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

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.

The case of Jeffrey Epstein, sex offender and former friend of the president, has blown up into a major headache for the White House.

Speaker Mike Johnson of Shreveport recessed the House a day early as the debate over the sex offender Jeffrey Epsein's case escalated.

Calls intensify for the release of Jeffrey Epstein's files. House members wrestles with the issue as they gear up for their final week before an August recess .

Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyer, David Oscar Markus, said Maxwell is undecided on whether to testify before Congress regarding her connection to Jeffrey Epstein and his circle.

Both Republican and Democratic Senators agree that the Epstein files should be released even if President Donald Trump is directly named in them. On July 23 a House subcommittee voted to subpoena the Department of Justice for files in the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and now the Senate is considering following suit.

Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin just admitted that congressional Republicans are voting against efforts to release the Epstein files in full because they’re trying to give President Trump “cover.” On Thursday,