Bondi Opens Epstein Probe After Trump Demands Action

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00:00Bondi opens Epstein probe after Trump demands action.

00:04U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on Friday ordered a top federal prosecutor to investigate

00:08Jeffrey Epstein's relationships with several of President Donald Trump's political opponents,

00:13a move made after Trump publicly demanded action.

00:16According to the Associated Press, in a post on X, Bondi announced that Manhattan U.S.

00:21Attorney Jay Clayton would lead the probe.

00:24Her announcement followed a chaotic week of competing Epstein document releases.

00:28Trump, a former social acquaintance of Epstein, didn't specify alleged crimes,

00:32and none of the figures he mentioned have been accused of wrongdoing by Epstein's victims.

00:37Earlier Friday, Trump wrote on Truth Social that he wanted Bondi, the Justice Department,

00:41and the FBI to examine Epstein's involvement and relationship with Clinton, Summers, Hoffman,

00:47JPMorgan Chase, and others.

00:49He labeled the matter the Epstein hoax, involving Democrats, not Republicans,

00:54comparing it to what he called the Russia, Russia, Russia scam.

00:59This week's document dump included thousands of Epstein's emails and files.

01:04They referenced Trump and Clinton, but showed no wrongdoing.

01:07Clinton has said he knew nothing of Epstein's crimes, and neither man has been accused by victims.

01:13Epstein maintained contact with Summers and Hoffman, the record show.

01:16Summers has called that relationship a major error of judgment,

01:20while Hoffman apologized for limited ties through MIT's Media Lab.

01:25None of Epstein's victims has accused Hoffman of any wrongdoing.

01:29Bondi called Clayton, one of the most capable and trusted prosecutors in the country,

01:33and pledged that the Justice Department will pursue this with urgency and integrity.

01:39Clayton, now leading the office that once prosecuted Epstein and Maxwell,

01:43serves as Trump questions Epstein's 2019 death,

01:47but increasingly frames the issue as politically driven amid scrutiny of his past ties.

01:51House Democrats released three Epstein emails referencing Trump,

01:55including vague claims he knew about the girls.

01:58The messages lacked details,

01:59and the White House accused Democrats of selectively leaking them to smear Trump.