Vice President JD Vance pushed back against criticism of the Trump administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, accusing Democrats of political opportunism and failing to act when they held power in an interview released on Sunday.

The vice president's comments prompted fresh calls for the release of records from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.

Vice President JD Vance has denied hosting a strategy dinner to discuss the Epstein crisis as Donald Trump dismissed the ongoing scandal as “bulls--t.” Hours after reports emerged that Vance was expected to meet on Wednesday night with top Trump officials to coordinate a plan to deal with the ongoing firestorm over sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein,