by President Donald Trump in 2003.

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On the Senate floor today, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) gave stern remarks calling out Donald Trump and House GOP for desperately trying to avoid the Epstein files. Durbin questioned, "what is it in these files that are so frightening?

Republicans are furious with the attorney general’s handling of the Epstein files, which has consumed Washington for weeks.