WH: President Has Told FBI To Release Whatever Epstein Documents They Find Credible, Ask Them
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt commented on the “Jeffrey Epstein matter” again Monday, facing questions from several reporters. “The president has said if the Department of Justice and the FBI want to move forward with releasing any further credible evidence, they should do so,” she said. “As to why they have or have not, or will-you should ask the FBI.”
REPORTER: Why doesn’t the president just order the FBI to release the full Epstein files — just get it out there? KAROLINE LEAVITT, WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY: The president has said if the Department of Justice and the FBI want to move forward with releasing any further credible evidence, they should do so. As to why they have or have not, or will-you should ask the FBI. … REPORTER: So at six months, the president is also experiencing some pushback from members of his own MAGA base, especially on the matter of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Is the president satisfied that his own supporters are not heeding his call to let it go and to move on? KAROLINE LEAVITT: I know the president would reject that, Kelly. In fact, he cited over the weekend some polls showing that his approval rating with the Republican Party is actually at an all-time high. He’s polling 90% to 95% amongst Republicans right now. That’s higher than any Republican president or any leader of this party ever. The president is the creator and the leader of the Make America Great Again movement. It’s his baby that he made, and he knows what his supporters want. It’s transparency, and he has given them that on all accounts when it comes to everything this administration has done-especially when it comes to the president himself-taking questions from all of you in the press corps on a near-daily basis, multiple times a week. No question is off limits here at this White House-not just for the president but myself as well. REPORTET: Could he call on Kash Patel to do more? KAROLINE LEAVITT: Again-as I just answered, the president has told the Attorney General and the FBI Director to release any credible evidence that they find. And he also signaled to them over the weekend to move forward with unsealing the grand jury documents that were under seal by various judges across the country. And I believe the Attorney General has taken the proper legal action to do that.
