President Donald Trump issued a statement Thursday urging congressional Republicans to vote for the release of documents connected to deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein, while maintaining the records are simultaneously nonexistent, manufactured by former President Barack Obama, and deliberately concealed by former President Joe Biden.
"These documents, which don't exist, must be released immediately," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "The Democrats had them the whole time I was president and refused to make them public. Obama probably created them in the first place."
The statement marks the latest evolution in the president's position on Epstein-related materials, which he has variously described as "totally fake," "very real and very damaging to my enemies," and "something I've never heard of" within the span of three sentences.
Congressional aides confirmed that Trump has specifically requested the release of documents that he insists cannot be found because they were never generated, though he believes Democrats possess them and have been strategically withholding their publication of these nonexistent files.
"The president has been very clear," said White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. "He wants full transparency on documents that aren't real but which the previous administration definitely had and refused to release, possibly because they were created under false pretenses by an even earlier administration."
Legal experts noted the president's unique ability to demand accountability for the concealment of materials he maintains are fabricated, calling it "a masterclass in having every position simultaneously."
The president concluded his statement by promising that his administration would "get to the bottom of these fake documents that the Democrats are hiding," adding that he barely knew Epstein despite appearing in numerous photographs with the financier and once calling him "a terrific guy."
House Republicans confirmed they would hold hearings on the matter next month.
