For years, President Donald Trump's inner circle suggested there was more to the Jeffrey Epstein story and said Trump should reveal all. A timeline.

In early July 2025, a screenshot claimed to show a real Truth Social post by U.S. President Donald Trump calling on people to forget the "Epstein files" and focus on the "beautiful young girls" who died in the Texas flash floods over the Fourth of July. Per the screenshot, Trump wrote:

Ad Policy A group of young protesters holds pictures of Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump outside the Federal Court in downtown Manhattan on July 8, 2019. (Luiz C. Ribeiro / New Yo

During his remarks, Trump asked Bondi if she felt like answering the reporter's question. "I don't mind answering," the attorney general replied. When the president finished speaking, Bondi addressed the reporter and cited an interview she did with Fox News in February, which she said had "been getting a lot of attention."

Donald Trumpconsidered pardoning Jeffrey Epstein’s co-conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell, during his first term, according to Trump biographer Michael Wolff. Wolff noted Trump “became very wary about the arrest of Ghislaine Maxwell,

"He said, and I agree, there are a lot of names associated with Epstein that had nothing to do with Epstein's conduct," O'Reilly said.

For years, President Donald Trump's inner circle suggested there was more to the Jeffrey Epstein story and said Trump should reveal all. A timeline.

The convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein sent a note to author Michael Wolff before he was found dead in his cell

Mark Epstein specifically targeted FBI Director Patel, questioning his ability to determine cause of death without medical expertise.