Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene publicly rebuked Donald Trump after a dispute over the release of Jeffrey Epstein–related records. She joined Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna and Epstein victims to urge passage of a discharge petition forcing a House vote on a bill that would require the Justice Department to release unclassified files. Trump, who had criticized Greene, reversed course and urged support for the measure; the bill was expected to pass with bipartisan backing. Greene warned that the real test is whether the Justice Department will actually make the files public.
Marjorie Taylor Greene Rebukes Trump Over Epstein Records as House Poised to Vote
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene publicly rebuked Donald Trump after a dispute over the release of Jeffrey Epstein–related records. She joined Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna and Epstein victims to urge passage of a discharge petition forcing a House vote on a bill that would require the Justice Department to release unclassified files. Trump, who had criticized Greene, reversed course and urged support for the measure; the bill was expected to pass with bipartisan backing. Greene warned that the real test is whether the Justice Department will actually make the files public.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Rebukes Trump Over Epstein Records
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Tuesday sharply criticized former President Donald Trump after the pair’s recent public spat over the release of records tied to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Greene joined Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and a group of Epstein victims at a morning press event to press Congress to force the Department of Justice to release unclassified files related to Epstein.
Greene said Trump had called her a "traitor" despite what she described as years of loyalty to his agenda. She noted she won her first election without his endorsement and said she never owed him allegiance, but that she supported him for his policies.
“I was called a traitor by a man that I fought for five, no, actually, six years, and I gave him my loyalty for free,” Greene said. “Let me tell you what a traitor is. A traitor is an American that serves foreign countries and themselves. A patriot is an American that serves the United States of America, and Americans like the women standing behind me.”
Greene was one of four House Republicans to sign a discharge petition aimed at forcing a floor vote on legislation that would require the Justice Department to release unclassified records, documents and other materials in its possession related to Epstein. The floor vote was scheduled for later Tuesday and was expected to pass with bipartisan support.
Trump, who earlier criticized Greene and had at one point suggested he might back a primary challenger to her, spent months opposing the effort but reversed course and urged House Republicans to support the measure. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said he would back the bill, and the White House indicated President Trump would sign it if it reached his desk.
Even so, Greene pushed beyond the promise of a presidential signature and questioned whether the Justice Department would actually release the records or allow them to remain tied up in investigations. “The real test will be, will the Department of Justice release the files, or will it all remain tied up in investigations?” she asked.
Greene also warned the dispute over the Epstein files has fractured the MAGA coalition. She said the victims and the American public expect action and would not accept empty promises.
Context: The bill and the public showdown underscore rare bipartisan momentum on a sensitive issue tied to Epstein’s victims and demands for greater transparency. Lawmakers on both sides framed the measure as a response to public calls for accountability and openness about the investigations and records.