According to Greene, Trump privately discouraged release of the records and warned that people would be harmed if they became public. She accused him of instructing others in Washington to stop efforts to publish the materials, and said he even told then-AG Pam Bondi not to release the files.
Greene described a breaking point when Trump told her his friends could be hurt — she responded that victims had already been harmed, citing the large number of accusers in the Epstein case. She blamed the handling of the files for damaging the movement she once supported.