I read the article, but could find anything concrete that Trump had supposedly done, to get Epstein convicted, except for them saying so. I asked ChatGPT to analyze the article and find any specifics on that claim. Here is the answer:

I looked at the Fox News opinion piece you linked (from Fox News Opinion by David Marcus), and here’s what I found regarding the claim that Donald Trump “has spent nearly two decades” trying to get Jeffrey Epstein convicted:

📌 What the Fox News article actually asserts

The article claims that:

Trump assisted Florida police in 2006 when Epstein was first under investigation, allegedly telling a sheriff to focus on Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell.

The author says Trump later “revived” the federal case as president, leading to Epstein’s 2019 arrest.

It also credits Trump’s administration with releasing millions of pages of documents related to Epstein.

From that, the columnist concludes — in opinion terms — that Trump “has done more than anyone” over the past ~20 years to expose Epstein’s crimes.

📌 Noted issues with specifics

While the piece makes that claim, there’s no independently verified public record to back most of it, in terms of measurable, documented action:

1. Trump’s role in the 2006 investigation

The 2006 investigation was a local Florida police case that resulted in a controversial plea deal in 2008.

There is no credible independent reporting or public record that Trump “actively assisted” police or urged them to pursue Epstein’s crimes in a substantive way. Trump was a neighbor and acquaintance — but the official record of that early Florida case does not credit him with any investigative leadership.

2. The 2019 federal case

Epstein’s 2019 arrest for sex trafficking of minors was carried out by federal prosecutors in New York and not because of any special initiative from Trump personally.

Trump was president at the time, but responsibility for federal prosecution lies with career prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, not the president personally.

3. Trump’s historical statements and behavior

Trump and Epstein were friends and associates for many years before a reported falling-out. Trump said in 2002 that Epstein was a “terrific guy” and appeared at social events with him.

Trump's public comments about Epstein after his arrest focused more on distancing himself and calling for investigations after the fact than on earlier campaigning for prosecution.

4. Trump’s actual documented actions

There’s no public evidence of Trump leading or driving efforts over two decades to expose Epstein to law enforcement:

No records of Trump directly pushing prosecutors.

No legislative or administrative actions personally initiated by Trump specifically aimed at moving the Epstein case.

No credible acknowledgment from law enforcement agencies that Trump was a driving force behind key moments of the Epstein prosecutions.

🧠 Bottom Line
The Fox News opinion article is expressing a political viewpoint, not recounting a documented factual timeline of Trump-led legal efforts. The columnist frames Trump as a long-time crusader against Epstein, but this is opinion and interpretation, not a substantiated historical claim backed by clear public evidence.

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My own opinion only extends to crediting Trump for his administration releasing millions of pages of documents related to Epstein. Trump did really not want to do that, but it was MANDATED by Congress, by overwhelmingly passing the Epstein Files Transparency Act, a bipartisan bill that requires the U.S. Department of Justice to release all unclassified records related to Jeffrey Epstein within a set period (typically 30 days) and to provide explanations for any redactions. The House vote was 427-1, and the Senate passed it by unanimous consent.
Trump at first resisted or delayed that process before ultimately signing the law that compelled their disclosure.

The FBI and DOJ are now breaking the law, by not releasing all the Epstein files, and heavily redacting information in it, which the law clearly forbids.

There is video evidence on Republicans conspiring to redact ALL the evidence against Republicans and their friends and to release anything that can harm Democrats or their friends. We can see that put into effect in real time, but the sheer incompetence of the administration to even execute that plan reliably should make even MAGA people, who agree with that plan, incredibly annoyed.

When you are the DOJ, your job is to uphold te law for the American PEOPLE and be unbiased and transparent. The only thing she is being transparent about is her effort to protect Trump and not answering any questions. Who can lie to me, with a straight face, by saying that she is even TRYING to present herself as a real DOJ?

Nein, du bist einfach nur ein Anhänger der Reductio ad Hitlerum, und außerdem ein unerträglich selbstgerechter, moralisierender Arschloch.

No it's a sign that people Hate republicans so bad they will pull the lever on anything but 1. They best do their ressearch. New york is already being fucked over. The policy to wavor occupancy in buildings during extreme cold has been revoked, leaving people in the cold.

Yep, a troubled man, who thinks that everyone deserves a decent life, and that it's
NOT OK to kill children by the tens of thousands, even when terrorists attacked you.
That's considered "extremists left-wing" nowadays.
It feels like hell, indeed, to have to share the Earth with you.