The vice president claimed that Trump, who is mentioned thousands of times in the new files, is "very much outside of the social circle."

In an interview with the Daily Mail released Tuesday, Vance broke his silence on the new release, saying he believes it “reflects very poorly” on Gates, Clinton and “a lot of others” without citing specific details. But Vance, however, insisted that Trump, who had once been friends with Epstein, is “very much outside of the social circle.”

The files name a long list of prominent figures and federal authorities have warned that inclusion does not imply wrongdoing.

"He certainly has similar wealth and power. But he never really was friendly with Epstein in a way that a lot of these other people were," Vance said of the president

The Vice President of the United States, JD Vance, has gone completely mum on social media, something that is very atypical of him. As of Monday, February 2, 2026, JD has not posted on his Instagram or X account.

The Vice President has doubled down on his defence of Donald Trump while also taking aim at the other high profile individuals named in the Epstein files

The former Prince Andrew is facing calls to testify about what he knows about the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Vice President JD Vance has said he would be open to supporting cross-party efforts in Congress to call Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to give testimony regarding his association with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The vice president was atypically quiet online following the Department of Justice’s newest tranche of Epstein files. As of Sunday afternoon, Vice President JD Vance had not posted on X since Jan. 28,

Vance Backs Push for Andrew to Testify on Epstein