Trump has tried to distance himself from the Epstein fiasco, telling the media and his own supporters to stop talking about the convicted sex offender. In a Truth Social post on Wednesday, Trump lashed out at his own supporters and claimed that the scandal around the Epstein files was a “hoax” promoted by Democrats.

The tumult is well underway and multiple questions remain unanswered. Here are the latest developments, commentary, and analysis.

Attorney General Pam Bondi’s carefully crafted memo claiming that there is no Epstein “client list” is nonsense. There might not have been a “client list” in the FBI’s Epstein files, but the FBI

President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House on Tuesday that the Jeffrey Epstein files were made up by former FBI Director James Comey and former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden. A reporter asked Trump if there should be more transparency with the Epstein materials,

The Wall Street Journal reports that Trump wrote a birthday note to his "pal" about how they have "certain things in common"

Trump claimed former President Obama, Hillary Clinton, and more political adversaries ‘created the Epstein files’ following Sunday’s DOJ memo.

Trump said he had personally warned the Journal’s owner, Rupert Murdoch, and its editor in chief, Emma Tucker, that the letter was “fake,” calling the story “false, malicious, and defamatory.”

Under intense pressure from President Donald Trump’s own supporters, his administration now says it will push a court to unseal secret documents related to Jeffrey Epstein’s case