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Trump Poll Reveals Majority Say Cover-Up

A surprising poll has dropped, revealing that a whopping 53 percent of Americans believe President Trump is desperately trying to conceal crimes linked to notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Economist/YouGov poll, unleashed Tuesday, sends shockwaves across the nation, with only 29 percent backing Trump against the allegation of a cover-up.

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In another jaw-dropping reveal, the poll shows a staggering 50 percent of Americans think Trump was involved in Epstein’s shady dealings. Meanwhile, a mere 30 percent believe he kept his hands clean. The details behind these figures reveal a stark party divide. Among Democrats, a stunning 91 percent accuse Trump of a cover-up, while just 13 percent of Republicans share the sentiment. A similar split exists regarding alleged involvement: 86 percent of Democrats point the finger at Trump, with 67 percent of Republicans defending him.

Despite the uproar, Trump stands firm. He's consistently denied any role in Epstein's sordid past and insists he distanced himself from the disgraced financier long ago. Yet, criticism of his administration's handling of the Epstein investigation refuses to die down.

A major move came last year when Congress nearly unanimously passed a law demanding the Department of Justice reveal all Epstein-related files. Reluctantly, Trump signed the bill. However, the DOJ faces backlash for releasing heavily redacted documents, leaving some victim identities glaringly exposed. The numbers from the latest poll show widespread disapproval, with only 24 percent satisfied with Trump’s investigative handling, against 57 percent expressing discontent.

Amid the turmoil, former Trump ally Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene slammed the situation as Trump’s “biggest political miscalculation.” On the "Home of the Brave" podcast, Greene voiced disdain for the president’s handling of the Epstein files. She argued he was pressured into transparency, flipping his stance just before a crucial vote in Congress.

This new poll surveyed 1,682 U.S. adults between February 13-16, carrying a margin of error of 3.1 percentage points.

Key Takeaways

  • 53% think Trump is covering up Epstein crimes.

  • 50% believe Trump was involved with Epstein.

  • DOJ criticized for Epstein file handling.

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dinsdale Star Member

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Vitally important to keep the focus off the very rich and powerful friends of the Democratic Party that the finger is now pointing towards. So far the only accusations against Trump in the files is coming from the anonymous hotline. This of course is enough for the sufferers to run with which is very evident on this forum.

candide Star Member

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5 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Vitally important to keep the focus off the very rich and powerful friends of the Democratic Party that the finger is now pointing towards. So far the only accusations against Trump in the files is coming from the anonymous hotline. This of course is enough for the sufferers to run with which is very evident on this forum.

Explain us how asking for the release of the Epstein files is keeping the focus off the very rich and powerful friends of the Democratic Party? 😀

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dinsdale Star Member

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7 minutes ago, candide said:

Explain us how asking for the release of the Epstein files is keeping the focus off the very rich and powerful friends of the Democratic Party? 😀

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Not at all what I said. Keep the focus on Trump is obviously my point.

candide Star Member

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10 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Not at all what I said. Keep the focus on Trump is obviously my point.

So the liberals are keeping the focus on Trump, and MAGAs (such as you) are keeping the focus on Dems.

That's the usual US political game.

Meanwhile, those currently trying to hinder the files' release are not Dems

Yellowtail Star Member

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3 minutes ago, candide said:

So the liberals are keeping the focus on Trump, and MAGAs (such as you) are keeping the focus on Dems.

That's the usual US political game.

Meanwhile, those currently trying to hinder the files' release are not Dems

The files were released.

candide Star Member

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4 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

The files were released.

Not all of them!

Do you really believe what Bondi says about it? 🤣

Yellowtail Star Member

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2 minutes ago, candide said:

Not all of them!

Do you really believe what Bondi says about it? 🤣

RawStory again?

In any event, we all know the 34 times convicted felon Trump is a pedophile, and we all know that Trump is protecting pedophiles, yes?

But if that is true, why did the Biden DOJ continue to protect all the pedophiles for four years, after Trump left office?

And why did the Biden DOJ not charge, much less convict any of the countless pedophiles that Trump was, and is protecting when they had the chance?

Any ideas?

dinsdale Star Member

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12 minutes ago, candide said:

So the liberals are keeping the focus on Trump, and MAGAs (such as you) are keeping the focus on Dems.

That's the usual US political game.

Meanwhile, those currently trying to hinder the files' release are not Dems

Nope. The Dems have quite nicely I would have to say, put the focus on themselves. Obviously MSM isn't addressing this and as I say making sure the focus of their "news" is totally focused on the "orange man bad" narrative.

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2 hours ago, pomchop said:

Likely they were picked for their very lack of backbones and brains and to be convenient fall guys and flunkies that will be blamed for everything while trump says "i know nothing about this and that" unless it is some glimmer of good news in which case it was all him and him alone. Loyalty to dear leader is number one and dear leader certainly does not want any smart people around him...as he himself said...i love the undeducated and smart people hate me.

I do hope that once the damn breaks and trump is gone that all of these flunkies and enablers will be tried convicted and jailed. Tump will either be dead or so demented he will be unfit to stand trial.

I hope the same and I think one thing is for sure, they will all be jobless once they quit their posts or are thrown under the bus, as is Trump's habit, and they will remain radioactive for the rest of their lives, at least let's hope that's the case.

They all richly deserve deep shame and humiliation keep upon them everywhere they go. And that includes the orange freak.

candide Star Member

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27 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Nope. The Dems have quite nicely I would have to say, put the focus on themselves. Obviously MSM isn't addressing this and as I say making sure the focus of their "news" is totally focused on the "orange man bad" narrative.

In other words, you have nothing! 😄

candide Star Member

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32 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

RawStory again?

In any event, we all know the 34 times convicted felon Trump is a pedophile, and we all know that Trump is protecting pedophiles, yes?

But if that is true, why did the Biden DOJ continue to protect all the pedophiles for four years, after Trump left office?

And why did the Biden DOJ not charge, much less convict any of the countless pedophiles that Trump was, and is protecting when they had the chance?

Any ideas?

Deflection blah blah, as usual.

Not rawstory, Massie (among others). 🤣

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz7genjx9njo

Mavideol Star Member

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as I see it there is a very huge cover up by Trump with the complicity of Putin, remember Epstein was a big fan of Putin whom allowed Epstein to use many Russian teenagers in his harem (special) services, Putin holds the cards on Trump thus Trump will always support Putin afraid he will dump the incriminating files he (Putin) has on him. To make things easier for everybody they got rid/killed Epstein, knowing Putin past activities with people who had some grudge with him, his only solution was to kill them, did he somehow got involved in the Epstein killing, did he do it as a favor to help some (special) friend and by doing so he now has more cards on his hands...

just my theory but that's plausible based on the people involved, if and big IF Trump has not done anything wrong and there no incriminating files/videos out there why is he so reluctantly holding the release of ALL unredacted files, if he does then nobody will have anymore doubts about his integrity and sincerity, until he does people do have the right to be skeptical and not trust him

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11 minutes ago, candide said:

In other words, you have nothing! 😄

The reality is, which is something the suffers cannot admit, is that there is nothing proving any illegalities from Trump. As has been pointed out over and over again is that if there was the Dems would have released the files. There isn't and they didn't.

Yellowtail Star Member

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11 minutes ago, candide said:

Deflection blah blah, as usual.

Not rawstory, Massie (among others). 🤣

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz7genjx9njo

Why do no not answer simple questions?

Yellowtail Star Member

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13 minutes ago, candide said:

Deflection blah blah, as usual.

Not rawstory, Massie (among others). 🤣

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz7genjx9njo

Per your link, the files have been released, now they want internal memos related to the files.

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11 hours ago, Harrisfan said:

I don't see Biden or Clinton doing anything.

Bill Clinton was persecuted for lewd acts.

Trump is avoiding proper investigation for criminal acts.

While total release of Epstein files might/probably compromise some on the Democrat side it can be sure not one has the status of POTUS now or before.

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1 hour ago, Yellowtail said:

RawStory again?

In any event, we all know the 34 times convicted felon Trump is a pedophile, and we all know that Trump is protecting pedophiles, yes?

And why did the Biden DOJ not charge, much less convict any of the countless pedophiles that Trump was, and is protecting

But if that is true, why did the Biden DOJ continue to protect all the pedophiles for four years, after Trump left office?

when they had the chance?

Any ideas?

Interesting that you admit Trump is protecting not only himself but countless others.

The reality of the politically associated elites is that in their games party association is secondary to the dictates of their funders who by virtue of that can and do lobby both sides of the theatrical aisle.

Bipartisan can be defined as appropriate convenience.

Biden, who had no association with Epstein, was probably following advice to let sleeping mongrel dogs be according to elite policy.

When Epstein was called out a second time in Trump's first political assignment it is likely that the demise of the primary defendant was presumed to be sufficient suppression of interest in further interest. ( Only the Vatican can and has taken a dead man to trial ).

Unfortunately it is the very circumstances surrounding that demise? that has perpetuated the very justifiable call for establishing justice for the surviving victims of what is increasingly evident of a vicious international cabal.

As interesting is the fact that other detained international close associates in the trafficking of minors have also become deceased in custody pending trial.

It is unlikely that Trump will be able to avoid outcomes regardless of very dangerous military and political distraction attempts.

Opinion polls are no more than an indication of public opinion of spectacles.

It is the opinion of the background elites that determine outcomes.

Tug Star Member

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2 hours ago, dinsdale said:

The reality is, which is something the suffers cannot admit, is that there is nothing proving any illegalities from Trump. As has been pointed out over and over again is that if there was the Dems would have released the files. There isn't and they didn't.

To lucid non cult members it’s obvious Donnie is hiding something otherwise he would be all for transparency and release it.he doesn’t really give a damm about anyone but himself and if he was innocent and knew it could hurt his perceived foes he would release them in a nanosecond.thats IN YOUR FACE OBIOUS you aren’t a dullard wake up!

blaze master Diamond Member

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10 hours ago, Eric Loh said:

Both are ethically upright Presidents who would not interfere with the Justice Department and FBI matters. Not current White House douchebag.

I totally agree. That load shot onto the blue dress was very ethical.

candide Star Member

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3 hours ago, dinsdale said:

The reality is, which is something the suffers cannot admit, is that there is nothing proving any illegalities from Trump. As has been pointed out over and over again is that if there was the Dems would have released the files. There isn't and they didn't.

So far! Just as there is nothing proving any illegalities from the Clintons and others.

However, the ones who suddenly did not want to release the Epstein after touting the Epstein client list, and are still keeping secret a part of it, are not the Dems! 🤣

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Yagoda Star Member

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8 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

Crimes that the Biden DOJ concealed for four years, yes?

They love to spin and dance around that. Thats the destruction of their entire worldview,

candide Star Member

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6 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

Per your link, the files have been released, now they want internal memos related to the files.

Why shouldn't "internal memos outlining past decisions on whether to charge Jeffrey Epstein and his associates" be part of the Epstein files? 😁

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15 hours ago, pomchop said:

IF IF IF on the very wild chance that there are no incriminating videos /pics etc proving trump was indeed diddling kiddies

it still wouldn't shut the haters up, I reckon if there were any video's they would have surfaced already , same goes for victims, and how many of either have we seen or heard so far? none , despite the research teams scouring the internet day in day out for years,

if he had been abusing kids in Epstein's parties there would have been so many people who would have known it would be impossible to keep it quiet but the silence is deafening.

I think its pretty sad to be hoping somebody has abused children , despite any evidence, just so you can hate him more, or that others will hate him too. Can't be healthy for you lot posting this rubbish day in day out

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4 hours ago, Bday Prang said:

it still wouldn't shut the haters up, I reckon if there were any video's they would have surfaced already , same goes for victims, and how many of either have we seen or heard so far? none , despite the research teams scouring the internet day in day out for years,

if he had been abusing kids in Epstein's parties there would have been so many people who would have known it would be impossible to keep it quiet but the silence is deafening.

I think its pretty sad to be hoping somebody has abused children , despite any evidence, just so you can hate him more, or that others will hate him too. Can't be healthy for you lot posting this rubbish day in day out

https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2025-12-19/a-timeline-of-the-jeffrey-epstein-investigation-and-the-fight-to-make-the-governments-files-public

Evidently, the first recorded complaint was in 2005 with more to follow. I will not comment further, except to repeat again, complaints were filed starting in 2025.

By the way, would you say if you are not a hater then you must be a lover.

JerryM Gold Member

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14 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

And why did the Biden DOJ not charge, much less convict any of the countless pedophiles that Trump was, and is protecting when they had the chance?

Because if there were any charges to be made given statute of limitation concerns, they would have been state charges unless the feds charge interstate movement of victims.

Chomper Higgot Star Member

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12 hours ago, dinsdale said:

The reality is, which is something the suffers cannot admit, is that there is nothing proving any illegalities from Trump. As has been pointed out over and over again is that if there was the Dems would have released the files. There isn't and they didn't.

Well there’s the failure to release the files and the redaction of names in direct contravention of the law.

Which we can also observe is ignored or excused by Trump’s foreign and domestic supporters.

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22 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Well there’s the failure to release the files and the redaction of names in direct contravention of the law.

Which we can also observe is ignored or excused by Trump’s foreign and domestic supporters.

Redactions sure seem to be over the top but do you think the only redactions are those that mention the victims and Trump? BTW why do you say redactions directly contravene the law? Do you think the whole thing should be released with only the victims names being redacted? Do you think videos of child sexual abuse should be released unredacted as these do exist within the files?

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1 hour ago, dinsdale said:

Redactions sure seem to be over the top but do you think the only redactions are those that mention the victims and Trump? BTW why do you say redactions directly contravene the law? Do you think the whole thing should be released with only the victims names being redacted? Do you think videos of child sexual abuse should be released unredacted as these do exist within the

2 hours ago, Hawaiian said:

https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2025-12-19/a-timeline-of-the-jeffrey-epstein-investigation-and-the-fight-to-make-the-governments-files-public

Evidently, the first recorded complaint was in 2005 with more to follow. I will not comment further, except to repeat again, complaints were filed starting in 2025.

By the way, would you say if you are not a hater then you must be a lover.

CORRECTION: The figure 2025 should be 2005, not 2025.

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