Attorney General Pam Bondi informed President Trump in May about his name appearing in the Jeffrey Epstein files. This revelation coincides with a shift in the administration's approach to Epstein disclosures. Although Trump's name being in the documents doesn't imply wrongdoing, it raises questions about the motivations behind downplaying related information. Following Bondi's briefing, the administration's approach changed significantly, and there are reports of unsubstantiated claims within the files that were deemed not credible. This context casts doubt on Trump's previous claims regarding his awareness of the files.
The news Wednesday that Attorney General Pam Bondi told President Donald Trump back in May that his name appeared in the Jeffrey Epstein files isn't that surprising, in context.
Being in the documents isn't proof of any wrongdoing. But the news is significant in another way: It adds to questions about precisely why the administration changed its tune on the Epstein files.
The administration clearly started downplaying the Epstein information in a rather abrupt shift around the same time Trump was told his name appeared in the files.
Sources familiar with the review told CNN the files appeared to include several unsubstantiated claims about Trump and others that the Justice Department found not to be credible.
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