Question of the Week: Are the Epstein files a ‘distraction’ designed to hurt President Trump?

Congressman Tom Tiffany, a candidate for governor, says the quest for justice by victims of the late sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein amounts to a distraction.

UpNorthNews Staff

February 14, 2026

FILE – A billboard north of Pulaski was one of several that were posted around Wisconsin and other parts of the country in 2024, drawing a connection between former President Donald Trump and suspected sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Trump has not been accused of any criminal sexual misconduct in conjunction with Epstein, but the two were friends throughout the 1980s.

Congressman Tom Tiffany, a candidate for governor, says the quest for justice by victims of the late sexual predator amounts to a distraction. It’s our newsletter Question of the Week for February 15.

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