Democrats' Epstein report on Trump and $36 million in Epstein ads mark final stretch of midterms
Photo: MS NOWHouse Judiciary Democrats released a 50-page report on President Donald Trump's alleged involvement in the Epstein files, eight days before the election. The report makes multiple allegations against Trump that are uncorroborated, and it also details discrepancies in his statements about Jeffrey Epstein. It also flags a possible crime in the Justice Department's handling of the files.
Separately, Democrats have spent more than $36 million on Epstein-related ads in the 2026 midterms, according to an AdImpact analysis cited by Politico. Senate Majority PAC, linked to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, said it spent over $20 million on such ads in Senate races in Maine, Iowa, Ohio, Kansas, Georgia and Alaska. CBS News counted more than 500 ads featuring Epstein or pedophiles, most from Democrats. Some Republicans have run their own ads, including one against Kansas Senate candidate Adam Hamilton, who was accused of mishandling abuse allegations against a church camp volunteer.
Left-leaning outlets MS NOW and Raw Story focus on the House Judiciary Democrats' report. MS NOW notes its timing and says its allegations against Trump are uncorroborated, while pointing to discrepancies in his Epstein statements. Raw Story's headline calls it a bombshell that flags a possible crime in a Trump Justice Department "cover-up." Neither excerpt mentions ad spending. The Washington Examiner, on the right, leads with money. It says Democrats have "leaned into outrage" over Epstein to whip up voters. It cites AdImpact, Politico, CBS News and the Senate Majority PAC, and it notes that Republicans have run attack ads of their own. Its excerpt does not mention the House report. Both sides treat Epstein as central to the campaign. The left presents it as an accountability issue for Trump's administration, and the right presents it as a Democratic campaign tactic. Alternative and independent outlets had not reported this story at the time of writing, while left-leaning and right-leaning outlets had.
How the sides differ Left sources stress a House Democratic report on Trump and the Epstein files; right sources stress Democratic Epstein ad spending; alternative sources have not covered it.
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MS NOW and Raw Story lead with the House Judiciary Democrats' 50-page report on Trump and the Epstein files. MS NOW notes the allegations are uncorroborated, and Raw Story flags a possible crime in the Justice Department's handling.
Not covering this story. None of the alternative or independent outlets Crosswire tracks has reported it yet. What one side leaves out can be as telling as what the others report.
The Washington Examiner leads with Democrats' $36 million in Epstein-related midterm ads, citing AdImpact, Politico, CBS News and Senate Majority PAC. It also notes some Republican counter-ads.