Former Vice President Mike Pence has called for the Trump administration to release all of the Epstein files.
Pence made the statement during an interview with CBS News correspondent Major Garrett, when he was asked his thoughts on the Trump administration’s handling of the Epstein files.
Pence stated, “I think the time has come for the administration to release all of the files regarding Jeffrey Epstein’s investigation and prosecution.”
He added, “It’s important that we protect the names of the victims. They should be excluded from any disclosure.”
“Anyone who participated or was associated with this despicable man ought to be held up to public scrutiny,” concluded Pence.
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Former Vice President Mike Pence says “the time has come” for the Trump administration “to release all of the files regarding Jeffrey Epstein’s investigation and prosecution.”
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— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 16, 2025
Per CBS:
Former Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday called on the Trump administration to release all records related to Jeffrey Epstein’s prosecution and alleged co-conspirators, saying “the time has come” for transparency while emphasizing that the names of victims should be protected.
“I think the time has come for the administration to release all of the files regarding Jeffrey Epstein’s investigation and prosecution,” Pence said in an interview with CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett. “It’s important that we protect the names of the victims. They should be excluded from any disclosure.”
His remarks come as President Trump has taken a sharply different tone. In the Oval Office on Wednesday, Mr. Trump dismissed the scrutiny surrounding Epstein’s associates as politically motivated. “It’s a big hoax,” Mr. Trump said. “It’s started by Democrats. It’s been run by the Democrats for four years.” He claimed the matter was being pushed by “some stupid Republicans” doing Democrats’ work.
In a Truth Social post earlier in the day, Mr. Trump wrote that the “Jeffrey Epstein Hoax” is being used by “past supporters” who had been “conned by the Lunatic Left” and declared, “I don’t want their support anymore.”
While Mike Pence has spoken up about releasing the Epstein files, Vice President JD Vance has been notably silent on the subject since President Trump has called it a Democrat hoax.
In November of last year, while on comedian Theo Von’s podcast, JD Vance was quite vocal on the Epstein files and stated, “Seriously, we need to release the Epstein list.”
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Yeah what changed? https://t.co/PeBSPbPiKs
— Theo Von (@TheoVon) July 16, 2025
