Boebert joins calls for Epstein files special counsel

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), a close ally of President Trump, on Tuesday joined calls for a special counsel to investigate the handling of files in the case involving former financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

“We deserve the truth about the Epstein Files. I'm ready for a Special Counsel to handle this,” Boebert wrote in a post on the social platform X on Tuesday.

She suggested the investigation be led by former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who withdrew from consideration as Trump’s nominee for attorney general in November amid controversy.

“@MattGaetz, how about it?” Boebert added.

Her statement follows an interview she did with conservative influencer and commentator Benny Johnson earlier Tuesday, when she expanded on her call for a special counsel.

“Of course we want answers,” Boebert said in the interview. “No one is satisfied with what has been received, or lack thereof. No one is satisfied with the rollout of this.”

“I think moving forward, we need a special counsel," she added. "That has got to happen. There has to be a special investigation into this if we aren't going to be provided information."

The Justice Department and FBI issued a joint memo last week that said Epstein did not have a client list and confirmed he died by suicide — not due to foul play as many suspected — in his New York City jail cell in 2019.

The findings incensed members of the MAGA movement, who have for years pushed conspiracy theories about Epstein’s death and claims that prominent Democrats would be named on a client list.

Even staunch Trump supporters, like far-right activist Laura Loomer, have been critical of the handling of the files and called for a special counsel to investigate.

Attorney General Pam Bondi, in particular, has faced significant backlash, given her comments earlier this year in which she pledged transparency regarding the Epstein files. The attorney general last week defended the Justice Department's handling of the evidence, and Trump has fiercely defended Bondi against criticism.

Boebert praised the Trump administration for many of its initiatives and said it's important the Epstein files don't completely distract from those victories. Still, she said it's essential that there be a resolution to the issue.

“Now, there's a lot of things that Attorney General Pam Bondi is doing well. Of course, President Trump is doing many things well. The FBI is doing a great job. Our Department of Homeland Security, is, you know, this mass deportation machine on steroids, and now they have the funding to go after it even more,” Boebert said.

“But this is something — I hope it doesn't become a false idol to Republicans, where we just lose sight of everything else,” she continued. “But that doesn't mean we don't want answers.”

“This is certainly important, and I want answers, and maybe that takes that special counsel to do so. Maybe Matt Gaetz can lead the special counsel,” she added in the interview.