House Oversight Committee Democrats tried relentlessly to connect President Donald Trump to Jeffrey Epstein, but committee chairman James Comer says their pursuit went well beyond aggressive questioning. According to Comer, Democrats selectively released documents, imposed misleading redactions, and manipulated evidence to manufacture a damaging narrative.
Comer accused Democrats of devoting more energy to targeting Trump than obtaining justice for Epstein’s victims. The committee chairman singled out Robert Garcia, who is expected to become chairman of the Oversight Committee in January, as a central figure in that campaign.
In a section titled “Democrats Focused All of Their Efforts on President Trump—Not on Justice for Survivors,” Comer detailed what he described as a sustained effort to place Trump in a compromising position. Witness after witness was pressed about Trump, but the hoped for bombshell never materialized.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett pursued that line while questioning Les Wexner. She asked whether he had seen Trump in a sexual relationship with anyone introduced by Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell, whether Trump discussed Epstein, and whether Epstein discussed Trump.
Wexner answered no when asked whether he had seen or learned of such a relationship. When Crockett asked whether Epstein had specifically mentioned Trump, Wexner replied, “No. I’m saying he could’ve, and I don’t remember.”
Wexner also answered no when asked whether Epstein shared information about Trump’s sexual activities. He further said he did not have a relationship with Trump, leaving Democrats without the damaging testimony they were plainly fishing for.
Former President Bill Clinton also declined to implicate Trump. After Garcia did not ask a follow up question, Clinton volunteered that Trump had never said anything that made him believe Trump was involved in improper activity connected to Epstein.
Clinton said, “I hate this, but — because I don’t believe I should inject anything, but I do not want to leave the impression, but since there was no follow up question, he never — the President [Trump] never — this is 20-something years ago — never said anything to me to make me think he was involved in anything improper with regard to Epstein either.”
