U.S. Representative Lauren Boebert (R-CO), one of only four Republicans who signed Rep. Thomas Massie‘s (R-KY) discharge petition to get the House to vote on the release of the Epstein Files, raged against Democrats on the Oversight Committee who this week released photos of Jeffrey Epstein’s estate in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
[Note: After calling the Epstein Files a “Democrat hoax,” President Donald Trump, who associated with Epstein decades ago, eventually signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Trump’s Attorney General Pam Bondi, who has at times equivocated about the existence of an Epstein client list, said the DOJ and FBI will take the allotted 30 days to review and redact the files before releasing them on December 20, 2025. The House Oversight Committee, which has been conducting its own investigation, already has access to some Epstein materials.]
Hey @OversightDems, nice try stealing the spotlight!
Those Epstein island pics you’re hyping as “breaking news” are SIX MONTHS old—courtesy of @OKeefeMedia from May 2025!
You didn’t uncover squat. https://t.co/eM6OZS1KcV
— Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) December 3, 2025
Boebert reacted to “Epstein island” photos on social media by writing: “Hey @OversightDems, nice try stealing the spotlight! Those Epstein island pics you’re hyping as ‘breaking news’ are SIX MONTHS old—courtesy of @OKeefeMedia from May 2025! You didn’t uncover squat.”
Boebert rarely aligns with Democrats, so her attack on the Oversight Dems was unsurprising, but her position in favor of Epstein files transparency made the attack seem — to many X commenters — like the Congresswoman was trying to please two divergent constituent groups at once.
“Hi Lauren,” one commenter wrote, “you originally supported the Epstein Act then disappeared. What happened?”
[In November, Boebert met with Justice Department and FBI officials who attempted “to persuade her to withdraw her name” [from Massie’s petition], according to Axios and other sources. She did not remove her signature as a result.]
In other Oversight Committee Epstein-related news, member Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) reported this week that the Committee has received and is reviewing a first batch of Epstein’s financial records from JP Morgan Chase and Deutsche Bank. The Committee, which requested records from 20 banks, plans to release “as much as possible in the coming weeks.”
MAJOR BREAKING: Rep. Robert Garcia just revealed the Oversight Committee has received a first batch of Jeffrey Epstein’s FINANCIAL RECORDS from JP Morgan Chase and Deutsche Bank – and is already reviewing them. Garcia says the committee requested records from 20 banks and… pic.twitter.com/QoaIleoO0H
— CALL TO ACTIVISM (@CalltoActivism) December 3, 2025
