The revelation this week from The Wall Street Journal about Donald Trump and the so-called Epstein files was shocking — and, for those following the administration closely in recent weeks, not shocking at all.

Pam Bondi missed an appearance at an anti-trafficking summit on Wednesday, July 23, due to an apparent medical issue. Her withdrawal from the event came as bipartisan pressure to release the Epstein f

Ex-Trump Lawyer David Schoen blasted talk of an Epstein "client list" as a complete "myth" while accusing Trump officials of jumping the gun on Epstein. The post Ex-Trump and Epstein Lawyer Torches ‘Client List’ as Complete ‘Myth,

Pam Bondi took office as Florida's first female attorney general in 2011. Epstein had gotten out of the Palm Beach County Jail two years earlier.

A Department of Justice memo says there is no evidence Epstein kept a "client list" or blackmailed prominent individuals.

Moreover, the speculation is that Epstein used the list to extort and blackmail people. Belief in the existence of such a document gained credibility after now-U.S. Attorney General Bondi claimed she had such a list in her possession.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt attempted to explain why Attorney General Pam Bondi talked earlier this year of a Jeffrey Epstein client list but now a Justice Department memo says there is none.

A former US attorney has stated that Attorney General Pam Bondi knew that the district judge presented with the request to publicize the secret grand jury transcripts from the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein would have to deny it.