5:25Donald Trump observes as first lady Melania Trump delivers remarks at a formal event to sign the “Fostering the Future” executive order in the East Room of the White House on November 13, 2025 in Washington, DC.Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
On Friday, President Donald Trump stated in a social media communication that he will "be requesting A.G. Pam Bondi, along with the Department of Justice, jointly with our outstanding patriots within the FBI, to probe Jeffrey Epstein’s connection and affiliation with Bill Clinton, Larry Summers, Reid Hoffman, J.P. Morgan, Chase, alongside numerous additional individuals and entities, to ascertain what transpired amongst them, and him."
Bondi declared subsequently on Friday that she has chosen Jay Clayton, the incumbent U.S. attorney representing the Southern District of New York, to spearhead the Trump-mandated inquiry into Epstein’s association with prominent Democrats and JP Morgan Chase.
"Thank you, Mr. President. SDNY U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton stands as one of the most skilled and dependable legal minds in the nation, and I’ve entrusted him to guide the effort,” Bondi posted on X responding to Trump’s social media dispatch. "Like all business, the Department will handle this with speed and principle to offer conclusions to the American populace."
Previously in July, the DOJ and FBI circulated a statement pertaining to Epstein establishing there was "no compromising 'client roster'" and "no reliable proof discovered suggesting Epstein coerced notable figures as a component of his actions."
The DOJ and FBI articulated at that juncture that no further accusations were foreseen corresponding with their investigations concerning Epstein since they "did not reveal evidence that might give rise to an inquiry opposing uncharged third parties."
Donald Trump listens as first lady Melania Trump speaks at a signing ceremony for the “Fostering the Future” executive order in the East Room of the White House on November 13, 2025 in Washington, DC.Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
A JPMorgan Chase representative conveyed in a declaration furnished to ABC News: "The administration possessed damning details concerning [Epstein's] transgressions yet neglected to disseminate it to us or other financial institutions. We feel remorse regarding any association we maintained with the individual, albeit did not aid him in carrying out his atrocious deeds. We terminated our affiliation with him several years prior to his apprehension on sex trafficking indictments."
In 2023 JPM Chase resolved a pair of claims — without acknowledging wrongdoing — affirming that the bank disregarded warning signs pointing to Epstein’s engagement in international sex-trafficking. The monetary colossus dispensed $290 million in a joint legal action instigated by Epstein survivors in conjunction with another $75 million to the US Virgin Islands governance, wherein Epstein possessed a secluded island property.
A delegate for the Clinton Foundation announced in a report to ABC News:
"These emails demonstrate Bill Clinton took no action and possessed no understanding. The remainder constitutes diversion intended to deflect attention from electoral defeats, backfiring shutdowns, as well as additional concealed happenings."
Clinton has refuted any awareness of Epstein’s offenses and has disputed ever setting foot on Epstein’s private isle. No Epstein victim or associate has at any point levied a public charge of misconduct or improper conduct attributed to Clinton related to his preceding bond with Epstein.
Clinton journeyed worldwide onboard Epstein’s aircraft throughout 2002 and 2003 encompassing four substantial trips — tallying 26 individual flight segments, based on flight documentation originating from Epstein's personal planes disclosed during civil litigation. The totality of flying records pertaining to Epstein’s craft that have materialized amidst lawsuits indicate neither Clinton — nor Trump — were ever aboard for an excursion to Epstein’s island.
Virginia Roberts Giuffre, a notable Epstein complainant, asserted that she encountered Clinton upon the island, according to judicial records and deposition declarations arising from her defamation proceeding opposite Maxwell, which came to a settlement in 2017.
Maxwell coupled with Epstein have conveyed that Clinton never graced the island. Within one of the electronic correspondences issued from the Epstein estate this week, Epstein addressed a journalist in 2015 to contest semblances of charges emanating from Giuffre.
"Clinton was ABSOLUTELY NEVER present, never," Epstein communicated.
Regardless, going back to 2015, Trump has inferred that Clinton's voyages alongside Epstein might've constituted a degree of jeopardizing actions.
Trump's plea for a Justice Department investigation materializes following House Democrats revealing electronic messages from Epstein's inheritance bearing mentions of Trump by designation, encompassing a contribution that alluded to Trump as the "dog devoid of a bark" while articulating to Maxwell that an alleged victim had "devoted hours at my residence" alongside Trump.
Trump, who held amicable associations with Epstein across years, articulated in the aftermath of Epstein’s detention in 2019 that contact lapsed in excess of a decade subsequent to a discord. White House press lead Karoline Leavitt dismissed the recent communications in a press conference earlier this week, conveying that they "establish wholly nothing other than the actuality that President Trump executed nothing incorrectly."
Bipartisan insistence persisted for the administration to release the remaining selection of Epstein documents. This week, Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva manifested as the 218th signature mandated on a discharge appeal aimed at compelling the DOJ to unveil those specific dossiers.
Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia, the lead minority member of the House Oversight Committee, registered in a declaration on Friday that the panel’s Epstein analysis has "alarmed" Trump. Garcia, responding to Trump’s social media bulletin, suggested Trump is "attempting to divert from substantial novel queries in reference to his affinity with Jeffrey Epstein."
“The President has supplied no rationale for resisting the unveiling of files to the American public. Or further explanation for sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell’s relocation to a comfortable minimal-security penal institution in the aftermath of her interview conducted by Trump’s former personal advocate,” Rep. Garcia appended.
Epstein expired via suicide in 2019 awaiting prosecution concerning accusations of trafficking underage girls and women.
Sourse: abcnews.go.com
