JD Vance Says Trump Administration Mishandled Epstein Files Release

According to Axios, Vice President JD Vance said the Trump administration "mishandled" last year's release of the Epstein files during an appearance on "The Joe Rogan Experience." Vance told Rogan on the episode that premiered Wednesday that the administration "absolutely screwed up the comms of the Epstein files." He said then-Attorney General Pam Bondi's claim about having binders of documents on her desk made "people mistrust the entire effort" and added that she overstated "what we had and what we didn't have." Vance said the U.S. should have released the documents as quickly as possible, acknowledging that redactions to victims would require time. The vice president said investigators collected 6 million documents, with about 3 million having "something to do with the Epstein estate." Vance accused Epstein of having deep connections to the highest levels of American and Israeli intelligence.