Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche met with Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell today as the Trump administration and Republican lawmakers deal with public backlash over the administration’s handling of the so-called Epstein files.

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.

Members of Iowa’s all-Republican federal delegation say they were supportive of releasing information related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein — but said the push in Congress to compel the U.

As the saying goes, you either die a crusader against child sex crimes or live long enough to vote to keep them under wraps.

Former White House adviser Steve Bannon demanded on Thursday the publication of all the documents related to deceased pedophile Jeffrey

The Missouri senator's comments come amid a broader, tumultuous moment for Republicans and allies of Trump both in Missouri and nationally.

The post Judge denies release of Epstein’s grand jury transcripts: “Hands are tied” appeared first on Salon.com. A Florida judge on Wednesday rejected a request from the Department of Justice to release grand jury documents related to the criminal investigation of Jeffrey Epstein.

So even if Democrats wanted to release the Epstein files in their entirety during Biden’s presidency, it’s not clear that a court would have granted their request. Trump is now encountering the same issue — meaning that the firestorm around him might not die down anytime soon.

The news Wednesday that Attorney General Pam Bondi told President Donald Trump back in May that his name appeared in the Jeffrey Epstein files isn’t that surprising, in context.