Trump calls Epstein case ‘boring’, says only ‘bad people’ want it pursued

The US President, who is facing growing backlash over suspicions that his administration is shielding powerful names tied to the convicted sex offender, insisted he supports releasing any “credible” information.

By: Express Web Desk

July 16, 2025 06:32 PM IST

3 min read

President Donald Trump speaks to the media after arriving at Joint Base Andrews, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

US President Donald Trump has dismissed the secretive investigation into Jeffrey Epstein as “boring” and only of interest to “bad people,” even as pressure mounts from his own MAGA base to release details of the case. The US President, who is facing growing backlash over suspicions that his administration is shielding powerful names tied to the convicted sex offender, insisted he supports releasing any “credible” information.

“I don’t understand why the Jeffrey Epstein case would be of interest to anybody,” Trump told reporters Tuesday night when asked about his supporters’ obsession with the matter. “It’s pretty boring stuff. It’s sordid, but it’s boring, and I don’t understand why it keeps going. I think really only pretty bad people, including fake news, want to keep something like that going.”

He added: “But credible information, let them give it. Anything that is credible, I would say, let them have it.”

Trump’s comments come amid escalating demands for transparency from within the Republican party. Many conservatives believe the administration is suppressing Epstein-related documents to protect elites — some of whom were close to the late financier.

The controversy flared again last week when the Justice Department concluded that Epstein died by suicide in 2019 while in federal custody, and stated there was no list of clients to be made public.

Attorney General Pam Bondi, who previously claimed Epstein’s client list was “sitting on my desk right now to review,” has become a particular focus of MAGA anger.

Adding to the internal pressure, even Trump’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, said on Fox News: “I do think that there needs to be more transparency on this.”

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On Tuesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson also broke ranks, calling for the Justice Department to release Epstein documents. “It’s a very delicate subject, but we should put everything out there and let the people decide it,” Johnson told rightwing podcaster Benny Johnson. “I agree with the sentiment that we need to put it out there.”

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