Giménez told CNN's Wolf Blitzer last week that the American people are more interested in the economy and worried about the price of gas than the Epstein files.
"No, I haven't heard from my constituents," he added. "This is much more important to a few people than it is to the vast majority of Americans. Americans, I think, are over the Epstein case. They have been over it for a long time. It keeps being brought up, and that's why I think, just hey man, just release the things and this thing will go away and put it in our rearview mirror."
Earlier this month, the Trump administration backed out of its promise to release documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Justice Department and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi surprised the MAGA base when they announced that no other Epstein documents would be released. The Justice Department found that there was no "credible evidence" that Epstein blackmailed prominent individuals. The sudden announcement angered Trump supporters and fueled efforts by Democrats to compel the release of the documents.
Giménez reiterated that the country should simply "move on."Gimenez: "I haven't heard from my constituents. Americans are over the Epstein case. They have been over it for a long time ... we need to move on." pic.twitter.com/pRaT6gTb4E
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"We got a lot more important things to do for the American people, and what happened, you know, eight, ten, 20 years ago, it's already been resolved in court," he continued. "The man was found guilty. He did some heinous things to young girls, and he paid the ultimate price with his own suicide. But, you know, we need to move on."
As the administration's handling of the Epstein files causes a rift among Trump supporters, the president has called the files a hoax and a scam perpetrated by the Democrats. Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal reported that Bondi told Trump in May that his name appeared multiple times in documents related to the Epstein investigation. Given the mounting pressure, Trump ordered the Justice Department to release the grand jury testimony related to Epstein. However, U.S. District Judge Robin Rosenberg rejected the request.
On Monday, Trump told reporters in Scotland that he never had the "privilege" of going to Epstein's island.
"I did turn it down, but a lot of people in Palm Beach were invited to his island," he said. "In one of my very good moments, I turned it down. I didn't want to go to his island."
