Rep. Ted Lieu held a press conference on Tuesday to address a wide range of issues related to the Trump administration, immigration enforcement, and the recent release of additional Epstein Files by the Department of Justice. A significant portion of his remarks focused on President Donald Trump’s appearances in the Epstein files, drawing sharp attention to allegations of sexual abuse and potential legal violations.

.@RepTedLieu: "Donald Trump is in the Epstein files thousands & thousands of times. In those files, there's highly disturbing allegations of Donald Trump raping children, of Donald Trump threatening to kill children." pic.twitter.com/67BE1eMpBd

— CSPAN (@cspan) February 3, 2026

Lieu highlighted that Republicans have focused on Bill and Hillary Clinton as a distraction from the serious claims documented in the Epstein files. “Donald Trump is in the Epstein files thousands and thousands of times,” Lieu said, emphasizing that the files contain “highly disturbing allegations of Donald Trump raping children, of Donald Trump threatening to kill children.” He encouraged the press and the public to review these allegations and criticized Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche for statements suggesting it is not a crime to participate in parties hosted by Jeffrey Epstein. “If Jeffrey Epstein was human trafficking minors for these sex parties and you show up and patronize the establishment at that party, yes, you’re guilty,” Lieu said, citing federal sex trafficking law. He further called for Blanche’s resignation, citing both legal misunderstandings and the Department’s mishandling of sensitive victim materials.

The remarks came just days after the Department of Justice published more than 3 million additional pages in compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, signed by Trump in November 2025. The newly released materials include over 2,000 videos and 180,000 images, bringing the total production to nearly 3.5 million pages. The files were drawn from multiple sources, including the Florida and New York cases against Epstein, the Maxwell case in New York, FBI investigations, and Office of Inspector General inquiries into Epstein’s death. Lieu criticized the Department for releasing certain images and documents that he argued violated victim privacy.

The lawmaker also linked the allegations in the Epstein files to the broader political landscape. “The one thing they could not do under this law was to invade the privacy of these women—now were girls at the time—who were victims of sex trafficking,” Lieu said. He argued that Trump and others implicated in the files should face proper investigation under federal law.

Lieu’s statements underscore the ongoing tensions surrounding the public release of the Epstein files, the accountability of law enforcement agencies, and the scrutiny of high-profile figures connected to Epstein. By emphasizing the volume of materials and the alleged involvement of Trump, Lieu placed the president at the center of what he described as “highly disturbing” allegations requiring federal investigation.