Overview
- Attorney General Pam Bondi said she assigned SDNY U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton to lead an investigation into Epstein’s ties to Democrats and financial institutions after the president’s request.
- Questioned aboard Air Force One, Trump said he knows “nothing” about a newly released Epstein email claiming he “knew about the girls,” and said he has not considered pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell.
- House Oversight Democrats released more than 20,000 pages from Epstein’s estate this week, including emails asserting Trump “spent hours” at Epstein’s house with a woman identified as a victim; Trump has not been accused of wrongdoing.
- A petition backed by all House Democrats and several Republicans secured a vote to compel the Justice Department to release Epstein-related files, with some GOP members resisting pressure to withdraw their support.
- The White House dismissed the disclosures as a partisan “hoax,” even as the new probe proceeds in contrast to a July DOJ–FBI memo that said an exhaustive review found no predicate for investigating other uncharged individuals.