US Rep. Greene questions Israeli ties to Epstein
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Marjorie Taylor Greene suggests a foreign government, particularly "Israel", may be pressuring Trump to keep Epstein files secret as tensions escalate.
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US Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., arrives as House Republicans hold a closed-door meeting to vote by secret ballot on their candidate for speaker of the House, at the Capitol in Washington, on October 11, 2023 (AP)
US Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said on Sunday that a foreign government may be pressuring President Donald Trump to keep Jeffrey Epstein files hidden, specifically questioning "Israel’s" potential involvement with the late sex offender, Anadolu reported on Sunday.
“I think the question that many Americans are asking” is whether Epstein was working for "Israel", Greene told CNN, citing emails released by the House Oversight Committee showing his ties to former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak.
“We saw him making business deals with them, also business deals that involved the Israeli government and seems to have led into their intel agencies,” the Georgia Republican said. Asked if she was accusing "Israel" of pushing Trump to cover up the files, Greene said she was questioning “any foreign government” but confirmed "Israel" "in particular".
Earlier on Saturday, Greene said that she had been contacted by private security firms “with warnings for my safety” after Trump announced on Friday that he was withdrawing his support and endorsement for the Georgia representative.
In a post on X, Greene said that “a hot bed of threats against me are being fueled and egged on by the most powerful man in the world,” without naming Trump directly, adding that it was “the man I supported and helped get elected."
This comes in light of the new undisclosed Epstein files.
Undisclosed Epstein files contain names of some 20 prominent people
US Congressman Thomas Massie said on Sunday that the undisclosed Epstein files contain the names of at least 20 high-profile individuals who may be criminally implicated but have not been investigated. The Republican lawmaker warned that the lack of action raises serious accountability concerns in the ongoing Epstein files investigation.
“We know they there are at least 20 people in those files. There are politicians, billionaires, and movie producers, who are implicated criminally, who have not been investigated,” Massie told ABC, adding he would not believe those names would be released until President Donald Trump commits to investigating them.
Massie also noted that three billionaires who helped finance Trump’s election campaign appear in Epstein’s records, including one listed in the financier’s publicly known phone book, saying, "It is a small world. Dogs don't bark at parked cars."
The House of Representatives is expected to vote next week on whether to publicly release the sealed files. Massie urged Republican colleagues who remain hesitant to support the move, saying Trump’s current term ends in 2030 and he “would not be able to protect them then.”
“I never said that these files will implicate Donald Trump, and I really do not think that they will. I think he is trying to protect a bunch of rich and powerful friends, billionaires, donors to his campaign, for instance, his social circles,” he said.
Former Attorney General Pam Bondi said in February on Fox News that the list "was on her desk awaiting review."
