Overview

• President Trump told reporters Attorney General Pam Bondi should release “whatever she thinks is credible” from the Justice Department’s and FBI’s Epstein review
• Speaker Mike Johnson broke with the White House line by demanding Bondi clarify why she once said a client list was on her desk and later denied its existence
• House Republicans voted down a Democratic amendment that would have required the full public release of records related to the federal Epstein investigation
• House Democrats have formally requested a Judiciary Committee hearing to examine the DOJ’s handling of Epstein files and its decision to halt further disclosures
• Hard-line MAGA activists have threatened to withhold support in frustration over what they view as a cover-up, even after Trump and his allies urged supporters to move on