‘I think it’s time for the country to move on with another issue’, says Trump, on the Epstein case

US court releases another 3 million files from the Epstein case US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (3) that he thinks “it’s time for the country to move on with another matter” when asked about the files on the Jeffrey Epstein case. ✅ Follow the g1 international news channel on WhatsApp The United States Department of Justice released on Friday (30) more than 3 million pages of the case of billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, accused of running a sex trafficking network. Many of them are still being analyzed by the press and civil society groups. Epstein and Trump had a close friendship throughout the 1990s and 2000s. When responding to questions from journalists about the case, Trump stated that the revelations of the case do not compromise him and that the country should change the subject. He also said he did not read the documents, which implicate his allies, such as Elon Musk and his Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, because he “has other things to do.” “I think it’s time for the country to move on with something else now that nothing has been revealed about me except that it’s a conspiracy theory against me by Epstein and others,” he responded. When asked about the reaction of Epstein’s victims, Trump criticized the reporter, from the American TV network CNN, saying that he had never seen her smile and belittling her work. Verbal attacks on female reporters are not uncommon by the Republican, especially those who work for outlets he considers opposition. Trump maintains that Epstein conspired to prevent him from being elected president in 2016, when he won his first term. Trump talks to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House, on February 3, 2026 Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters Epstein case According to investigations, the businessman abused dozens of underage girls in the early 2000s. He was arrested in 2019, but died a month later inside prison. Authorities concluded that Epstein took his own life. The new files mention several famous American personalities who were part of the billionaire’s circle. The documents also mention Brazil. Jeffrey Epstein Jornal Nacional/ Reproduction According to the accusation, between 2002 and 2005, Epstein paid hundreds of dollars in cash for girls to come to his properties and perform sexual acts. Minors were also hired to recruit other girls for the same purpose. Dozens of women have accused Epstein of forcing them to provide sexual services to him and his guests on a private island in the Caribbean and at homes he owned in New York, Florida and New Mexico. According to the United States government, the billionaire sexually exploited more than 250 underage girls.

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