During Mr. Trump's first term, his labor secretary, Alexander Acosta, resigned following criticism of his handling of Epstein's 2008 plea deal when he was a federal prosecutor in Florida. Epstein served 13 months in a jail work-release program after he was originally accused of sexually abusing dozens of girls and young women.

Maria Farmer, one of the first women to speak out about the abuses of Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, talks with Jen Psaki about the perspective of survivors of Epstein and Maxwell as the story takes renewed prominence in the news,

Tricia McLaughlin, the assistant secretary for the Department of Homeland Security, confirmed a report by the Washington Post that ICE ordered staff to place ankle monitors on all people enrolled in the agency's Alternatives to Detention program "whenever possible."

“Everybody knows that he knew Epstein at some point,” said Missouri Senator Josh Hawley. The House Oversight committee voting Wednesday to subpoena the Department of Justice for access to those Epstein filed.

A White House spokesperson said "The View" could be the next talk show pulled off the air after co-host Joy Behar made a dig at President Trump.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on July 23, said that Donald Trump is pushing for the Epstein files to be declassified, while also wanting accountability for those who tried to keep the files under wraps.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will brief reporters Wednesday afternoon as the Trump administration wades through controversy around its handling of the probe into disgraced

Republicans struggled to contain the fallout over the Epstein files, as House Democrats sought to take advantage of the issue while they head home on recess.