Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleMarjorie Taylor Greene stated that individuals who attempted to suppress the release of Jeffrey Epstein-related files, including the president, should be considered "traitors." Greene disclosed an "uncomfortable phone call" with the president, during which the president indicated that his friends would be negatively affected by the release of the Epstein files. She condemned the efforts to conceal information in the documents as "absolutely ridiculous and unforgivable," arguing that the officials involved have forfeited the public's trust. Greene directly accused the president of being a "traitor" for initially resisting the release of the Epstein files, contrasting his actions with his public commitment to "drain the swamp." Ultimately, the president signed a bill into law, advocated by Greene and other House Republicans, which mandated the Justice Department to release the Epstein documents, despite his initial opposition. In fullMTG flatly calls Trump a ‘traitor’ over his handling of the Epstein filesThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Marjorie Taylor Greene goes scorched earth on Trump’s Epstein file release
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleMarjorie Taylor Greene stated that individuals who attempted to suppress the release of Jeffrey Epstein-related files, including the president, should be considered "traitors." Greene disclosed an "uncomfortable phone call" with the president, during which the president indicated that his friends would be negatively affected by the release of the Epstein files. She condemned the efforts to conceal information in the documents as "absolutely ridiculous and unforgivable," arguing that the officials involved have forfeited the public's trust. Greene directly accused the president of being a "traitor" for initially resisting the release of the Epstein files, contrasting his actions with his public commitment to "drain the swamp." Ultimately, the president signed a bill into law, advocated by Greene and other House Republicans, which mandated the Justice Department to release the Epstein documents, despite his initial opposition. In fullMTG flatly calls Trump a ‘traitor’ over his handling of the Epstein filesThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Marjorie Taylor Greene accused Trump of blocking Epstein document disclosure to protect associates; Trump ultimately signed legislation mandating DOJ release of the files. While primarily a governance dispute, the episode signals US institutional volatility—a risk factor for tech leaders assessing regulatory reliability and policy consistency in emerging tech governance frameworks.
