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Mike Johnson Walks Back Claim Trump Was an FBI Informant in Epstein Case

Johnson now says he was echoing a victims’ lawyer’s account of Trump being willing to help investigators, highlighting the lack of evidence that he served as an FBI informant.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Capitol Hill on September 3, 2025 in Washington, DC.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill on Monday, in Washington, DC.
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A banner of Jeffrey Epstein and President Donald Trump displayed during a protest earlier this year.

Overview

  • Speaking to reporters Monday, Johnson said he "misspoke," called the topic "not my lane," and recast his remark as repeating reports that Trump banned Epstein from Mar-a-Lago and was willing to assist law enforcement.
  • There is no public documentation that Trump was an FBI informant in the Epstein investigation, and the White House declined to comment on Johnson’s initial assertion.
  • Victims’ attorney Brad Edwards has said Trump helped his probe in 2009 by providing information, without indicating formal cooperation with law enforcement.
  • The episode unfolded as the House Oversight Committee released tens of thousands of pages already largely public and as a bipartisan push seeks a vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
  • Oversight staff are set to review unredacted estate records in New York, and Johnson said Chairman James Comer plans to examine visitor logs at the Epstein estate as part of the committee’s inquiry.