Overview
- Attorney General Pam Bondi said she assigned interim Manhattan U.S. attorney Jay Clayton to lead the inquiry.
- The announcement followed President Trump’s public directive for the DOJ and FBI to examine Epstein’s relationships, highlighting Bill Clinton and institutions including JPMorgan.
- House Republicans set a Tuesday vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act to compel wider federal disclosure after an Oversight Committee release that included emails referencing the president.
- A July DOJ and FBI memo previously found no basis to open new inquiries into uncharged third parties, signaling a shift from that earlier assessment.
- Under the bill’s exceptions, officials could withhold materials that might jeopardize an active federal investigation, and Trump could veto any disclosure mandate absent a two‑thirds override.