While the president's ties to Jeffrey Epstein have been public knowledge for years, Hill Republicans have been forced to confront those connections like never before.

President Donald Trump has called the persistent controversy around his connection to Jeffrey Epstein a “scam.” In a Truth Social post on Thursday, the president claimed it was the “Radical Left Democrats” who were trying to distract from his political achievements by focusing on the mysterious Epstein files.

It comes as Trump is facing backlash from Democrats and his own supporters over his alleged links to Jeffrey Epstein.

A resurfaced video of Epstein pleading the Fifth about his connection to the prez hasn't helped public interest. You can watch the clip here -- during the 2010 deposition, Epstein confirms he has socialized with Trump,

Bill Clinton touted Epstein’s ‘childlike curiosity’ in birthday book, report states, as new messages emerge - The book reportedly contains a ‘bawdy’ card that President Trump allegedly wrote to Epstei

The 2019 suicide of disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in a New York jail cell generated conspiracy theories that he was killed by one of his famous connections.

Justice Department officials interviewed Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein who is serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking, in Tallahassee, Fla., on Thursday. Senators used a similar approach in the past to overcome a stalemate on judicial nominations.

Back in 2010, Jeffrey Epstein stayed silent and invoked his rights instead of admitting whether he and Donald Trump socialized with underage girls.

Trump had directed Attorney General Pam Bondi to release “any and all pertinent" grand jury documents as pressure continues to mount on the administration over Epstein.