• Trump deflects Epstein questions as Johnson shuts down House, avoiding vote on files

    Trump deflects Epstein questions as Johnson shuts down House, avoiding vote on files

    Jul 22, 2025 10:55 PM EDT

    Donald Trump, President of the United States: I didn't know that they were going to do it. I don't really follow that too much. Lisa Desjardins: Instead, Trump repeatedly changed the subject to Democrats, launching into wild accusations about former President Barack Obama. Donald Trump: He's guilty ...

  • Trump boasts of over $1.5B in political funds. His spending tactic could shape the midterms

    Trump boasts of over $1.5B in political funds. His spending tactic could shape the midterms

    Feb 13, 2026 05:45 PM EDT

    ... Thomas Massie, who opposed Trump's tax and spend package and defied the White House in helping force the release of federal files on Jeffrey Epstein. Trump has also endorsed a primary opponent of Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., after he voted to convict Trump during his 2021 impeachment trial ...

  • WATCH: Pam Bondi appears at House Judiciary Committee hearing on Justice Department oversight

    WATCH: Pam Bondi appears at House Judiciary Committee hearing on Justice Department oversight

    Feb 11, 2026 01:35 PM EDT

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Pam Bondi launched into a passionate defense of President Donald Trump Wednesday as she tried to turn the page from relentless criticism of the Justice Department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, repeatedly shouting at Democrats during a combative hearing in which she postured herself ...

  • Trump feuds with MAGA ally ahead of vote to release Epstein files

    Trump feuds with MAGA ally ahead of vote to release Epstein files

    Nov 15, 2025 10:50 PM EDT

    ... the Justice Department’s Epstein files. Jonathan Lemire of The Atlantic joins John Yang to discuss. ... John Yang: Good evening. I'm John Yang. President Trump continues to be dogged by a man who's been dead for more than six years, Jeffrey Epstein. Late yesterday, the president broke with ...

  • Trump's signature under new scrutiny thanks to the Epstein case

    Trump's signature under new scrutiny thanks to the Epstein case

    Sep 10, 2025 05:56 PM EDT

    ... the sizable swaths of his own base demanding a full accounting to let it go, especially after his allies stoked the call to release the Epstein files. He's tried repeatedly to deflect attention to other matters and shame “weaklings” who persist in asking about Epstein. Trump has called the ...

  • WATCH: White House dodges questions about whether documents from Epstein estate are 'hoax'

    WATCH: White House dodges questions about whether documents from Epstein estate are 'hoax'

    Sep 09, 2025 07:48 PM EDT

    ... lock up child pedophiles and child rapist across the country.” Watch the clip in our video player above. Leavitt did not say when asked if Trump would meet with the survivors of sex trafficking by Epstein. After Congress released files showing a birthday greeting allegedly from Trump to Epstein and ...

  • Speaker Johnson says he misspoke about Trump being an FBI informant in the Epstein case

    Speaker Johnson says he misspoke about Trump being an FBI informant in the Epstein case

    Sep 08, 2025 08:09 PM EDT

    ... told reporters at the Capitol. “I said FBI informant. I’m not sure — I wasn’t there. This isn’t my lane. I’m just repeating what is common knowledge and has been out in the public for a long time: President Trump was never a hindrance to the Epstein ...

  • Blanche faces senators on new Trump ‘weaponization’ fund, Epstein, budget cuts

    Blanche faces senators on new Trump ‘weaponization’ fund, Epstein, budget cuts

    May 19, 2026 08:01 PM EDT

    ... other bad guys … if we have evidence that supports in any way, shape or form that we can make a case.” Merkley told Blanche that Trump in November said he’s asked the DOJ to investigate a list of people, targeting Democrats in particular, for their possible connections to Epstein ...

  • In rare public address, Melania Trump denies close relationship with Epstein

    In rare public address, Melania Trump denies close relationship with Epstein

    Apr 09, 2026 10:43 PM EDT

    In a rare public address from the White House, First Lady Melania Trump today denied allegations she had a close relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell. White House Correspondent Liz Landers reports. ... Geoff Bennett: In a rare public address from the White House, first ...

  • Trump mired in Epstein controversy as Wall Street Journal reports on 2003 letter

    Trump mired in Epstein controversy as Wall Street Journal reports on 2003 letter

    Jul 18, 2025 02:16 PM EDT

    ... showing it entirely. Maxwell was arrested in 2020 and convicted a year later on charges that she helped Epstein lure girls to be sexually abused. Trump slammed the story in a lengthy social media post Thursday night, saying he spoke to both to the paper’s owner, Rupert Murdoch, and ...