The Wall Street Journal has revealed that the Justice Department informed President Trump back in May that his name appeared several times in documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, the dead serial sex trafficker who was a longtime friend of Trump’s.
The news broke as Trump faces mounting pressure from both Republicans and Democrats to disclose more information about Epstein. On Wednesday, a House Oversight Committee panel voted to subpoena the Justice Department for the Epstein files. Three Republicans voted alongside five Democrats.
The committee also voted to subpoena Epstein’s former associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year sentence for conspiring with Epstein to sexually abuse minors. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is reportedly meeting with Maxwell today.
Meanwhile, a federal judge in Florida denied a Trump administration request to unseal grand jury transcripts from a probe into Epstein.