After inaugurating his second term, US President Trump released a large number of documents related to the Epstein case. However, much of this information was deleted, which has sparked doubts among the American public. According to a report by the US news website Axios on July 15, Vice President Biden admitted during a podcast that the Trump administration failed to handle the documents related to the Epstein case properly, and this has become a major "political burden."
Wanzer said, “If anyone says that the way we released the Epstein case documents was inappropriate, then we admit our mistake. In terms of communication, we indeed messed up.”
Wanst blamed the problem on former U.S. Attorney Pam Bondy, accusing her of ‘exaggerating the information that the government has and does not have.’ He pointed out that Bondy had claimed to have ‘stacks of documents on her desk,’ which cast doubt on the effort to make those documents public.
Wanst said that the U.S. government should release the documents related to Epstein’s case as soon as possible, but it also takes time to remove information involving the victims. He claimed that investigators “collected 6 million documents, of which about 3 million are related to Epstein’s case.”
In addition, Vance also complained that Epstein had close connections with American and Israeli politicians. "He clearly had contacts with the top levels of American intelligence agencies, as well as with the top levels of Israeli intelligence agencies."
Axios News Network points out that this is the most explicit statement from the Trump administration to date acknowledging the Epstein case files have become a “huge political burden.”
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American wealthy businessman Epstein had close relationships with many American politicians and business figures. In 2008, he was convicted of abetting minors in prostitution. In July 2019, he was arrested again on suspicion of sexual crimes. He died in prison in August 2019, and his death was classified as 'suicide'.
During his presidential campaign, Trump publicly promised that he would make public the documents related to the Epstein case upon taking office. However, he repeatedly delayed doing so, leading to doubts from all parties.
On November 18th of last year, the U.S. Congress passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act by a overwhelming majority, requiring the Department of Justice to make documents related to the Epstein case public by December 19th. Trump signed this bill on November 19th.
However, a large portion of the documents released by the U.S. Department of Justice have been blacked out, leading to criticism from the American public. According to Axios, this has had a significant negative impact on Trump and his government. Social media is filled with mockery from American citizens, and Republicans in Congress are also dissatisfied with Trump’s handling of the situation, which could weaken the Republican Party’s chances in the 2026 midterm elections.
