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Dec 16, 2025

Vice President JD Vance Drops Jeffrey Epstein Bombshell, Leaving Entire Room

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Vance Swats Down Epstein Critics, Says Trump’s Been ‘Incredibly Transparent’
Vice President Vance defended the Trump administration’s handling of documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a press conference in Canton, Ohio, following an event promoting the “Big, Beautiful Bill.”

 

“The president has been very clear. We’re not shielding anything,” Vance said in response to a question from a reporter earlier this week. “He’s been incredibly transparent about that stuff, but some of that stuff takes time.”

   

The Hill claimed in a report Wednesday that the uproar from the MAGA base over the Epstein case places Vance in a ‘politically delicate position,’ especially given his past remarks about the convicted sex offender. The release of a memo by the FBI and Department of Justice affirming that Epstein died by suicide only intensified the backlash.

Vance reportedly acted as a behind-the-scenes mediator between Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel, and Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino, after Bongino reportedly threatened to resign the week the memo was made public. Beyond that role, Vance remained largely silent as the administration worked to manage the fallout.

 

Now, several weeks later, the intensity of the controversy has begun to fade within the MAGA movement, even as The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal published reports examining former President Trump’s past ties to Epstein, claims Trump has repeatedly and firmly denied.

 

Notably, the reports did not claim that Trump ever engaged in any wrongful behavior involving underage girls, and no one has come forth to claim as much, either. Rather, the reports seemed more designed to cast innuendo and insinuation on Trump, since his past association with Epstein has been well-documented.

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