The president’s directive follows weeks of uproar surrounding the handling of the so-called Epstein files and after Trump announced his plans to sue the Wall Street Journal after the paper published a bombshell report detailing a bawdy birthday card Trump allegedly gave to Jeffrey Epstein.

Bondi's announcement came after an explosive Wall Street Journal report about a letter Trump sent to Epstein in 2003.

President Trump "would not recommend" that Attorney General Pam Bondi appoint a special prosecutor to handle the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday.

President Donald Trump will not push for Attorney General Pam Bondi to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate his administration’s management of the Jeffrey Epstein files, as the controversy consumes Congress and his MAGA base.

President Donald Trump’s strategy has been to downplay the uproar over the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case as his supporters demand the Justice Department release much-hyped records in the investigation.

Trump said “I think so” when asked if Bongino is still deputy FBI director. But Bongino’s job remains in limbo amid his feud with Pam Bondi.

The DOJ’s shocking memo says Jeffrey Epstein wasn’t murdered—and had no client list. Now, MAGA influencers are furious, accusing the government of a massive cover-up. Attorney General Pam Bondi faces calls to resign,

Two MAGA partisans find themselves on either end of a growing scandal over Jeffrey Epstein and his ties to White House officials