The rift within the Republican Party over the release of documents related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein continued to widen, with top congressional allies of President Donald Trump — including House Speaker Mike Johnson — calling for his administration to exercise greater transparency.

Democrats have already forced Republicans to take tough Epstein-related procedural votes that have stoked a barrage of constituent calls into GOP offices, but they have not yet been able to force a clear up-or-down vote on releasing the so-called Epstein files.

US President Donald Trump has aggressively dismissed Republican calls for more transparency regarding the Justice Department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case, calling the issue a “hoax” and “bulls***” in a Truth Social post on Wednesday,

To the extent that the president is trying to persuade the public on the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, polls suggest he's failing spectacularly.

Democratic lawmakers are demanding the release of more Epstein files as the issue causes fractures within the GOP.

Facing uproar among his MAGA base over the Jeffrey Epstein files, President Donald Trump is trying to deflect blame to others.

President Trump said the ongoing controversy over his administration's handling of information related to child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is a "Hoax" and "bulls***," criticizing members of his own party who are calling for more transparency as "weaklings.

Steve Bannon has warned that the Republican Party could be at risk of losing dozens of congressional seats as a result of the Trump handling of the Epstein Files