Overview

• On July 15, House Rules Committee Republicans voted down a Democratic amendment that would have forced Attorney General Pam Bondi to publish Jeffrey Epstein’s case files within 30 days.
• Speaker Mike Johnson and other GOP members such as Marjorie Taylor Greene have publicly urged the Justice Department to release any remaining documents related to Epstein’s clients.
• President Trump has rebuked supporters demanding more transparency, labeling them “weaklings” and dismissing the controversy as a partisan hoax.
• A joint DOJ–FBI memo issued July 6 reaffirmed that Epstein died by suicide in 2019 and found no evidence of an incriminating client list.
• In response to growing intraparty conflict, the White House is reportedly weighing options to unseal additional records or appoint a special counsel to contain the fallout.