Attorney General Pam Bondi informed President Donald J. Trump earlier this year that his name appeared in documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein case, according to three individuals with direct knowledge of the meeting.
The briefing took place during a spring meeting at the White House, attended by Bondi, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, and the president. The discussion covered several matters, including a re-examination of previously unreleased documents from the Epstein investigation by FBI agents and prosecutors.
Bondi reportedly told the president that his name, along with those of other high-profile individuals, had surfaced in the course of the renewed document review. Trump, who was once acquainted with Epstein but has long said they had a falling out in the 2000s, has been named in earlier public records related to the case.
During a February appearance at the White House, Bondi reportedly presented binders containing Epstein-related materials. Among them were documents with phone numbers linked to Trump’s former wife and his daughter.
In a joint statement issued in response to media inquiries, Bondi and Blanche confirmed the president was briefed on the matter: “As part of our routine briefing, we made the president aware of the findings. Nothing in the files warranted further investigation or prosecution.”
White House Communications Director Steven Cheung declined to answer specific questions regarding the briefing. However, he dismissed any implication of wrongdoing by the president, calling such claims “fake news.” Cheung reiterated that Trump banned Epstein from his Mar-a-Lago resort “for being a creep.”
Sources close to the president, who requested anonymity to discuss internal deliberations, said the White House is not concerned by the disclosures. They noted that Trump’s name had already appeared in previously released documents, and there is no indication of criminal conduct linked to him in the re-examined material.
Department of Justice officials have reportedly maintained communication with select White House aides regarding developments in the ongoing inquiry. Such briefings are permitted under U.S. law.
The Wall Street Journal was the first to report the contents of the meeting.
Jeffrey Epstein, a financier with connections to influential figures, died in federal custody in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. The investigation into his network and associations remains a subject of continued legal and public interest.
