Marjorie Taylor Greene Says Trump Was ‘Furious with Me’ Over Epstein Files on Phone Call

Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene said President Donald Trump was “furious” with her over her continued support for the release of more files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

In a preview clip from her upcoming interview with 60 Minutes journalist Leslie Stahl, the Republican representative from Georgia described a phone conversation she had with Trump, 79. Greene’s interview with Stahl is her first sit-down interview since she announced plans to resign from Congress in January.

“We did talk about the Epstein files, and he was extremely angry at me that I had signed the discharge petition to release the files,” Greene, 51, said, referring to her decision to sign a U.S. House petition pushing the government to release all documents related to Epstein.

After the bill to force the release of the files quickly passed the House and Senate, Trump signed the legislation, despite his previous efforts to stop it. The bill requires the Justice Department to release all documents related to Episode and information related to the investigation into his 2019 death in a federal prison within 30 days, reports the Associated Press.

“I fully believe those women deserve everything they’re asking,” Greene told Stahl, referring to the victims of Epstein. “They’re asking for all of it to come out. They deserve it. And he was furious with me.”

When Stahl further asked Greene to describe what Trump said, she paused. “He said that it was going to hurt people,” Greene said.

Greene has represented Georgia’s 14th congressional district since January 2021 and has been a longtime supporter of Trump’s agenda. However, the two Republicans have been at odds in recent months, with Greene openly criticizing some of Trump’s decisions, including his administration’s previous refusal to release files related to Epstein. 

In November, Trump said Greene has “lost her way” and he also withdrew his endorsement of her. He called her a “traitor” the day after she said she was “being contacted by private security firms with warnings for my safety as a hot bed of threats against me are being fueled and egged on by the most powerful man in the world.”

Greene announced on Nov. 21 that she planned to resign from Congress, effective on Jan. 5, 2026. She described her treatment from members of her own party as “unfair” and “wrong.”

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“I have too much self-respect and dignity, love my family way too much, and do not want my sweet district to have to endure a hurtful and hateful primary against me by the President we all fought for, only to fight and win my election while Republicans will likely lose the midterms,” Greene said in a video. 

“And in turn, be expected to defend the President against impeachment after he hatefully dumped tens of millions of dollars against me and tried to destroy me. It’s all so absurd and completely unserious,” Greene continued. “I refuse to be a ‘battered wife’ hoping it all goes away and gets better.”

Greene’s 60 Minutes interview will air on Sunday, Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. ET on CBS and Paramount+.