Calls for transparency on Epstein came from several Republicans on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. And Trump's own former vice president, Mike Pence, called for the administration to "release all of the files" regarding the Epstein investigation.

House Republican leaders are under fierce internal pressure to send members home for the summer amid deepening anxiety over a possible vote on the Jeffrey Epstein controversy.

"The president would not recommend a special prosecutor in the Epstein case. That's how he feels," Leavitt told reporters.

Attorney General Pam Bondi declined to answer questions about the Justice Department's investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.

Certain key Trump allies, including House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson, continue to call for transparency.