Bondi's announcement came after an explosive Wall Street Journal report about a letter Trump sent to Epstein in 2003.

The president’s directive follows weeks of uproar surrounding the handling of the so-called Epstein files and after Trump announced his plans to sue the Wall Street Journal after the paper published a bombshell report detailing a bawdy birthday card Trump allegedly gave to Jeffrey Epstein.

President Trump has dismissed calls for a special counsel in the Jeffrey Epstein case, despite pressure from Republican leaders. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that Trump believes the decision to release Epstein-related files is out of his control and rests with Attorney General Pam Bondi.

Ghislaine Maxwell filed a Supreme Court appeal arguing she should be covered by Jeffrey Epstein's controversial plea deal.

Attorney General Pam Bondi sidestepped questions and calls for her to resign over the Justice Department’s (DOJ) handling of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein’s files on Tuesday,

The House Speaker said he is "for transparency," in a moves that breaks with Trump's calls to move on from the Epstein case review.

They called on Bondi along with FBI Director Kash Patel, Deputy Director Dan Bongino and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche to testify and be subpoenaed if necessary.

The FBI and DOJ said they do not plan to make future public disclosures related to their review of Epstein's case, stoking outrage among Trump's most vocal supporters.