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How Trump and His Team Stoked Expectations of Epstein's "Client List"

UNITED STATES, JUL 14 – The Justice Department denies any existing list of Jeffrey Epstein's clients after a systematic review, emphasizing the focus remains on combating child exploitation, officials said.

  • On July 7, 2025, the DOJ and FBI released a memo concluding no credible evidence existed for Jeffrey Epstein's alleged client list and confirmed his 2019 jailhouse suicide.
  • This announcement followed years of public pressure and accusations by Trump allies and others claiming a client list was being suppressed by political and FBI figures, including statements from Kash Patel and Vice President Vance.
  • Despite promises by Attorney General Pam Bondi to release flight logs and documents, critics and influential conservatives expressed outrage over the memo, disputing the administration's transparency and handling of Epstein-related evidence.
  • House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries stated on July 14, 2025, that either the administration misled the public about Epstein or withheld damaging information, while Texas Democrat Marc Veasey introduced legislation to release all unclassified Epstein files immediately.
  • This controversy intensified political tensions within and beyond Trump's supporters, highlighting ongoing disputes over Epstein's case transparency and the impact on the 2024 and 2025 political discourse.
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Although President Donald Trump's supporters are demanding that the Justice Department release the much-hyped records from the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation, the president's strategy has been to downplay the matter.

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npr broke the news in Washington, United States on Monday, July 14, 2025.
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