Overview
- Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed the inquiry and said Jay Clayton will lead it with a pledge to act quickly and impartially.
- Bondi indicated the review will examine Bill Clinton and other prominent figures for potential connections to Epstein.
- ABC reported that 2018 correspondence shows Epstein regularly emailing with Trump adviser Steve Bannon on political strategy and personnel.
- Democrats released email excerpts that include a 2017 note in which Epstein called Donald Trump a “dangerous” man, with some media reporting the cache suggests Trump may have known about Epstein’s crimes.
- President Trump dismissed the focus on Epstein as a political tactic to distract from a government shutdown fight and said he has not considered a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell.