During Mr. Trump's first term, his labor secretary, Alexander Acosta, resigned following criticism of his handling of Epstein's 2008 plea deal when he was a federal prosecutor in Florida. Epstein served 13 months in a jail work-release program after he was originally accused of sexually abusing dozens of girls and young women.

The White House is said to be concerned about the ongoing Epstein saga, amid Ghislaine Maxwell's meeting with the DOJ

White House aides have made it clear that no one in the administration is allowed to talk about Epstein without high-level vetting as Trump attempts to change the subject.

Tricia McLaughlin, the assistant secretary for the Department of Homeland Security, confirmed a report by the Washington Post that ICE ordered staff to place ankle monitors on all people enrolled in the agency's Alternatives to Detention program "whenever possible."

Any time I say anything about Epstein, they’re like, ‘Why didn’t Joe Biden’s — why didn’t Joe Biden release the files?’ And this is what I say: Have you met Merrick Garland?” Tanden

The case of Jeffrey Epstein, sex offender and former friend of the president, has blown up into a major headache for the White House.

The White House responded after the Wall Street Journal reported that Pam Bondi told Trump his name was in the Epstein files.

Maxwell meets for the second day in row with a top Department of Justice official amid growing calls for more transparency about the deceased

Maria Farmer, who says she met Trump in Jeffrey Epstein's office, hit back hard at the White House in an interview with MSNBC's Jen Psaki.

The White House is not denying that President Donald Trump's name appears in the files associated with financier Jeffrey Epstein, an administration official told Reuters on Wednesday.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on July 23, said that Donald Trump is pushing for the Epstein files to be declassified, while also wanting accountability for those who tried to keep the files under wraps.