Overview

• The Justice Department and FBI issued a joint memo last week reaffirming that Jeffrey Epstein’s 2019 death was a suicide and that investigators found no hidden client list.
• On July 15, Republicans on the House Rules Committee blocked a Democratic amendment that would have required the public release of all remaining Epstein files.
• Some senior GOP lawmakers, including Speaker Mike Johnson and Rep. Thomas Massie, have urged Attorney General Pam Bondi to authorize fuller disclosure or to appoint a special counsel.
• President Trump defended Bondi’s handling of the case, labeled dissenting supporters “weaklings,” and dismissed the controversy as a Democrat-driven “hoax.”
• According to White House sources, officials are considering unsealing additional documents and naming a special prosecutor to contain the controversy.