Rep. Ted Lieu drew attention during a recent congressional hearing after comments made related to Donald Trump and the Jeffrey Epstein files. The California lawmaker referenced material he said appears in the documents and urged further scrutiny of the claims.
Ted Lieu says Epstein files have allegations of Donald Trump ‘raping children’
At an event on February 4, 2026, Rep. Ted Lieu said, “Why are Republicans so interested in Bill and Hillary Clinton? It’s because they’re trying to distract from the fact that Donald Trump is in the Epstein files thousands and thousands of times.” He added, “In those files, there’s highly disturbing allegations of Donald Trump raping children, of Donald Trump threatening to kill children.” Lieu encouraged reporters to review the allegations.
During remarks referencing Jeffrey Epstein, Lieu stated that attending events connected to alleged trafficking could constitute a crime under federal law. He said, “If Jeffrey Epstein was human trafficking minors for these sex parties and you show up and patronize the establishment at that party, yes, you’re guilty, because patronizing is part of the law, the federal sex trafficking law.” He also criticized Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche’s interpretation of the law.
At a House Judiciary Committee hearing, Lieu cited an unclassified FBI document containing claims from an anonymous man who said he worked as a limousine driver in 1995. The man alleged he overheard Donald Trump on a phone call with someone he called “Jeffrey,” referencing “abusing some girl.” The man later identified himself publicly as Dan Ferree (via The New York Post).
The FBI intake document states that Ferree claimed he later met a young girl. She alleged that Trump and Epstein raped her at a hotel. Ferree also claimed that authorities later found the girl dead with her head “blown off.” He said the coroner ruled the death a suicide. Reports state that Lieu reposted two of the three pages of Ferree’s FBI statement. The third page contained additional unrelated assertions.
At the hearing, Lieu and Attorney General Pam Bondi exchanged remarks. Lieu stated, “I believe you just lied under oath.”
