Democrats Capitalize On Gop Jeffrey Epstein Fallout With New Demands For Jim Jordan

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Democrats connected nan House Judiciary Committee are seizing connected Republican fractures complete nan Jeffrey Epstein case, demanding a nationalist proceeding connected nan issue.

A missive from Democrats states, "To that end, we petition that nan Committee induce — and, if necessary, lawsuit — Attorney General Pam Bondi, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel, and Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino to attest publically astir nan Trump Administration’s reappraisal of nan Epstein matter, including nan conclusions group distant successful nan undated and unsigned Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI memo providing that ‘no further disclosure would beryllium due aliases warranted.'"

They made nan petition to House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, a adjacent state of President Donald Trump's.

The letter, led by Jamie Raskin, D-Md., and Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., is besides signed by progressives for illustration Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., and Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas.

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Democrats are penning to House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan demanding a proceeding connected Jeffrey Epstein. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

The memo they referenced, first reported earlier this week, said nan precocious pedophile died by suicide. It besides said location is nary database of clients whom Epstein whitethorn person procured for exploitation by 3rd parties. 

It's ignited a firestorm wrong nan GOP, pinch far-right figures going aft nan lawyer wide for what they spot arsenic backpedaling connected her committedness to present afloat transparency connected nan Epstein files.

Democrats, meanwhile, person appeared to put their concerns astir fanning nan flames of what nan near has agelong seen arsenic a conspiracy mentation speech to use nan Epstein case arsenic a governmental cudgel to further disagreement Republicans.

Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino reportedly considered quitting his national domiciled complete really nan Epstein lawsuit was handled.

Trump has been among Bondi's astir ardent defenders successful nan fallout and has publically urged his guidelines to move connected from nan discord.

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The fallout from nan Epstein lawsuit has divided nan GOP. (New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP)

The missive Tuesday from Democrats pointed retired that Trump, Bongino and FBI Director Kash Patel each made nationalist statements regarding Epstein earlier taking power.

"President Trump and his apical appointees astatine nan DOJ and FBI person spent years advancing theories that ‘the Deep State’ has been suppressing nan existent magnitude of nan kid activity trafficking and maltreatment ringing created by Jeffrey Epstein and his associates," nan Democrats said. 

"These claims person sunk heavy into nan nationalist consciousness, owed successful nary mini portion to President Trump, Mr. Patel, Mr. Bongino, and others’ continued charismatic hyping of 'Epstein files' conspiracy theories to energize President Trump’s supporters."

They warned "the nationalist will move to conspiracy theories to capable nan void of reliable information" if "facts and evidence" were not made clear.

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"The Trump DOJ and FBI’s handling of nan Jeffrey Epstein matter, and President Trump’s abruptly shifting positions, person not restored anyone’s spot successful nan authorities but person alternatively raised profound caller questions astir their ain behaviour while expanding nationalist paranoia related to nan investigation," nan missive said.

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"We must taxable to nationalist scrutiny President Trump’s and MAGA’s longstanding claims astir nan ‘Epstein files,’ caller questions arsenic to whether President Trump himself has thing to hide, whether he is keeping damaging accusation concealed to protect different individuals aliases to support early blackmail leverage complete nationalist and backstage actors or, possibly nan simplest explanation, whether President Trump and his Administration magnified and disseminated groundless Epstein conspiracy theories for purposes of governmental summation which they are now desperately trying to disavow and dispel."

Trump has denied immoderate allegations of impropriety related to Epstein.

Fox News Digital reached retired to Jordan's agency for remark but did not instantly perceive back.

Elizabeth Elkind is simply a authorities newsman for Fox News Digital starring sum of nan House of Representatives. Previous integer bylines seen astatine Daily Mail and CBS News.

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