Vice President J.D. Vance insisted Monday that President Donald Trump “has nothing to hide” regarding Jeffrey Epstein.
He criticized the George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations for failing to fully investigate the Epstein case.
“The president has been very clear. We’re not shielding anything,” Vance told reporters in Canton, Ohio, at an event promoting the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Vance said Trump directed the attorney general to release all credible information on Epstein and to find additional credible material.
“He’s been incredibly transparent about that stuff. But some of that stuff takes time,” Vance said.
Vance emphasized protecting victims’ identities amid any new disclosures.
Epstein died by suicide in August 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
Before entering politics, Vance claimed the government lacked transparency about Epstein and his network, per the New York Post.
“For 20 years, you had Obama and George W. Bush’s Department of Justice go easy on this guy. They didn’t fully investigate the case,” Vance said. “They didn’t show any curiosity about the case, and now Donald J. Trump is asking his Department of Justice to show full transparency.”
“If you want to criticize the people who aren’t showing full transparency,