Santorum: Justice Department’s Epstein Documents Release is ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ as Democrats Would Have Used Them Against Trump

Former Senator Rick Santorum has characterized the Justice Department’s recent release of documents tied to Jeffrey Epstein as “much ado about nothing,” asserting that Democrats would have already leveraged such materials against President Donald Trump if they contained damaging evidence.

Santorum stated, “If Donald Trump was really implicated in anything serious, Joe Biden would have released this and done everything.” He added that the Democrats “would have done everything they could to try to destroy him.”

The remarks came amid criticism from Democrats and some Epstein survivors who argue the document release lacks transparency and accountability. Santorum dismissed those claims, saying the release of unfiltered materials creates confusion rather than clarity.

“Just because you have documents in there doesn’t mean the people who are writing these documents are telling the truth,” Santorum said. “People lie. You hear about fake documents. How about real documents that put information that’s simply not true?”

He emphasized that the Justice Department traditionally avoids releasing broad, unverified data dumps to prevent confusion. “This is not transparency,” Santorum stated. “What transparency does is clarify things. What data dumps of unvalidated, unverified information is, is not transparency. It’s confusion.”

Santorum also referenced past Democratic efforts to prosecute or politically damage Trump, noting the absence of Epstein-related allegations during those battles as telling. “Let’s not forget how many cases did they make up to try to put Trump in prison,” he said. “If there was something there that they could have done it, they would have used it.”

Additionally, Santorum discussed economic growth following new Commerce Department data showing sharp acceleration in the third quarter. He credited long-standing conservative economic principles, including tax cuts and deregulation, for driving this progress while cautioning against overstating the immediate impact of tariffs.

Santorum highlighted that energy prices, particularly gasoline, remain the strongest indicator for everyday Americans, with broader economic stabilization and wage growth taking time. “What we have to do is stabilize the economy, lower the rate of inflation to around 2%, and then grow wages, grow the economy to catch up to what you lost during the Biden years,” he stated.