Overview

• A DOJ and FBI memo affirmed that Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide in 2019 and that investigators found no incriminating client list.
• President Trump defended Attorney General Pam Bondi on Truth Social, dismissed ongoing demands for more files as a Democratic “hoax” and called critics “weaklings.”
• Republican figures including Marjorie Taylor Greene, Thomas Massie and Speaker Mike Johnson have pressed for full release of remaining Epstein-related documents or the appointment of a special counsel.
• Influencers such as Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens publicly voiced frustration with the memo’s conclusions and urged further transparency measures.
• White House officials are weighing options to unseal more records, appoint a special prosecutor and issue executive measures to restore party unity.