Overview

• The Justice Department’s July memo confirmed Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide, found no client list or murder evidence and halted additional document releases.
• President Trump defended Attorney General Pam Bondi’s handling of the probe and urged her to release “whatever she thinks is credible.”
• Senate Majority Leader John Thune and House Speaker Mike Johnson publicly voiced confidence in Bondi and urged GOP cohesion on the issue.
• Right-wing influencers and lawmakers such as Marjorie Taylor Greene and Eric Burlison are demanding full, unredacted Epstein files and considering calls for special counsel oversight.
• A clash between Bondi and Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino over the case has highlighted friction between political appointees and career law-enforcement officials.