Donald Trump, Bondi and Epstein
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Democrats are pressuring Trump officials to release long-promised Epstein files, while Trump says the files were "made up" by his rivals.
The Jeffrey Epstein kerfuffle is the culmination of deep-seated skepticism from the far right about the attorney general.
Pam Bondi has faced harsh blowback from President Trump's MAGA base over her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case.
Pressed by reporters during an announcement touting drug seizures, the attorney general sidestepped questions about the Trump administration's decision not to release more records related to the sex trafficking investigation.
President Donald Trump has come to the defense of Attorney General Pam Bondi amid an all-out revolt among his MAGA base over the administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. But his effort over the weekend to quell the outrage only seemed to add fuel to to the fire.