Donald Trump was friends with Jeffrey Epstein before the paedophile's abuse of children became widely known, before the future president banned the financier from Mar-a-Lago

The State Democracy Defenders Fund, a Democrat-aligned legal hub, on Monday filed a series of Freedom of Information Act requests for federal files as it investigates whether the Trump administration is unlawfully interfering with investigations into Jeffrey Epstein.

Trump’s past friendship with Jeffrey Epstein has come under scrutiny after Attorney General Pam Bondi said she would not release files about Epstein.

Trump has uncharacteristically lashed out at his supporters, urging them to drop their obsession with the case.

Pam Bondi took office as Florida's first female attorney general in 2011. Epstein had gotten out of the Palm Beach County Jail two years earlier.

A Department of Justice memo says there is no evidence Epstein kept a "client list" or blackmailed prominent individuals.

President Trump late Thursday ordered the Justice Department to seek the release of grand jury testimony related to Jeffrey Epstein.

Trump takes to Truth Social to support Attorney General Pam Bondi who has faced backlash from MAGA supporters regarding the DOJ's management of Jeffrey Epstein documents.

Republicans are furious with the attorney general’s handling of the Epstein files, which has consumed Washington for weeks.