"Acceding to President Donald Trump's demands, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Friday that she has ordered a top federal prosecutor to investigate sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's ties to Trump political foes, including former President Bill Clinton. Bondi posted on X that she was assigning Manhattan U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton to lead the probe, capping an eventful week in which congressional Republicans released nearly 23,000 pages of documents from Epstein's estate and House Democrats seized on emails mentioning Trump."
"Hours before Bondi's announcement, Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that he would ask her, the Justice Department and the FBI to investigate Epstein's "involvement and relationship" with Clinton and others, including former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers and LinkedIn founder and Democratic donor Reid Hoffman. Trump, calling the matter "the Epstein Hoax, involving Democrats, not Republicans," said the investigation should also include financial giant JPMorgan Chase, which provided banking services to Epstein, and "many other people and institutions.""
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi ordered Manhattan U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton to investigate Jeffrey Epstein's connections to political figures after President Donald Trump demanded probes into Epstein's ties to Democrats. Congressional Republicans released nearly 23,000 pages of documents from Epstein's estate while House Democrats highlighted emails mentioning Trump. Trump asked investigators to examine Epstein's involvement with Bill Clinton, Larry Summers and Reid Hoffman, and to scrutinize JPMorgan Chase's banking relationship with Epstein. None of the men Trump named have been accused of sexual misconduct by Epstein's victims. Trump said as president he is allowed to request such investigations.
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