Trump, Epstein and Justice Department
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The FBI and DOJ said they do not plan to make future public disclosures related to their review of Epstein's case, stoking outrage among Trump's most vocal supporters.
The Trump administration records releases on Jeffrey Epstein are finished, but transparency lawsuits may reveal what else the government has kept hidden.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will not recommend a special counsel in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, a White House spokeswoman said Thursday, turning aside calls for further action in an inquiry that has roiled the Justice Department and angered supporters who had been expecting a treasure trove of documents from the case.
President Donald Trump promoted the conspiracy theory over the weekend, congratulating Gabbard on Truth Social
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New York Magazine on MSNDemocrats Are Going After the MAGA Backlash to EpsteinHouse Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared to signal support for the release of the government’s files on Epstein during a press conference Monday. “The American people deserve to know the truth,” he said, accoring to The Hill. “What, if anything, is the Trump administration and the Department of Justice hiding?”
President Donald Trump’s strategy has been to downplay the uproar over the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case as his supporters demand the Justice Department release much-hyped records in the investigation.
The Department of Justice released a memo last weekend that contradicted Bondi's statement about an Epstein client list being on her desk to review.
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New York Magazine on MSNWhy the Latest Epstein Scandal Caught the Media by SurpriseNo doubt for mainstream-media readers, the Epstein rift came out of nowhere,” said a New York Times reporter. “We had not established how important this story was to a good chunk of the MAGA base.” A political reporter at a rival publication added,
NBC News spoke with four victims of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse who said the Trump administration should be pushing to expose anyone and everyone who was involved instead of pumping the breaks on prosecutions.