Chuck Schumer Makes Huge Admission About Epstein Files
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, perhaps accidentally, engaged in a moment of truth when responding to a reporter’s inquiry, saying that Americans are asking why the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s files were not released during President Joe Biden’s term.
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“Why wouldn’t they have been released the last four years when President Biden was in office?” a reporter asked Schumer.
“That’s the question every American is asking. Not every American, but so many Americans are asking. What the hell is [Donald Trump] hiding? Why didin’t he want them released? Schumer said, immediately pivoting to blaming President Donald Trump.
Documents released by the US Justice Department show that a friend of the sole representative of the US Virgin Islands in the U.S. Congress asked Jeffrey Epstein to help set up a meeting between the politician and Schumer.
The contact with Epstein was made on behalf of Stacey Plaskett, who is the islands’ representative in the House of Representatives. Plaskett was trying to get Schumer to help the Caribbean recover from two hurricanes in 2017, according to the documents.
“We have to help Stacey get a meeting with Schumer. Any thoughts?” Erika Kellerhals, a tax lawyer in the US Virgin Islands, wrote to Epstein in an email on January 24, 2018.
“[S]hould not be a problem need to know the reason and subject,” Epstein wrote back a few hours later.
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“She has been unable to confirm a meeting with him. He is driving the disaster relief bill and has only been talking about Puerto Rico and not the [Virgin Islands]. She’s concerned we will be ignored,” Kellerhals told Epstein in response.
After his conversation with Kellerhals, Epstein emailed Kathy Ruemmler, who used to be the chief counsel for US President Barack Obama, and asked her to help him set up a meeting with Schumer.
“schumer is driving the puerto rico . virgin islands relief=bill. the VI congressional rep Stacey plaskett , h=s not been able to get a meeting. confirmed with him. ca= you help?” Epstein wrote to Ruemmler, who is now the chief lawyer to Goldman Sachs.
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“I do not have any relations=ip with him, but let me see whether I can get to his COS,” Ruemmler said in response, referring to his chief of staff.
Newly released Epstein-related records also show that fundraisers working for top Democratic leaders, like Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, asked Epstein for campaign donations and to attend fundraising events years after he was convicted of sex crimes in 2008.
According to The Washington Times, records show that partner Darren Rigger of the political fundraising firm Dynamic SRG repeatedly reached out to Epstein on behalf of well-known Democratic lawmakers.
On September 18, 2012, Epstein was invited to an event called “Schumer Senate Candidate Reception” to help then-Rep. Martin Heinrich’s successful campaign for the New Mexico Senate.
Fundraisers said that the event was important for Democrats to keep their Senate majority and support Obama’s reelection.
The Times also reported that fundraisers asked Epstein to help New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (who was a House member at the time) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York.
Rigger invited Epstein to a fundraising dinner with President Obama in May 2013 on behalf of Jeffries.
He called the Brooklyn congressman “one of the rising stars” in the New York delegation and “Brooklyn’s Barack.”
Later that same year, more requests for information related to Jeffries came in.
Reports from outside sources have confirmed that Jeffries and Dynamic SRG did try to raise money in 2013.
Jeffries has said in public that he didn’t know about the outreach that was done in his name and that he has never met Epstein.
According to records from the Federal Election Commission, Epstein did not give any money to Jeffries’ campaign.
As recently as July 2017, Epstein was invited to a dinner and meet-and-greet with Hakeem Jeffries in St. Thomas.
'Guilty Of Fraud' - Hammer Dropped On Former First Lady Jill Biden During Live Fox News Segment
McEnany Accuses Jill Biden Of Misleading Americans About Debate Performance
Posted July 15, 2026
Former White House press secretary and Fox News host Kayleigh McEnany accused former first lady Jill Biden of misleading the American public about President Joe Biden’s condition following his widely criticized debate performance during the 2024 campaign.
McEnany made the remarks Thursday during an appearance on Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” where she reacted to comments Jill Biden reportedly made in her upcoming book regarding the president’s performance during the debate that ultimately intensified questions about his age and fitness for office.
The discussion began when co-host Dana Perino referenced remarks Jill Biden made immediately following the debate.
At a campaign event after the debate, Jill Biden praised her husband’s performance.
“Joe, you did such a great job. You answered every question,” she said at the time.
Perino contrasted those comments with more recent claims attributed to Jill Biden and raised questions about the apparent inconsistency.
“So now we know that this is what she’s saying in her book,” Perino said. “And the question I would love to ask her is where are you lying then or now?”
McEnany responded by arguing that Jill Biden’s reaction following the debate was inconsistent with her more recent descriptions of the event.
“It’s a great question,” McEnany said.
“That is not the reaction of someone who believes they just watched their husband have a stroke. It is an absolute lie.”
McEnany then accused the former first lady of concealing concerns about the president’s condition from voters.
“It was fraud,” she said.
“What she did fraud on the American public and she’s continuing it by saying she had never seen him like that before or after.”
The debate between Biden and President Donald Trump became a turning point in the 2024 election cycle, with many Democrats publicly expressing concern about Biden’s performance and his ability to continue his campaign.
Questions about Biden’s age and mental sharpness had circulated for years, but the debate intensified those concerns and fueled calls from some Democrats for him to step aside.
During the Fox News discussion, McEnany referenced comments previously made by veteran journalist Carl Bernstein regarding Biden’s condition behind the scenes.
“Dana, you all remember Carl Bernstein, who said he talked to people who knew Joe Biden, loved Joe Biden, supported Joe Biden, and they were adamant that what we saw was not a one-off,” McEnany said.
According to McEnany, Bernstein reported that individuals close to Biden had observed similar episodes before the debate.
“They said it had happened 15 or 20 times prior, him losing his train of thought,” she said.
McEnany also cited a fundraiser Bernstein reportedly described.
“He described a fundraiser where he froze up and seemed to have some type of rigor mortis,” she said.
“This is not something that was a one-off.”
McEnany argued that concerns about Biden’s condition were widely known among those close to him.
“This was well known,” she said.
She then questioned why Jill Biden continued publicly defending her husband following the debate.
“So why did she keep up with the fraud on the American people?” McEnany asked.
The former first lady has repeatedly defended her husband and rejected claims that she or members of his inner circle concealed concerns about his health, Breitbart News reported.
The debate over Biden’s condition became one of the defining political stories of the 2024 election cycle and continued after he ultimately left the race.
McEnany’s comments reflect ongoing scrutiny surrounding what Biden’s family, advisers and top Democratic officials knew about his condition and when they knew it.
Neither Jill Biden nor representatives for the former president immediately responded to McEnany’s latest remarks.
As new books and accounts from those involved continue to emerge, questions surrounding Biden’s final campaign and the decisions made by those closest to him remain a major topic of political debate.
