With Congress returning Tuesday, President Donald Trump will soon learn if he has escaped a firestorm over Jeffrey Epstein, or whether the negative headlines will come roaring back with lawmakers back in Washington.

For the last few weeks, Trump has largely managed to shift the news cycle away from Epstein, the late financier accused of running a sex trafficking ring for the country’s elite. The story had become a political liability built on grassroots anger at Attorney General Pam Bondi, who denied the existence of a “client list” in July, but the blowback, stoked by Democrats on Capitol Hill, died down as lawmakers left town for a five-week break.