Donald Trump’s fury at watching Congress vote almost unanimously to open the Jeffrey Epstein files to the public within 30 days by the DOJ — presuming he doesn’t veto the bill — has set the stage for a new wave of White House retribution.
According to a report from Politico’s Dasha Burns and Diana Nerozzi, Trump is already making plans to vent his wrath on Democrats and attempt to tie them more closely to the sexual abuser who died in jail under mysterious circumstances.
The report notes the White House is “on its back foot” at the moment after the vote but is promising an onslaught of attacks.
One White House official admitted, “The Democrats are going to come to regret this“ before adding, “Let’s start with Stacey Plaskett. You think we’re not going to make a scene of this?”
Plaskett is already under siege from Republicans for texting with Epstein, among others, during a hearing featuring former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen on Trump's alleged payments to mistresses.
A second Trump insider stated, “President Trump has nothing to hide, but the Democrats should be very scared because they have secrets to hide.”
According to the Politico report, whether Trump can make a dent with his attacks on Democrats is unknown now that he is also facing a rebellion within his own party.
“The plan to attack – a well-worn tactic for the president – will test whether Trump still has the political muscle to cow people into submission and make those who challenge him pay a political price. It comes as questions swirl over whether the president has lost his iron grip on the GOP and is entering his lame duck period," Politico is reporting.
In response to Trump’s new threat, a DNC official quipped, “Does Trump’s newest strategy finally include sharing what ‘wonderful secret’ he kept with Jeffrey Epstein,” referring to a mysterious reference the president made in a letter to the now-deceased sex trafficker.
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