Several House Republicans have reportedly heard from the Department of Justice (DOJ) that the unreleased Jeffrey Epstein documents are especially compromising for President Donald Trump.

That’s according to reporting from former MSNBC, CNN and Fox News reporter David Shuster, who posted to his X account on Wednesday that there is “speculation/rumors sweeping through [the] GOP caucus” about the details of the Epstein files.

“A few GOP house members say they’ve heard from FBI/DOJ contacts that the Epstein files (with copies in different agencies) are worse than Michael Wolff’s description of Epstein photos showing Trump with half naked teenage girls,” Shuster wrote.

According to Shuster, Republicans’ anxiety about the contents of the Epstein files is compounded by “more than 100+ Republicans” who are reportedly planning to vote for the bipartisan discharge petition by Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), which only needs one more signature in order to force a floor vote. Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz), who won a late September special election to fill the seat vacated by her late father, promised to be the 218th and final signature on the discharge petition, though she has yet to be sworn in.

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    Department of “Justice” sitting there and reading CSCAM everyday acting all “Justice” like by not applying any of it.

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    Seriously though what the fuck - why do they need a bizarro AI image for this article

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      This pic? This is what was below it. It’s real.

      A banner of Jeffrey Epstein and President Donald Trump hangs in Grand Park during a protest against federal migration enforcement in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S. August 2, 2025. REUTERS/David Swanson

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        Ugh. Wild. What is that lettering? the “splotch” in the lower right turns out to be an out of focus plant. And there’s a boot with laces on the right for … reasons?

        Frickin weird. But ok.

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    I honestly do not think there is anything in those files that could change any of his supporters’ minds. They would either not care, call it a lie, or both. Given all the shit he’s already done, I find it hard to accept there’s anything he could do that would turn his supporters against him.

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      Photos with underage girls and hearing about it are two different things. If it’s worse than young girls sitting on his lap and topless, it’s got to be pretty bad.

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        Unfortunately, denial and an unwillingness to admit one was wrong is also a different thing. IF the photos are ever released, I’m not expecting MAGA to do much more than claim they were “AI generated fake news”

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    Well, he would do his daughter (his own words). So is anyone surprised about this?

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    While this could be true — If you read the article, it all leads back to a tweet from a single reporter.

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      Johnson literally doesn’t want to bring sessions back so he doesn’t have to swear in the newest dem, because the files will be forced to be released… you don’t need to be a rocket scientist to understand what that means and why anyone saying this is true.

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        To be fair, Twitter is a HORRIBLE place to post that. There’s zero indication of who he is or his reputability.


        Inhales for rant. Reporters posting stuff like ‘the country is burning down’ or ‘social media is destroying America’ on Twitter is so irritating.