Attorney General Told Trump His Name Is In Epstein Files Months Ago

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi told Donald Trump his name appears in the Epstein files months ago.

The disclosure was made during a meeting also attended by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, according to three people with knowledge of the meeting.

Breaking News: President Trump was told by Pam Bondi this spring that his name appeared in the Epstein files, said people who know of the exchange. https://t.co/e5mPIGDuBW

— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 23, 2025

From the New York Times:

The disclosure came as part of a broader briefing on the re-examination of the case against Mr. Epstein, who died in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, by F.B.I. agents and prosecutors.

Ms. Bondi and Mr. Blanche, both of whom previously served as lawyers for Mr. Trump, informed the president that his name, as well as those of other high-profile figures, had come up in their re-examination of documents connected to the case that had not previously been made public.

It is not clear how significant the references to Mr. Trump are. But the briefing sheds light on private West Wing discussions at a moment when the president’s team is desperately trying to move on and quell the rebellion among those Trump supporters who feel that he — and some of his senior appointees — led them astray with campaign claims that they would make the files available.

So now we know why Trump doesn’t simply order the files to be released…

Read more here.

You’ll recall Elon Musk announced on his X account last month (then deleted the post) that Trump “is in the Epstein files” as he huffed out of Washington.