As the midnight deadline hits for the explosive release of Jeffrey Epstein’s federal files on December 19, 2025, a chilling prediction from Pulitzer-winning journalist David Cay Johnston has sent shockwaves through Washington: President Donald Trump “will resign” if the unredacted documents reveal him in “compromising positions.” Johnston, a longtime investigator of Trump’s finances and connections, made the stark warning in a September 2025 interview, asserting that irrefutable evidence of deeper involvement could trigger impeachment proceedings or force resignation, plunging the administration into crisis. He has long tracked Trump’s ties to Epstein—from their shared social circles in the 1990s and early 2000s, lavish parties at Mar-a-Lago, multiple flights on Epstein’s jet, to the infamous 2002 quote calling Epstein a “terrific guy” who liked women “on the younger side.” With the Epstein Files Transparency Act—signed by Trump himself on November 19—mandating the DOJ to release hundreds of thousands of pages tonight, including flight logs, FBI memos, financial trails, victim statements, and investigative notes on uncharged associates, the stakes are monumental. Reports indicate frantic redactions underway, with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announcing partial releases today and more over weeks, citing ongoing probes—including Trump’s ordered investigation into Democratic links. Survivors, weary from decades of opacity, and a fractured MAGA base—some accusing the administration of cover-ups—hold their breath amid bipartisan pressure from figures like Rep. Thomas Massie. Will the files expose mere social associations long acknowledged and denied as criminal, vindicating Trump’s claims of a pre-2008 fallout, or deliver the ultimate political bombshell that ends a presidency?
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