UPDATE
Nov 14, 2025 2:10 PM CST
The White House is opening up its own Jeffrey Epstein inquiries—into Democrats. Hours after President Trump said he would order Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate Epstein's ties to prominent Democrats such as Bill Clinton, the attorney general obliged and put a prosecutor from the Southern District of New York on the case, reports the Hill. "Jay Clayton is one of the most capable and trusted prosecutors in the country, and I've asked him to take the lead," Bondi tweeted. "As with all matters, the Department will pursue this with urgency and integrity to deliver answers to the American people."
Nov 14, 2025 11:11 AM CST
President Trump on Friday doubled down on his assertion that all this controversy about Jeffrey Epstein is a "hoax" cooked up by Democrats to distract from their "disastrous" policies and the government shutdown. And he also threatened to order up his own investigations into Epstein's ties with prominent Democrats. Details:
- In a Truth Social post, Trump said he would ask Attorney General Pam Bondi and the FBI "to investigate Jeffrey Epstein's involvement and relationship with Bill Clinton, Larry Summers, Reid Hoffman, (JP Morgan Chase) and many other people and institutions, to determine what was going on with them, and him."
- "This is another Russia, Russia, Russia Scam, with all arrows pointing to the Democrats," Trump wrote. "Some Weak Republicans have fallen into their clutches because they are soft and foolish," he wrote in another post. (He's likely referring to Rep. Lauren Boebert, among others.) "Epstein was a Democrat, and he is the (Democrats') problem, not the (Republicans') problem!"