Congressman Eric Swalwell says he does not think the Epstein files will be released in their entirety, despite a near-unanimous vote to make them public.
The Epstein files bill passed through the House of Representatives on Tuesday with a 427 to 1 majority. The bill was then passed through the Senate and signed by Donald Trump. Despite the president signing off on the bill, Congressman Swalwell does not believe the Epstein files will be released in their entirety.
Speaking on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Swalwell said he simply doesn't "trust" the president and gave a flat "no" to whether he believes all the files will be released.
Swalwell explained, "No. I don't trust this guy for one moment. In fact, he's acted this entire time like somebody who really has something to hide but sometimes, not most of the time, but sometimes, enough public sentiment can be built and some measure of justice can be brought."
"The public sentiment is what drove my Republican colleagues to do the right thing, not because of anything inside them and certainly not because of anything from the president." Swalwell even extended an olive branch to former close Trump ally Marjorie Taylor Greene, who he says had voted to release the Epstein files all along the way.
He added, "I will take her in our coalition if it helps people. The next discharge petition, that's what forced this vote, is to lower health insurance costs, which is crazy that they would want to let that lapse, and if she wants to join our coalition, I can put the crazy aside and bring her under the tent.
"We need to be more open to people who are willing to do that. But it just shows, there is strength in numbers against this guy [Trump]. He wants to pick you fof one by one, and the four of those that stood up against him, they can get more friends and show that we are stronger together.
"But if they just shrink and they hide and they allow themselves to be picked off, that's when he's stronger. With the Epstein vote, we showed that we and justice and those victims are stronger." Swalwell, who announced he's running for Governor of California in 2026, went on to say we "shouldn't take him [Trump] at his word".