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Statement on Legislation Requiring the Release of Department of Justice Investigation Documents Pertaining to Deceased Convicted Sex Offender Jeffrey Epstein
Issued by Donald J. Trump on November 19, 2025, on signing H.R. 4405, and printed at DCPD-202501133. 389 words.
The President signed a law on the Epstein files. The statement says little about the law. Most of it is his account of the case.
What It Says
Jeffrey Epstein, who was charged by the Trump Justice Department in 2019 (not the Democrats), was a lifelong Democrat, donated thousands of dollars to Democrat politicians, and was deeply associated with many well-known Democrat figures, such as Bill Clinton (who traveled on his plane 26 times), Larry Summers (who just resigned from many boards, including Harvard), sleazebag political activist Reid Hoffman, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (who asked Epstein to donate to his campaign after Epstein was charged), Democrat Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett, and many more. Perhaps the truth about these Democrats and their associations with Jeffrey Epstein will soon be revealed, because I have just signed the bill to release the Epstein files. As everyone knows, I asked Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, to pass this bill in the House and Senate…
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The Law It Names
- Epstein Files Transparency ActPublic Law 119-38 · H.R. 4405 · number from the Compilation's own note on the statement · held here
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The Note Printed With It
H.R. 4405, approved November 19, was assigned Public Law No. 119–38. The statement referred to former President William J. Clinton; former Secretary of the Treasury Lawrence H. Summers; and Reid Hoffman, cofounder, LinkedIn.
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- The statement itself
Donald J. Trump, “Statement on Legislation Requiring the Release of Department of Justice Investigation Documents Pertaining to Deceased Convicted Sex Offender Jeffrey Epstein,” November 19, 2025. Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents, DCPD-202501133.
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“Statement on Legislation Requiring the Release of Department of Justice Investigation Documents Pertaining to Deceased Convicted Sex Offender Jeffrey Epstein,” quoted from its opening. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/signing-statements/dcpd-202501133/ (retrieved August 27, 2026).
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