{"id":3994,"date":"2026-03-06T11:21:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T11:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=3994"},"modified":"2026-03-06T11:21:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T11:21:07","slug":"the-iran-war-wont-make-the-epstein-files-go-away-trump-warned-by-republican","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=3994","title":{"rendered":"The Iran war \u2018won&#8217;t make the Epstein files go away&#8217;, Trump warned by Republican"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The Iran war \u2018won\u2019t make the Epstein files go away\u2019, Trump warned by Republican\" width=\"620\" height=\"500\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"w-full object-cover rounded-md\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 620 500'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAQAAACEN3D\/AAAAL0lEQVR42mP4z8DAwMiAARgZGJhY+P\/\/PwMDAwPDfwYGBgaGhgYGhgYGAAD9Hwlr5xRngAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=='\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;)\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.joe.co.uk\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-1192977790.jpg?height=1024&amp;width=1024\"\/><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>&#8220;Bombing a country on the other side of the globe won\u2019t make the Epstein files go away.&#8221;<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose drop-cap \">\n<p>A Republican lawmaker has warned Donald Trump that the war with Iran &#8216;won&#8217;t make the Epstein files go away&#8217;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>It&#8217;s been widely reported that the war in Iran has succeeded in bringing the Jeffrey Epstein scandal down in the news rankings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>However Kentucky GOP Rep. Thomas Massie, who was a huge part of bringing the Epstein Files Transparency Act through Congress last year, says that the war cannot be used as a smokescreen to keep the files out of plain sight.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>He said on Twitter: \u201cPSA: Bombing a country on the other side of the globe won\u2019t make the Epstein files go away, any more than the Dow going above 50,000 will.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Others have also pointed out the connection between Epstein and the Iran war. Saturday Night Live star, James Austin Johnson, appeared on the show as Trump, saying: \u201cI launched this attack after me and my Board of Peace decided we were bored of peace.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>\u201cAs we all know, Iran has been two weeks away from developing a nuclear weapon for like the last 15 years or something, so we had to act now. War, what is it good for? Distracting from the Epstein files!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p>#Iran #war #wont #Epstein #files #Trump #warned #Republican<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Bombing a country on the other side of the globe won\u2019t make the Epstein files go away.&#8221; A Republican lawmaker has warned Donald Trump that the war with Iran &#8216;won&#8217;t make the Epstein files go away&#8217;. 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