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By Martha McHardy
US News Reporter
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Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia issued a pointed message on Tuesday ahead of a high-stakes U.S. House vote on whether to release long-sealed Jeffrey Epstein documents.
"Tomorrow Congress will finally vote to release the Epstein files. This should have never been a fight. Raping teenage girls, trafficking victims, and protecting powerful people is not a hoax. I unapologetically and proudly stand with these women," she wrote on X.
Why It Matters
Greene, once one of President Donald Trump’s most loyal allies in the House of Representatives and within his Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement, has recently broken with the administration and clashed with GOP colleagues on a series of high-profile issues, including the release of the Epstein files.
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Greene’s remarks highlight the growing political urgency around the vote and reflect broader calls for transparency in the Epstein case.
What To Know
The House will hold a vote on Tuesday on whether to release all the Justice Department's files related to the Epstein investigation. If carried, the bill would move to the Senate and then, potentially, to the president's desk. Trump said on Monday that he would sign the legislation to release the files.
Greene has long supported releasing the files, but she has clashed with members of her party over the issue, including Trump, whose administration has spent months fighting the publication of the files. But the president appeared to reverse his stance on Monday, urging House Republicans to vote to release the files.
"House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files, because we have nothing to hide, and it’s time to move on from this Democrat Hoax perpetrated by Radical Left Lunatics in order to deflect from the Great Success of the Republican Party, including our recent Victory on the Democrat ‘Shutdown,’" Trump said in a Truth Social post late Sunday.
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Greene has backed a bipartisan House effort to force disclosure of the remaining records, arguing the victims deserve clarity. “I think it’s a huge miscalculation, and I truly just stand with the women,” she told CBS Mornings, saying they should be the focus of the fight.
"Just being very honest with you, it’s something that I don’t understand,” Greene said, adding that making the files public would demonstrate that authorities “will not protect the predators,” regardless of their wealth or political connections.
In response, Trump has branded Greene a "traitor" and said he is withdrawing his endorsement of her.
Meanwhile, fresh disclosures from Congress have escalated political pressure on the administration, including newly released emails in which Epstein asserted that Trump “knew about the girls” he was bringing into his orbit.
Confronted with the allegation, Trump rejected it. “I know nothing about that,” he said on Friday, again labeling the broader controversy a Democratic “hoax” aimed at damaging the GOP. “If they had anything, they would’ve used it before the election,” he said. The president has consistently denied engaging in misconduct linked to Epstein.
What Happens Next
If the measure clears the House, it will still face a vote in the Senate and require Trump’s signature before becoming law.
Once in effect, the proposal would compel the Justice Department to make public its full cache of Epstein-related records, including internal correspondence and materials tied to the inquiry into his death in federal custody.
Details that could identify victims or compromise active investigations could still be withheld.
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