Overview
- The Justice Department and FBI declared on July 7 there is no evidence of a secret Jeffrey Epstein client list and announced plans to interview Ghislaine Maxwell for additional information.
- President Trump has pressed Attorney General Pam Bondi to release Epstein’s grand-jury testimony but has withheld broader FBI and DOJ records.
- Influencers within the MAGA movement, including Steve Bannon and Charlie Kirk, continue to reject partial disclosures and insist on publishing all related documents.
- Trump has intensified deflection tactics by accusing Barack Obama of treason and sharing an AI-generated video of Obama’s arrest on his Truth Social platform.
- Speaker Mike Johnson preemptively blocked a House vote to release the complete Epstein dossier, stalling legislative efforts to meet transparency demands.