The United States House Oversight Committee is investigating the network of Jeffrey Epstein. This investigation is happening at the same time as internal instability within the Trump administration regarding the release of government files.

美國眾議院監督委員會正調查傑弗瑞·艾普斯坦的網絡。此次調查發生在川普政府內部關於公布政府檔案而陷入不穩定之際。

Efforts to force the Justice Department to release documents about Jeffrey Epstein caused significant political problems for the Republican lawmakers who led the movement. A group of four representatives, calling themselves 'The Bravehearts,' used a special petition to force a vote. This action damaged their relationship with President Donald Trump. As a result, Representative Thomas Massie lost his primary election, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene resigned, and Representative Nancy Mace lost a governor's race. Only Representative Lauren Boebert remains in office, although the president has criticized her for supporting Massie.

強迫司法部公布關於傑弗瑞·艾普斯坦的文件，為領導此次行動的共和黨議員帶來了嚴重的政治問題。由四名代表組成、自稱為「勇敢心」的小組使用了一項特別請願以強迫投票。此舉損害了他們與總統唐納德·川普的關係。結果，眾議員湯瑪斯·馬西在初選中落敗，眾議員馬喬麗·泰勒·格林辭職，而眾議員南希·梅斯則在州長競選中落敗。目前僅剩眾議員勞倫·博伯特在職，儘管總統因其支持馬西而對其表示批評。

At the same time, the House Oversight Committee held private hearings. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates testified that meeting Epstein in 2011 for charity work was a 'grave error in judgment.' Gates claimed that Epstein tried to use information about his private life to force him back into a professional relationship. Furthermore, Lesley Groff, Epstein's former assistant, testified about how Epstein kept his activities secret, although lawmakers doubted that she was unaware of his crimes.

與此同時，眾議院監督委員會舉行了秘密聽證會。微軟共同創辦人比爾·蓋茲證詞稱，2011年因慈善工作與艾普斯坦會面是「嚴重的判斷錯誤」。蓋茲聲稱艾普斯坦企圖利用其私生活資訊，強迫他恢復專業合作關係。此外，艾普斯坦的前助手萊斯利·格羅夫就艾普斯坦如何對外隱瞞活動作證，但議員們懷疑她對其罪行全然不知。

Reports also show tension within the White House. High-level meetings were held in the Situation Room involving Vice President JD Vance and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, often without the president. These officials disagreed on the best strategy: Vance argued for transparency to reduce political damage, while others saw it as a public relations crisis. Some even suggested an interview between Tucker Carlson and Ghislaine Maxwell to clear the president's name. Because these private discussions were leaked, the administration has started an internal investigation to find the source.

報告還顯示白宮內部存在緊張局勢。副總統JD萬斯與幕僚長蘇西·懷爾斯在情境室舉行了高層會議，且通常在總統不在場的情況下進行。這些官員在最佳策略上存在分歧：萬斯主張採取透明化以減少政治損害，而其他人則將其視為公關危機。有些人甚至建議由塔克·卡森採訪吉絲萊恩·麥克斯韋爾，以洗清總統的名聲。由於這些私下討論被洩漏，政府已啟動內部調查以尋找洩密源頭。

The situation continues to be unstable, with ongoing congressional testimonies and political conflict within the Republican party over the transparency of the Epstein files.

局勢持續不穩定，國會聽證會仍在進行，且共和黨內部針對艾普斯坦檔案的透明度仍存在政治衝突。