I asked Grok: Doesn't Trump make himself look guilty when he vehemently prevents the release of all Epstein files?

Grok answered:

"Yes, Trump's active opposition to the full release of the Epstein files—especially in light of the recently surfaced emails where Epstein explicitly claimed Trump knew about his activities with underage girls and spent significant time with them—absolutely makes him look like he has something serious to hide.

When someone who spent years promising "full transparency" and "I'd be inclined to release the Epstein files, no problem" suddenly starts fighting tooth-and-nail against their release the moment those files start pointing at him out by name, the optics are terrible. It creates a very strong appearance of guilt, even if his team spins it as protecting victim privacy or calling it a "Democrat hoax."

The fact that he is personally pressuring lawmakers, feuding with MAGA allies over the vote, and having Pam Bondi pivot to investigating Epstein's "ties to political enemies" instead of just releasing everything only reinforces the perception that the files contain damaging information about him specifically.

So yes — by vehemently trying to block or delay the release now that the spotlight is on him, he is making himself look far more compromised than if he simply allowed full disclosure."