‘Epstein bomb’ about to drop, 100 GOP members to ‘jail break’ from Trump, Swalwell says

(KRON) — A Bay Area congressman claims that a bombshell revelation related to the Epstein files is on the verge of being made public and could trigger a collapse in support for President Donald Trump among Republican House members. That’s according to Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Livermore).

The East Bay Democrat took to X on Wednesday to say he’d been speaking confidentially with colleagues on the other side of the aisle who told him support for the president was fading.

“It’s coming to an end guys. I’ve spoken to a lot of House Republicans this week and they’ve confided that Trump’s movement/support is fading,” Swalwell tweeted. “As one told me, ‘this Epstein bomb is about to drop and no one wants to defend a pedo-protector. It’s just a matter of time.”

Swalwell ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic presidential nomination during the 2020 election cycle. Since then, he has remained a frequent critic of President Trump.

“One Republican just texted me that if there’s a discharge vote on Epstein they expect a ‘jail break’ of over 100 members,” Swalwell added in a subsequent tweet. “Trump will go nuts!”

The congressman, who sits on the House Judiciary and Homeland Security committees declined to name any of the Republican House members who’d been confiding with him. President Trump has faced scrutiny, even at times from members of his own party, for his connection to the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Swalwell’s comments come with the House adjourned in the midst of a government shutdown now in its second week. GOP Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky) has partnered with Bay Area progressive Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Fremont) in pushing a discharge petition that would force the House to vote on releasing the Epstein files.

“Why are we in recess? Because the day we go back into session, I have 218 votes for the discharge petition to force a vote on releasing the Epstein files,” Massie tweeted on Sunday.