Trump won’t shut down Epstein files outrage with special prosecutor recommendation

Published July 17, 2025 6:37pm ET



President Donald Trump will not push for Attorney General Pam Bondi to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate his administration’s management of the Jeffrey Epstein files, as the controversy consumes Congress and his MAGA base.

“The president would not recommend a special prosecutor in the Epstein case. That’s how he feels,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Thursday.

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