Trump's Latest Epstein Denial Has Critics Asking New Questions

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump walk on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. 

President Donald Trump’s critics aren’t buying his latest claim about the files related to his former friend, the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. 

“I have nothing to hide. I’ve been exonerated. I have nothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Monday evening.