Sen. Markwayne Mullin (Okla.), a Senate Republican deputy whip, on Thursday blocked a request by Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego (Ariz.) to demand the Trump administration release files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Democratic lawmakers are demanding the release of more Epstein files as the issue causes fractures within the GOP.

Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked the latest Democratic attempt to formally demand that the Trump administration release files related to the government's investigation of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Former Vice President Mike Pence says "the time has come" for the Trump administration "to release all of the files regarding Jeffrey Epstein's investigation and prosecution." "Anyone who participated or was associated with this despicable man ought to be held up to public… pic.twitter.com/d1Gj0doEWS

House Judiciary Democrats are calling for a public hearing on the Jeffrey Epstein files, saying top officials in both the Justice Department and the FBI should account for their handling of

Prominent MAGA figures – up to and including Vice President JD Vance – fueled conspiracy theories about Epstein for years to spin up the MAGA base with suggestions about the existence of a “client list” of prominent Americans who had sex with underage girls. Often accompanied by accusations of a Democratic cover-up.

Internal polling suggests that there's a window for Democrats to use the controversy over the so-called "Epstein list" — and more than a dozen strategists, elected officials and aides are urging them to take it.

Rep. Robert Garcia called for answers regarding the Trump administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case, while President Trump accused his supporters of being conned by the