The constant reporting over the Epstein Files has reignited scrutiny over US President Donald Trump’s name appearing in federal records connected to Jeffrey Epstein, the financier whose network of associations has remained a subject of public and legal interest even years after his death.

According to reports by The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, People Magazine and other outlets, the Department of Justice (DOJ) briefed Trump earlier this year that his name “appeared multiple times” in internal government files relating to Epstein. The briefing was reportedly delivered in May 2025 by Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche.

What the DOJ told Trump

Sources familiar with the briefing that was given to Trump by the DOJ told multiple outlets that the meeting was n

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