Voters Think Trump Has Been Mostly Dishonest About Epstein — and Find Attacks Against the “Epstein Class” Convincing

At the end of January, the U.S. Department of Justice released more than 3 million pages related to its investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The document release, required under the Epstein Files Transparency Act passed by Congress in November, has surfaced new details about Epstein’s activities and associates.

A new Data for Progress poll finds that voters are hearing more about the Epstein files today than in 2025. In a survey from July 11-12 last year, only 25% of voters said they had heard “a lot” about the Epstein files, but today, that number has risen to 45%. An additional 47% say they have heard “a little,” and only 7% say they have heard “nothing at all.”

When asked whether Trump has been mostly honest or dishonest about the files, a majority of voters say he has mostly been dishonest by a +19-point margin. This includes Independents by a +33-point margin.

However, the percentage of voters who believe Trump should be impeached for his handling of the files is considerably smaller. A plurality (48%) of voters say he should be impeached, including 49% of Independents, while 45% say he should not be impeached.

In recent weeks, some Democrats, including Representative Ro Khanna and Senator Jon Ossoff, have spoken out against the “Epstein class.”

Without being prompted with a definition for the term “Epstein class,” a majority of voters believe that Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, and Donald Trump are part of the “Epstein class.” A plurality of voters also say the same for Elon Musk and Alan Dershowitz.

For the other five individuals tested, a plurality — and in the case of Bernie Sanders, a majority — say they would not consider them part of the “Epstein class.” Less than 1 in 4 voters say they would consider Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, or Marjorie Taylor Greene as part of the “Epstein class.”

Similarly, voters consider “wealthy elites” to be part of the “Epstein class” by an overwhelming margin, with 74% of voters in agreement. A plurality of voters (46%) say that MAGA Republicans are part of the “Epstein class,” while a plurality (38%) say that progressive Democrats are not.

The survey also presented voters with two statements about the “Epstein class” — one from Khanna and the other from Ossoff — and asked respondents whether or not they found each of them convincing.

By a +31-point margin, voters find Khanna’s statement that unites the “progressive left” and the “MAGA right” against the Epstein class convincing. Voters also find Ossoff’s statement that specifically attacks Trump for protecting the “Epstein class” convincing by a +16-point margin.

While awareness of the Epstein files has grown significantly and voters express skepticism about Trump’s honesty, support for impeachment remains more limited. At the same time, voters broadly associate the “Epstein class” with wealthy elites and powerful figures across party lines.

Survey Methodology

From February 13 to 17, 2026, Data for Progress conducted a survey of 1,228 U.S. likely voters nationally using web panel respondents. The sample was weighted to be representative of likely voters by age, gender, education, race, geography, and recalled presidential vote. The survey was conducted in English. The margin of error associated with the sample size is ±3 percentage points. Results for subgroups of the sample are subject to increased margins of error. Partisanship reflected in tabulations is based on self-identified party affiliation, not partisan registration. For more information please visit dataforprogress.org/our-methodology.