Many people may have wondered why President Donald Trump seemed reluctant to release all the Epstein files, despite previously indicating that he wanted them released.
The Left, of course, spun that reluctance against him, suggesting that must show that he was somehow implicated.
However, that was belied by the facts. Trump booted Epstein from his club for inappropriate behavior. He helped the victims' attorney when no one else gave a darn about the case. Victims, including Virginia Giuffre, said they never saw any inappropriate behavior from Trump. Jeffrey Epstein was prosecuted by the federal government during Trump's first term.
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Trump used the term "hoax" when pressed on the files. He wasn't talking about the crimes alleged; he was talking about the spin by the Democrats to try to smear him on the matter or suggest he was hiding things.
But there was another reason he may have used that term, and now that the files are being released, we can see why. Most law enforcement agencies or prosecutors don't simply release their entire files; they set forth information relevant to the crime they charge and present relevant evidence at trial.
Why? Because when you investigate a crime, you may have all sorts of leads that go nowhere or things you debunk, and people you looked into who were innocent. But now, in this matter, every false lead, every conspiracy tip, even fake letters and a fake video have all been dumped out there, without any context.
So, for example, there was this fake video that was posted to the DOJ website that caused a firestorm on X when it was posted unceremoniously with no explanation.
‼️🇺🇸: The US DOJ just released what was supposed to be a video of Jeffrey Epstein attempting to commit suic1de. 👀
— Diligent Denizen 🇺🇸 (@DiligentDenizen) December 22, 2025
HOWEVER it is a FAKE that was published on YouTube 5 years ago by user chadchaddington5164.
WHY did the DOJ release a FAKE VIDEO? 🤨 pic.twitter.com/fkdCZNaHkE
Somebody sent it in to the authorities as a "tip." It's fake, but because it's in the files, they released it. But that had people on the left saying, "The Trump administration is faking the video!"
Then there was a postcard that was supposedly sent by Epstein in August 2019, when he was in jail, to Larry Nassar, the convicted sex offender, that made a scurrilous remark about Trump.
However, as the DOJ posted, the FBI confirmed this was fake for a few simple reasons.
The FBI has confirmed this alleged letter from Jeffrey Epstein to Larry Nassar is FAKE. The fake letter was received by the jail, and flagged for the FBI at the time. The FBI made this conclusion based on the following facts:
— U.S. Department of Justice (@TheJusticeDept) December 23, 2025
-The writing does not appear to match Jeffrey…
The writing doesn't match Epstein's writing. It was postmarked from Virginia when he was in jail in New York. It doesn't list his inmate number, which would have been required. Oh, and it was postmarked three days after he was dead. Dead people generally can't send postcards.
Unfortunately, what that means is we're going to be seeing people flipping out over all kinds of stuff that has already been discounted. Good to take note of this part of what the DOJ said.
This fake letter serves as a reminder that just because a document is released by the Department of Justice does not make the allegations or claims within the document factual. Nevertheless, the DOJ will continue to release all material required by law.
As White House Deputy Press Secretary Abigail Jackson noted, now all the liberal media that jumped on it are going to have to correct their stories.
Countless “news” organizations tried to run with this obvious Fake News as fact. Now they must all update their ridiculously false headlines and stories. https://t.co/l2UcsBZciF
— Abigail Jackson (@ATJackson47) December 23, 2025
What this does show is that the administration is releasing things, whether they look good for the president or not.
But given the tons of stuff in the dump and more coming, expect more posts from the Left melting down over debunked claims. At this point, after all the fake news and phony stories that we've seen over the years, we know to deploy skepticism.
