A new political firestorm has ignited surrounding the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, pitting bestselling author Stephen King against former President Donald Trump. The controversy centers on a trove of emails recently released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee, which detail communications between Epstein and his associate, Ghislaine Maxwell. Within these documents, Trump’s name appears repeatedly, reviving old questions about his past association with the convicted sex offender.
Stephen King, a longtime and vocal critic of Trump, took to social media to voice a strong opinion on the matter. The author claimed that the American public has become desensitized to allegations of sexual misconduct. He boldly stated that if the information contained in the Epstein files had been revealed decades earlier, Trump’s political career would have been impossible. “If the Epstein business had come out against Trump in 1985, even 2005, Donny J would be gone like Enron,” King wrote. In a separate post, he questioned Trump’s transparency, asking why the former president would not support the full release of the documents if they contained nothing incriminating.
In a notable shift, Trump has since responded by calling for the files to be made public. Using his Truth Social platform, he declared that House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files, insisting that they have “nothing to hide.” He characterized the focus on the documents as a “Democrat Hoax” designed by “Radical Left Lunatics” to distract from the Republican Party’s policy successes and recent political victories. He urged his party to refocus on economic issues and affordability for American families.
The White House has already pushed back against the narrative emerging from the released emails. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt issued a statement accusing Democrats of selectively leaking information to create a “fake narrative” to damage Trump. She pointed to the late Virginia Giuffre, a key victim in the Epstein case, who had previously stated that Trump was not involved in any wrongdoing and had been friendly to her in their limited interactions. Leavitt also reiterated that Trump had banned Epstein from his Mar-a-Lago club decades ago for inappropriate behavior.
The back-and-forth ensures that the Epstein case will remain in the political spotlight. While Trump and his allies frame the issue as a partisan distraction, critics like Stephen King continue to demand full transparency. The debate now hinges on whether a full release of the documents will provide clarity or simply fuel further political division, as both sides prepare for a protracted battle over the narrative.
