“Those named in the Epstein files in other countries are going down hard for it. Not in America. We’re just going to act like it never happened or that it’s fake,” the singer wrote on Instagram.

Sheryl Crow calls for Donald Trump to be ‘imprisoned’ over Epstein: ‘Who are we if we do not stand up for children?’

"Those named in the Epstein files in other countries are going down hard for it. Not in America. We're just going to act like it never happened or that it's fake," the singer wrote on Instagram.

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Sheryl Crow in 2025; Donald Trump on Feb. 5, 2026. Credit:

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- Sheryl Crow called for President Donald Trump to be "impeached and imprisoned" for his alleged connection to Jeffrey Epstein.

- The musician also criticized every "person…Democrat, Republican, American, or foreign who knew" about Epstein's criminal misconduct.

- Trump was friends with Epstein until the early 2000s but has denied any wrongdoing connected to the late sex trafficker.

Sheryl Crow is calling for serious action to be taken against President Donald Trump.

The "Soak Up the Sun" singer posted an impassioned plea for justice for Jeffrey Epstein's victims on her Instagram Stories on Thursday night — and called for the president to be "impeached and imprisoned" over his alleged connections to the late sex trafficker in her remarks.

"Those named in the Epstein files in other countries are going down hard for it," Crow wrote. "Not in America. We're just going to act like it never happened or that it's fake. Who are we if we do not stand up for children who are knowingly being pedaled to rich leaders all over the world," she asked.

Sheryl Crow in New York City on Oct. 1, 2025.

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Crow continued, "Trump needs to be impeached and imprisoned along with every other person…Democrat, Republican, American, or foreign who knew this was going on and never said anything."

* *has reached out to the White House for comment on Crow's post.

The Justice Department released over three million emails and other documents relating to the Epstein investigation on Jan. 30. That batch of documents followed several smaller releases from the House Oversight Committee, the Justice Department, and Bloomberg News throughout 2025.

Sheryl Crow's Instagram Story on Feb. 5, 2026.

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*The New York Times* found at least 5,300 documents that referenced Trump and related terms among the Justice Department's files. The president was named in unverified tips received by the FBI, but none of the documents showed direct communication between Trump and Epstein, and Trump has denied all allegations and suggestions of wrongdoing related to his former friendship with the sex trafficker.

Trump previously claimed that he kicked Epstein out of his Mar-a-Lago club after he “stole people that worked for me.”

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Last summer, Trump faced scrutiny after the release of a sexually suggestive birthday message to Epstein that allegedly bore the president's signature. Trump denied writing the message and sued *The Wall Street Journal* for reporting that he was connected to it.

In December, the Justice Department was called out for uploading and then removing an image from Epstein's New York residence that featured printed photos of numerous individuals, including multiple photos of Trump with various women. The Justice Department later said that it removed the image to "protect victims" before re-uploading the photo.

Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Fla., in 1997.

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Crow is correct that prominent figures named in the Epstein files from other countries have faced more severe consequences than their American counterparts. One such individual is Peter Mandelson, the British politician who was fired from his post as the U.K.'s ambassador to the U.S. in September after *The Sun* published leaked emails from 2008 showing the politician's support for Epstein after he was charged with soliciting sex with a minor in 2006.

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Following last month's release of Epstein-related documents, which confirmed extensive further contact between Epstein and the British politician, Mandelson was forced to resign from the Labour Party and the House of Lords. Mandelson is now facing an investigation after the files suggested he may have leaked confidential government information to Epstein during his time in office.

The political fallout of Mandelson's ties to Epstein has led some to call for the resignation of Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who appointed Mandelson as U.S. Ambassador in 2024.

Others who have resigned from their posts due to scrutiny over their ties to Epstein include Joanna Rubinstein, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees chair for Sweden; Brad Karp, the chairman of prominent law firm Paul Weiss; and George Mitchell, the former U.S. senator from Maine who was serving as honorary chair of the Mitchell Institute.

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