{"id":19864,"date":"2025-10-25T20:51:35","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T20:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=19864"},"modified":"2025-10-25T20:51:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T20:51:35","slug":"gops-burchett-makes-head-turning-claim-about-epstein-files-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=19864","title":{"rendered":"GOP\u2019s Burchett Makes Head-Turning Claim About \u2018Epstein Files\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) stated last week that he believes a client list tied to Jeffrey Epstein once existed but was \u201cdestroyed\u201d by the Biden administration.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the files existed at one time,\u201d Burchett said in an interview on NewsNation\u2019s \u201cOn Balance\u201d with host Leland Vittert. \u201cI think they were destroyed in the previous administration.\u201d<\/p>\n

A Justice Department memo released earlier that week determined that Epstein never maintained the purported client list used to blackmail prominent individuals, directly contradicting long-standing conspiracy theories. The memo also affirmed that Epstein died by suicide in his New York City jail cell in 2019, rejecting claims that his death was suspicious.<\/p>\n

Burchett rejected suggestions from former Trump adviser Elon Musk and other media figures that President Trump\u2019s name appeared on any such list.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think if they\u2019d ever had anything on Trump, it would have been out Day 1 under the Biden administration,\u201d the Tennessee Republican said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think there\u2019s some very prominent people. There\u2019s Hollywood people,\u201d he added. \u201cI mean, I think there\u2019s world leaders too. And would it have caused economic disruption around the globe? Maybe. But I don\u2019t really care. I want to bury those dirtbags.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked why Attorney General Pam Bondi wouldn\u2019t come out and just say that the evidence has been destroyed, Burchett\u00a0responded<\/a>, \u201cShe doesn\u2019t have any proof of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just telling you what I think. I\u2019ve been around this town enough,\u201d the lawmaker continued. \u201cI think she got over her skis pretty much saying all this stuff, the files are on my desk, I\u2019m going to release it, and then she releases stuff that I knew.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think they all got out there, got a little excited, and I don\u2019t think they exist,\u201d he added, referring to the files.<\/p>\n

Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel, and Deputy Director Dan Bongino have faced intense scrutiny from leading MAGA figures who suspect the government is suppressing explosive details about Epstein. Notably, both Patel and Bongino promoted similar theories before joining the administration.<\/p>\n

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said last week as well that the DOJ\u2019s conclusion is the result of an \u201cexhaustive review of all of the files related to Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s crimes and his death.\u201d<\/p>\n

She noted that the Trump administration withheld certain material because of its graphic content.<\/p>\n

In 2019, during Trump\u2019s first term, Epstein was federally charged with running a sex-trafficking ring that exploited underage girls from 2002 to 2005. He died in prison a month later before his case went to trial, after having previously pleaded guilty to separate<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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