The survey found just 21% of Likely U.S. Voters believe the FBI and DOJ are telling the truth about Epstein, who was found hanged in his jail cell in 2019. A majority (56%) don’t think the FBI and Department of Justice are telling the truth, and 23% are not sure.
Among those who don’t think the DOJ and FBI are telling the truth about Epstein, 66% believe it’s more likely that Epstein was murdered.
Only 16% of Likely Voters believe that the Epstein case is now closed, while 68% say that there are dozens of powerful and wealthy offenders who need to face justice. Another 16% are not sure.
Fifty-seven percent (57%) have closely followed recent news reports about Epstein, including 21% who have followed the news Very Closely. Among those who have Very Closely followed recent news about Epstein, 67% don’t believe the DOJ and FBI are telling the truth about Epstein.
Recent news reports about Epstein have been closely followed by 62% of Republicans, 57% of Democrats and 54% of voters not affiliated with either major party.
Majorities of every political category – 61% of Democrats, 52% of Republicans and 55% of unaffiliated voters – don’t believe the DOJ and FBI are telling the truth about Epstein.
Fifty percent (50%) of Republicans, 45% of Democrats and 48% of unaffiliated voters consider it more likely that Epstein was murdered.
Roughly two-thirds of every political category – 68% of Democrats, 66% of Republicans and 69% of unaffiliated voters – reject the idea that the Epstein case is closed and instead believe that there are dozens of powerful and wealthy offenders who need to face justice.
Slightly more men (26%) than women voters (17%) think the DOJ and FBI are telling the truth about Epstein.
Forty-seven percent (47%) of whites, 43% of black voters, 46% of Hispanics and 58% of other minorities say it’s more likely that Epstein was murdered. Hispanics are more likely to believe the DOJ and FBI are telling the truth about Epstein.
The survey of 1,164 U.S. Likely Voters was conducted on July 8-10, 2025 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology. To see survey question wording, click here.
- Tucker Carson
- Turning Point Action Conference
- Jeffrey Epstein
- Jeffrey Epstein files
- Jeffrey Epstein suicide
- Epstein client list
- Attorney General Pam Bondi
- Jeffrey Epstein disclosure
- FBI Director Kash Patel
- Trump administration
- Israeli Intelligence Agent
- Mossad
- Charlie Kirk
- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak
