Epstein investigation 'just getting started' despite Trump trying to move on: Dem lawmaker

The investigation and release of Jeffrey Epstein's files is only just beginning according to a Democratic Party representative.

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) says the prolonged release of the files warrants further investigation, despite Donald Trump calling for people to focus on other political matters. The president slammed the release of the files and called for the public and press to move on from discussing them in a presser in the Oval Office yesterday (February 4).

He said, "Nothing came out about me other than it was a conspiracy against me, literally, by Epstein and other people. But I think it’s time now for the country to maybe get on to something else like health care or something that people care about."

Garcia disagrees and believes there is much more to come from the files. Speaking to Politico, he said, "I’ve said from day one that this has been a White House cover-up. That cover-up continues, and the difference between the DOJ’s position and ours is that the DOJ thinks this investigation is over. We think it’s just getting started.

"We have so much work to do ahead of us, and the fact that only 50 percent of the files have been released is not just against the law, it violates a subpoena that we’ve had in place since the summer. Of course, it’s been really harmful to the survivors, as they have said themselves."

Garcia went on to claim the Department of Justice cannot be trusted with the handling of the files. Trump admin representatives claimed there is not enough information in the files to lend them to criminal conviction cases.

The Californian Dem Rep said, "What’s interesting has been the DOJ’s position that there’s not enough information for criminal convictions. As far as I’m concerned, the DOJ cannot be trusted. It’s corrupt. That’s just been the case from day one.

"I think it’s also true that the White House has been trying to hide the release of the files. Anyone can just look at the timeline. You campaign on releasing the files, then you’re president, you try to ignore them.

"Then your DOJ and your attorney general say, 'I have them ready to be released.' Then they release [something] to a bunch of influencers, which is really nothing. Then they say there’s nothing to release. In fact, the case is closed."