Mike Collins (R-GA) on rump in the Epstein files

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Charlie Jones
Senior US Reporter
06:14 ET, 28 Aug 2025
Updated 06:14 ET, 28 Aug 2025

... The Georgia Representative Mike Collins' thoughts were picked up on a hot mic during a Muscogee County GOP meeting earlier this month. When asked if Trump was in the files, Collins said the US President was "in there," but only because Trump "was the one that was telling the FBI about it."

Collins went on to say that Trump had previously barred Jeffrey Epstein from his Mar-a-Lago resort.

Continuing the discussion of the files, Collins says: “We need to release it. I have no problem releasing it.”

A Collins campaign spokesman defended the remarks, telling the outlet, “Mike’s words speak for themselves: President Trump was right about everything, kicked Epstein to the curb, and did nothing wrong. This ‘story’ is a massive nothingburger from never-Trump consultants using DNC talking points. They won’t stop Mike’s momentum delivering results for the America First agenda. Thank you for your attention to this matter” ...

https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/donald-trump-epstein-mike-collins-1356602

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1. Collins is running for the U.S. Senate

07/31/2025
Sharon Swanepoel

... Collins will first have to make it through the GOP primary next spring, however, and could face a crowded field of Republican hopefuls, including U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter, who already announced his candidacy, as well as prospective candidates including U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, U.S. Rep. Rick McCormick and former Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley, the son of legendary University of Georgia coach Vince Dooley.

If Collins wins the primary, he would face Ossoff in November ...

https://news.monroelocal.org/u-s-rep-mike-collins-is-running-for-the-u-s-senate/

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2. Election Denial in Georgia

... Election Deniers make up 50 percent of Georgia’s 16-member Congressional delegation. Members of Congress have a public platform to build up or tear down trust in our elections. And they have concrete responsibilities, too, such as determining federal funding for elections ...

Buddy Carter
Representative of Georgia, District 1 ...

Rich McCormick
Representative of Georgia, District 7 ...

Austin Scott
Representative of Georgia, District 8 ...

Andrew Clyde
Representative of Georgia, District 9 ...

Mike Collins
Representative of Georgia, District 10 ...

Barry Loudermilk
Representative of Georgia, District 11 ...

Rick Allen
Representative of Georgia, District 12 ...

Marjorie Taylor Greene
Representative of Georgia, District 14 ...

https://electiondeniers.org/georgia

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3. I call bullshit on this

While I haven't read the report, I doubt Trump would call the FBI, unless he were out to get Epstein for some reason.

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5. Collins is an election denier who wants rump's endorsement in the next GOP primary

Right now, we just ask why everyone tells different stories, why the stories keep changing, and why we smell all this smoke if there's no fire

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4. JD Vance is out here saying Epstein had ties to many top Democrats.

JD Vance is out here saying Epstein had ties to many top Democrats.

OK, why aren't they releasing the files then? - Devin Duke