{"id":573,"date":"2026-02-23T15:41:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T15:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wokeantifa.org\/topics\/voters-think-trump-has-been-mostly-dishonest-about-epstein-and-find-attacks-against-the-epstein-class-convincing\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T15:41:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T15:41:00","slug":"voters-think-trump-has-been-mostly-dishonest-about-epstein-and-find-attacks-against-the-epstein-class-convincing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wokeantifa.org\/topics\/voters-think-trump-has-been-mostly-dishonest-about-epstein-and-find-attacks-against-the-epstein-class-convincing\/","title":{"rendered":"Voters Think Trump Has Been Mostly Dishonest About Epstein \u2014 and Find Attacks Against the \u201cEpstein Class\u201d Convincing"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the end of January, the U.S. Department of Justice released more than 3 million pages related to its investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The document release, required<\/span><\/a> under the Epstein Files Transparency Act passed by Congress in November, has surfaced new details about Epstein\u2019s activities and associates<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>

A new Data for Progress poll<\/span><\/a> finds that voters are hearing more about the Epstein files today than in 2025. In a survey from July 11-12 last year, only 25% of voters said they had heard \u201ca lot\u201d about the Epstein files, but today, that number has risen to 45%. An additional 47% say they have heard \u201ca little,\u201d and only 7% say they have heard \u201cnothing at all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n

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When asked whether Trump has been mostly honest or dishonest about the files, a majority of voters say he has mostly been dishonest by a +19-point margin. This includes Independents by a +33-point margin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n

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However, the percentage of voters who believe Trump should be impeached for his handling of the files is considerably smaller. A plurality (48%) of voters say he should be impeached, including 49% of Independents, while 45% say he should not be impeached.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n

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In recent weeks, some Democrats, including Representative Ro Khanna<\/span><\/a> and Senator Jon Ossoff<\/span><\/a>, have spoken out against the \u201cEpstein class.\u201d<\/p>

Without being prompted with a definition for the term \u201cEpstein class,\u201d a majority of voters believe that Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, and Donald Trump are part of the \u201cEpstein class.\u201d A plurality of voters also say the same for Elon Musk and Alan Dershowitz.<\/p>

For the other five individuals tested, a plurality \u2014 and in the case of Bernie Sanders, a majority \u2014 say they would not consider them part of the \u201cEpstein class.\u201d Less than 1 in 4 voters say they would consider Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, or Marjorie Taylor Greene as part of the \u201cEpstein class.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n

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Similarly, voters consider \u201cwealthy elites\u201d to be part of the \u201cEpstein class\u201d by an overwhelming margin, with 74% of voters in agreement. A plurality of voters (46%) say that MAGA Republicans are part of the \u201cEpstein class,\u201d while a plurality (38%) say that progressive Democrats are not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n

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The survey also presented voters with two statements about the \u201cEpstein class\u201d \u2014 one from Khanna and the other from Ossoff \u2014 and asked respondents whether or not they found each of them convincing. <\/p>

By a +31-point margin, voters find Khanna\u2019s statement that unites the \u201cprogressive left\u201d and the \u201cMAGA right\u201d against the Epstein class convincing. Voters also find Ossoff\u2019s statement that specifically attacks Trump for protecting the \u201cEpstein class\u201d convincing by a +16-point margin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n

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While awareness of the Epstein files has grown significantly and voters express skepticism about Trump\u2019s honesty, support for impeachment remains more limited. At the same time, voters broadly associate the \u201cEpstein class\u201d with wealthy elites and powerful figures across party lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n

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Survey Methodology<\/strong><\/p>

From February 13 to 17, 2026, Data for Progress conducted a survey of 1,228 U.S. likely voters nationally using web panel respondents. The sample was weighted to be representative of likely voters by age, gender, education, race, geography, and recalled presidential vote. The survey was conducted in English. The margin of error associated with the sample size is \u00b13 percentage points. Results for subgroups of the sample are subject to increased margins of error. Partisanship reflected in tabulations is based on self-identified party affiliation, not partisan registration. For more information please visit dataforprogress.org\/our-methodology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n