“Wow who would have thought that electing a rapist would have complicated the release of the Epstein Files?” the congresswoman wrote.

Trump was found civilly liable in 2023 for rape and defamation of columnist E. Jean Carroll. He maintains his innocence.

The Trump administration faces a slew of public backlash, including from its own fanbase, for going back on its promises of releasing the “client list” that some believe Epstein, a convicted sex offender who died awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, used to blackmail powerful figures.

Earlier this year, Attorney General Pam Bondi claimed the client list was on her desk. But her Department of Justice said in a memo with the FBI this week that there was no evidence Epstein had such a list. The memo also sparked outrage by stating that Epstein’s death was definitively a suicide, contradicting theories popular with the MAGA base that foul play was involved.

FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino is reportedly threatening to quit after getting into an argument with Bondi over claims that he leaked stories to the media about his agency’s dissatisfaction over the case being closed.

The congresswoman’s comments came over a month after billionaire and former Trump ally Elon Musk alleged the president was in Epstein’s files in a fit of rage against his so-called “Big Beautiful Bill.”

Steven Cheung, the White House communications director, railed against Ocasio-Cortez’s Friday remarks.

“AOC likes to play pretend like she’s from the block, but in reality she’s just a sad, miserable blockhead who is trying to overcompensate for her lack of self-confidence that has followed her for her entire life,” he said in a statement sent to The Daily Beast.

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