A Fox News host is publicly challenging Donald Trump to release the full Epstein files after the president claimed he was “totally exonerated” by their contents.
The Five co-host Jessica Tarlov responded to Trump’s exoneration claim with a simple dare: “Then release all the files.”
Trump made the claim aboard Air Force One on Thursday while responding to news that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor—the former prince—had been arrested over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
Then release all the files. https://t.co/R9XbUIfCKE
— Jessica Tarlov (@JessicaTarlov) February 19, 2026
“Well, you know, I’m the expert in a way, because I’ve been totally exonerated,” Trump told reporters. “It’s really interesting, because nobody used to speak about Epstein when he was alive, but now they speak, but I’m the one that can talk about it, because I’ve been totally exonerated. I did nothing.”
The White House did not respond to a request for comment.
Here’s the thing: Attorney General Pam Bondi has claimed that “all” files have been released since Trump signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act into law in November. But that’s not actually true.
Republican Rep. Thomas Massie, who co-wrote the law forcing the release, says the DOJ is still hiding documents. Bondi cited “deliberative-process privilege” to justify certain redactions—a principle that lets agencies withhold internal decision-making documents.
“The problem with that is the bill that Ro Khanna and I wrote says that they must release internal memos and notes and emails about their decisions on whether to prosecute or not prosecute, whether to investigate or not investigate,” Massie said.
The files that have been released triggered international consequences. Andrew, 66, lost his royal title, got kicked out of Windsor mansion, and was arrested Thursday.
King Charles issued a statement saying he learned of the news “with the deepest concern” and pledged “full and wholehearted support and cooperation” with authorities.
So the documents were damning enough to take down a member of the British royal family. But Trump—who was photographed with Epstein multiple times and once said the financier “likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side”—says they prove he did nothing wrong.
If that’s true, Tarlov’s challenge stands: release all of them.
