Welp, for some reason, President Donald Trump isn’t losing sleep over the latest Epstein document dump… and he thinks the rest of the country shouldn’t either.
After the Justice Department released nearly 3 million additional files tied to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein late last week, Trump made it clear he’s ready to close that chapter and keep it pushing. Speaking from the Oval Office on Tuesday, the president struck a familiar note: enough already.
“I think it’s really time for the country to get on to something else,” Trump told reporters.
The newly released material is massive, thousands of photos, emails, flight logs, and tips sent to the FBI through the National Threat Operations Center.
As we previously reported, the files name-drop a long list of powerful figures, including Trump himself, former President Bill Clinton, billionaire Elon Musk, and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.
To be clear, none of those individuals have been accused of any criminal wrongdoing. Still, their appearance in the documents reignited public curiosity and skepticism about who knew Epstein, how well they knew him, and why he kept such elite company.
Trump said he hasn’t even read the latest batch of files, but that didn’t stop him from dismissing the renewed buzz especially when it comes to Musk and Lutnick.
“I’m sure they’re fine,” Trump said, brushing off their inclusion.
As for his own name popping up yet again, Trump leaned into a familiar defense. He insisted the documents only reinforce his claim that he’s been unfairly targeted, pointing to what he called a coordinated effort against him…
He went further, framing the entire situation as a setup tied to Epstein himself and unnamed others, saying a “conspiracy” had been waged against him, as perpetuated by “Epstein and other people.”
In classic Trump fashion, he doubled down and repeated himself hammering home the idea that America has more pressing issues than revisiting a scandal that’s already dominated headlines for years.
“I think it’s time now for the country to maybe get onto something else like health care,” Trump repeated. “Something that people care about.”
That line pretty much sums up Trump’s posture: impatient, defiant, and eager to redirect the national conversation.
Still, the Epstein fallout hasn’t been easy to shake. The controversy has followed Trump throughout his second term, drawing criticism from both Democrats and Republicans.
Lawmakers on all sides have questioned the administration’s handling of the Epstein investigation, especially as it relates to transparency and accountability involving Epstein and his longtime associate, Ghislaine Maxwell.
What makes the moment even more striking is the political whiplash. Trump’s Justice Department initially pushed back hard against releasing the Epstein files at all. But last November, the president abruptly changed course, urging Republicans to back legislation that would force the documents into the open.
That bill, the Epstein Files Transparency Act, passed, and Trump signed it into law without hesitation.
Now that the files are out, though, Trump appears more annoyed than vindicated. To him, the story feels old, overplayed, and but the public ultimately wants the truth.