Most Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump’s handling of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and suspect his administration is covering something up, according to three recent polls.
A new poll from Quinnipiac University found that 63% of voters do not approve of the Trump administration’s actions regarding the case, and just 17% of voters approve.
When polled by political affiliation, 40% of Republicans disapproved of Trump’s handling of the case, with 35% approving, and 83% of Democrats disapproved. Seventy-one percent of independent voters disapproved of Trump’s handling as well.
The poll additionally found that 79% of Americans believe all documents related to Epstein should be released.
Another poll, from The Economist/YouGov, also found that 79% of Americans wanted all Epstein-related files to be released. A majority, 67%, believed the Trump administration is covering up evidence, including 59% of Trump voters.
A Rasmussen Reports poll found that 56% of likely voters did not believe the Trump administration’s federal law enforcement agencies were being honest about the Epstein files, and just 21% believed the FBI and Department of Justice.
The Trump administration has been embattled by the non-release of the files after the DOJ and FBI released a joint memo nearly two weeks ago that said Epstein did not have a client list and that he died in jail by suicide in 2019.
The memo sparked massive backlash to Trump and high-ranking members of his administration, including Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel, and FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino, who for years expressed skepticism about Epstein’s suicide and his alleged client list.
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In February, Bondi appeared to suggest Epstein’s client list was “sitting on my desk right now to review,” but the department’s memo contradicted her by saying there was no evidence of such a list.
Trump has tried to push his supporters beyond the controversy, claiming “nobody cares” about the sex offender. He said Wednesday that he doesn’t “want their support anymore,” about his ‘PAST’ supporters who have detracted over the handling of the Epstein files.