The rift within the Republican Party over the release of documents related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein continued to widen, with top congressional allies of President Donald Trump — including House Speaker Mike Johnson — calling for his administration to exercise greater transparency.

US President Donald Trump has aggressively dismissed Republican calls for more transparency regarding the Justice Department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case, calling the issue a “hoax” and “bulls***” in a Truth Social post on Wednesday,

Republican lawmakers have blocked a move that could have forced President Donald Trump's administration to release the files on Jeffrey Epstein's investigation.

Ever since Jeffrey Epstein took his life in a federal jail in 2019, conservative voices have been calling on the federal government to be transparent about its probe.

Republican support is rolling in for a new legislative push in the House to direct the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release more files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, despite

Trump calls Epstein scrutiny a "hoax," accuses critics of aiding Democrats, and says he no longer wants their support. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

In defending how his administration is handling supposed files on Jeffrey Epstein, he said "some stupid Republicans" fell for a hoax.

Conservative commentator Candace Owens decried the scandal as a “terminal cancer to the MAGA movement.” Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson argued: “The fact that the U.S. government, the one that I voted for, refused to take my question seriously and instead said, ‘Case closed, shut up conspiracy theorist,’ was too much for me.”

Democratic lawmakers are demanding the release of more Epstein files as the issue causes fractures within the GOP.

Former President Donald Trump has dismissed the ongoing controversy surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein files, labeling the matter a “hoax” in recent public remarks. His statement has drawn sharp reactions across the political spectrum and ignited further division among both supporters and critics.

Steve Bannon has warned that the Republican Party could be at risk of losing dozens of congressional seats as a result of the Trump handling of the Epstein Files