Top Trump staffer in hot water for revealing details in Epstein files before their release
White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles found herself facing questions after she revealed that President Donald Trump was on a flight manifest for sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's jet.
In a letter to Wiles on Tuesday, Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) demanded to know how Wiles had the authority to access information in the Epstein files before they were released.
"In a recent Vanity Fair profile, you said you have read 'the Epstein file' and that President Trump 'is in the file'; 'was on [Epstein's] plane'; and is 'on the manifest,'" the two senators noted. "Please be kind enough to explain when and where and under what authority you gained access to this material, as requested below. It would be good to have your responses to the following questions by January 5, 2026."
The senators also asked Wiles whether she had informed Trump that he was in the files and whether the material had been presented to a grand jury.
Although Trump signed a law requiring the release of "all" of the Epstein files, his Department of Justice has yet to make all the documents available.