Overview
- Attorney General Pam Bondi appointed Manhattan U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton to examine Epstein’s links to Bill Clinton, Larry Summers, Reid Hoffman and JPMorgan at the president’s public request.
- Trump told reporters he knows nothing about an Epstein email claiming he “knew about the girls,” labeled the furor a hoax, and said he has not considered pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell.
- House Democrats released roughly 20,000 pages of Epstein-related emails, including claims that Trump spent hours at Epstein’s house with a victim, while Republicans circulated broader files; the emails do not establish criminal conduct.
- A discharge petition forced House floor action and leaders plan a vote next week to require the Justice Department to release all Epstein records.
- A July FBI/DOJ memo said it found no incriminating “client list,” and legal experts warn that launching probes at a president’s urging risks politicizing the Justice Department.