In a confidential Oval Office briefing earlier this year, Attorney General Pam Bondi revealed to President Trump that his name surfaces multiple times throughout the DOJ’s Epstein case files, a disclosure carrying profound implications for transparency and trust.
The May 2025 meeting, also attended by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, focused on the Justice Department’s ongoing review of Epstein-related documents. Sources familiar with the discussion described it as routine, covering flight logs, contact lists, and witness statements from the 1990s and early 2000s. Bondi’s presentation included binders highlighting mentions of Trump alongside other prominent figures, primarily reflecting social ties in New York and Palm Beach circles.
Officials emphasized that these references—often hearsay or unverified—do not suggest wrongdoing. No evidence of a “client list” emerged, nor anything challenging Epstein’s 2019 suicide ruling. Trump has long maintained he severed ties with Epstein after banning him from Mar-a-Lago, calling him a “creep.”
The revelation gained renewed significance amid December 2025 releases under the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Initial tranches drew criticism for redactions and delays, prompting bipartisan congressional threats of contempt against Bondi. Subsequent batches included hundreds of Trump references, such as flight logs showing multiple 1990s trips on Epstein’s jet—details echoing the briefing.
The DOJ stressed many claims were “untrue and sensationalist,” submitted pre-2020 election. White House officials dismissed politicization, noting Trump’s name appeared in prior public materials.
This private disclosure underscores elite connections to Epstein while amplifying debates over full transparency. As more files emerge—potentially over a million pages—the episode tests public trust in the administration’s handling of a scandal touching power’s highest echelons.
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