- US — RELEASED ON JULY 24, 2025 — RESTRICTION: USERS MUST CREDIT "DEMOCRATIC SENATOR ADAM SCHIFF" HANDOUT — EDITORIAL USE ONLY — Democratic Senator Adam Schiff called on U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel to testify about their “involvement in Epstein files,” according to a post on X on Thursday, July 24.

"Now, we learned in May, Pam Bondi informed Trump that his name is included in those files (Epstein files). Bondi knew. Patel knew, but in July, as recently as just a week or two ago, Trump denied being informed that his name was in those files... We need to bring Bondi and Patel into the Judiciary Committee to testify about this now," Schiff said.

Bondi told President Donald Trump in May that his name appeared in Justice Department files about disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

Citing senior administration officials, the newspaper reported that Bondi and her deputy informed Trump at a meeting in the White House that many high-profile figures were also named.

The report said they told Trump that the files contained what officials felt was unverified hearsay about many people, including Trump, who had socialized with Epstein, some officials said.

It said they also told Trump that senior Justice Department officials did not plan to release any more documents related to the investigation of the convicted sex offender because the material contained child pornography and victims’ personal information.

The news outlet released the story after a federal court in the state of Florida blocked the US Justice Department’s bid Wednesday to unseal grand jury documents related to Epstein.

On Thursday Trump claimed that the renewed attention on the Jeffrey Epstein case is a political “scam” designed by Democrats to undermine his presidency, calling it “another Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax” in a statement posted on his Truth Social platform.

“The Radical Left Democrats are doing everything in their power to distract and obfuscate from our GREAT six months of service to America,” he said, referring to the “BEST six months in Presidential history.”

Labeling the controversy surrounding Epstein a “Democrat CON JOB,” Trump called for the release of all grand jury documents related to the Epstein case, saying “everyone should see what is there, but people who are innocent should not be hurt.”

He also repeated his criticism of previous investigations targeting him, likening the Epstein matter to earlier probes into Russian interference and his administration.

Trump’s remarks came amid growing speculation about the unsealing of court documents related to Epstein’s long-running criminal network, which reportedly include names of influential figures.

Though Trump was previously associated with Epstein socially, he has denied any involvement in the late disgraced financier’s crimes.

Epstein, a convicted sex offender, was found dead in jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges.

His death was officially ruled a suicide, but it sparked widespread controversy, conspiracy theories and scrutiny over his connections to powerful individuals across politics, business and media.

The recent attention follows continued efforts by victims’ lawyers and journalists to obtain unreleased court records.