President Donald Trump has remained conspicuously quiet in the face of accusations suggesting a ‘cover-up’ following the release of thousands of photographs linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

During a rally in North Carolina on Friday night, the President focused on promoting the strength of the economy, but notably avoided addressing the mounting criticism over his administration’s reluctance to disclose all documents associated with Epstein’s case.

The Department of Justice recently unveiled over 300,000 pages of evidence related to the investigation, which included images featuring former President Bill Clinton, pop icon Michael Jackson, and Epstein’s associate, Ghislaine Maxwell.

Despite this substantial release, numerous files remain withheld, contrary to demands from Congress, fueling widespread speculation that the administration might be shielding influential figures implicated in the documents.

Following the rally, Trump departed for Mar-a-Lago as criticism intensified from both sides of the political aisle.

Lawmakers, including Republican Thomas Massie and Democrat Ro Khanna, who have been advocating for the comprehensive release of the files, expressed their dissatisfaction, labeling the administration’s disclosure as inadequate.

‘Unfortunately, today’s document release by [Attorney General Pam Bondi] grossly fails to comply with both the spirit and the letter of the law that @realDonaldTrump signed just 30 days ago,’ Massie wrote. 

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called for Attorney General Pam Bondi to resign. 

‘Now the coverup is out in the open,’ Ocasio-Cortez said. ‘Protecting a bunch of rapists and pedophiles because they have money, power, and connections. Bondi should resign tonight.’ 

Republicans like Nancy Mace and Marjorie Taylor Greene were also unsatisfied with the release. 

President Donald Trump remained silent about the release of thousands of photos related to convicted pedophile Jeffery Epstein while speaking at a Friday night rally. Pictured: Trump getting off a plane at West Palm Beach International Airport to head to his Mar-a-Lago resort

Jeffrey Epstein requested that underage girls show their IDs to prove that they weren’t 18 as new files further expose the late billionaire pedophile’s depravity

Mace tweeted out several hours after the drop: ‘RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES’

Greene called the redactions ‘not MAGA’ and said the insufficient drop had some Republicans ‘raging and walking away.’  

CNN anchor Jake Tapper took out his phone and scrolled through hundreds of blacked out pages while live on air.

‘It’s all black. It’s just 100 pages of redaction,’ Tapper complained. ‘That’s the transparency we’re getting here.’

At least six of Epstein’s victims have broken their silence to express disappointment with the files released by the Trump administration. 

Marina Lacerda, one of the women who claims she survived sexual assault by Epstein beginning when she was 14 years old, said she wanted to see greater transparency from the Justice Department and expressed frustration that all the files aren’t out yet. 

‘Just put out the files,’ she said. ‘And stop redacting names that don’t need to be redacted.’

Jess Michaels, one of Epstein’s earliest known victims, had similar concerns in a discussion with The New York Times. 

‘They are proving everything we have been saying about corruption and delayed justice,’ she said. ‘What are they protecting? The coverup continues.’

CNN anchor Jake Tapper was seen taking out his phone and scrolling through hundreds of blacked out pages

Members of Congress who pushed to release the files, including Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, slammed the redactions

The president commented briefly on failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton during the rally, noting that it was more fun to beat her in the election than Vice President Kamala Harris in 2024.

‘She’s nasty. I wouldn’t want to go home to her,’ Trump said about Hillary Clinton. 

‘She was a nasty b—person. I was going to use a ‘B’ word but my wife would not be happy.’

Former President Bill Clinton was seen in released images from Epstein’s estate while relaxing in a swimming pool and sitting on a plane with a woman. 

Trump appeared to be mentioned just once in the files. It was alleged that Epstein introduced Trump to a 14-year-old girl at Mar-a-Lago where Trump said, ‘This is a good one, right?’

Trump has insisted that he banned his former friend Epstein from his Florida estate once he discovered the financier was trafficking young women.

Earlier on Friday, Trump hosted an event in the Oval Office to talk about lower prescription drug prices but did not take questions from the press.

President Donald Trump with White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, right, arrives on Air Force One

Several photos of former Democrat President Bill Clinton highlighted the release

One photo even showed Clinton with Michael Jackson, who also posed for a photo with Epstein in the drop

He also ignored the press as he left the White House and boarding Air Force One for North Carolina.

More than 600,000 pages related to the pedophile have now been released this year, prompting the Trump administration to describe itself as the ‘most transparent in history’ following Friday’s disclosure.

The Justice Department has said additional materials will be unsealed and released before the end of the year.

The DOJ posted the documents on its website, organizing the material into four separate data sets.

The trove includes images from Epstein’s homes, including rooms adorned with nude photographs and distinctive bright blue carpeting.

Clinton protested the release of the photos, as a spokesman accused the DOJ of ‘shielding’ President Trump and ‘stalling’ the full release.

‘Everyone, especially MAGA, expects answers, not scapegoats,’ the statement read.

Others accused the Justice Department of redacting too many details in the released documents.

Clinton is seen swimming in a pool with Epstein’s infamous madam Ghislaine Maxwell

Epstein was also apparently annoyed with an associate because he had brought a ‘Dominican, darker-skinned’ girl to him,’ adding ‘JE didn’t want Spanish or dark girl’

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche insisted that the redactions were necessary to protect the identities of victims.

“The only redactions being applied to the documents are those required by law — full stop,’ he told Fox News. ‘There are no redactions of famous people.’

Senior Trump officials reacted on social media to some of the photos of Clinton.

‘Oh my!’ exclaimed Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, on X in reaction to the photos.

‘Jumpman, Jumpman, Jumpman… that boy up to somethin,’ wrote White House Communications Director Steven Cheung, sharing a photo of Clinton with a woman who’s identity was redacted on X. 

An initial review indicates the documents released today originate from three separate investigations into Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes against young women.

Many of the files appear to stem from a 2005 police investigation in Palm Beach, Florida, followed by a federal probe that culminated in Epstein’s controversial 2008 plea deal.

Others relate to a later investigation launched by Manhattan prosecutors in 2019 – a case that was never finished after Epstein died in jail while awaiting trial.

Marina Lacerda, one of the women who claims she survived sexual assault by Epstein beginning when she was 14 years old, said she wanted to see greater transparency from the Justice Department and expressed frustration that all the files aren’t out yet

Jess Michaels, one of Epstein’s earliest known victims, had similar concerns

Being named or pictured in the files is not necessarily an indication of wrongdoing in relation to Epstein. 

Ahead of the release on Friday, President Trump refused to answer questions about the release of the documents after an event with pharmaceutical company executives in the Oval Office on Friday, saying he didn’t want to ‘spoil’ the event by allowing the media to ask ‘questions having to do with anything else.’

‘I won’t even take questions today, because there’s no way I can take questions that are anywhere comparable to what you just witnessed,’ Trump declared. 

Friday’s dump of documents also revealed that Epstein once received a novelty check for $22,500 from Trump. 

The name in the signature line reads very different from Trump’s famous signature these days, but clearly reads in the designated space ‘D. Trump.’ 

The memo line was mostly covered by a redaction box and a similarly black-boxed woman stood beside a grinning check-wielding Epstein who donned a ‘USA’ crew neck.

The image is a black and white scan of a framed photo that repeatedly reads along the edges the phrase ‘once in a blue moon.’

So far, it’s the only piece of new information found linking Trump to Epstein.

There is a publication in the files of Epstein’s contact book, which includes a redacted entry for Trump. It’s already known that the president was among those who appeared in Epstein’s contact list.

Trump said he banned Epstein from Mar-a-Lago in 2007 and said they hadn’t spoken in years. The billionaire pedophile took his own life in a Manhattan prison in 2019.