Trump, who does not stand accused of wrongdoing in connection with Epstein, has tried to steer the conversation away from the issue.
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Attorney General Pam Bondi had not told him that his name appeared in the Jeffrey Epstein files.
«No, no. She’s given us just a very quick briefing and in terms of the credibility in the things they have seen», Trump said as he left the White House. «These files were made up by Comey, Obama, they were made up by the Biden— we went through years of that with the Russia, Russia, Russia hoax, with all of the different things we’ve had to go through.»
The president added that whatever Bondi felt was credible, she should release.Why It Matters
The Trump administration has come under increasing pressure in recent days, following the Department of Justice announcement that it would not be releasing the promised Epstein client list, with Bondi accused of a lack of transparency. Some MAGA supporters have called for the Attorney General to go, while others have said it was not necessarily her decision to withhold the files.What To Know
Trump repeated his praise of Bondi when pressed on the Epstein issue Tuesday, saying she had handled the situation «very well».
