Vice President JD Vance offered up an unexpected scapegoat when asked about President Donald Trump ’s refusal to release files related to his former friend, the late convicted sex predator Jeffrey Epstein .

He blamed former President Joe Biden .

“We have to remember this entire thing happened, this entire story blew up, during the Biden administration,” Vance said during an interview with USA Today.

Epstein died in prison of an apparent suicide in 2019. Biden took office in January 2021.

Trump and many members of his inner circle – including Vance – had repeatedly promised to release files related to Epstein if elected, including a supposed client list.

Vance said the Biden administration had four years to release any such information and failed to do so.

However, the Trump

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