Washington DC, Dec. 26 -- As the US Department of Justice continues to release Jeffrey Epstein-related documents under the transparency act, US President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) unleashed a scathing attack on Democrats in a Christmas message over the files, claiming that he severed ties with the convicted sex offender long before it became "fashionable" to do so.

In his message posted on Truth Social, Trump, describing them as "Sleazebags", accused the Democrats and sections of the media of hypocrisy and alleged that several political figures who once associated with Epstein later "dropped him like a dog" when controversy surrounding him intensified, while blaming him.

"Merry Christmas to all, including the many Sleazebags...