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 Donald Trump will not push for Attorney General Pam Bondi to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate his administration’s management of the Jeffrey Epstein files, as the controversy consumes Congress and his MAGA base.

President Trump "would not recommend" that Attorney General Pam Bondi appoint a special prosecutor to handle the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday.

The reversal comes amid growing backlash from those within Trump's base over the DOJ's unsigned memo last week saying there is no supposed Epstein client list

Do you really think that Pam Bondi and the Justice Department are making the determination as to what gets released? Or is her client—Donald Trump—and the people in the White House making the ultimate decision?

Democrats are pressuring Trump officials to release long-promised Epstein files, while Trump says the files were "made up" by his rivals.

Trump said “I think so” when asked if Bongino is still deputy FBI director. But Bongino’s job remains in limbo amid his feud with Pam Bondi.

The DOJ’s shocking memo says Jeffrey Epstein wasn’t murdered—and had no client list. Now, MAGA influencers are furious, accusing the government of a massive cover-up. Attorney General Pam Bondi faces calls to resign,