Trump seeks probe of Epstein ties with Bill Clinton, other Democrats
Source: Reuters
November 14, 2025 2:37 PM EST Updated 25 mins ago
WASHINGTON, Nov 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday it will carry out President Donald Trump's request to investigate Jeffrey Epstein's alleged ties with former Democratic President Bill Clinton and U.S. bank JPMorgan (JPM.N), as Trump sought to shift the focus from his own relationship with the convicted sex offender.
The move comes two days after a congressional committee released thousands of documents that raised new questions about Trump's relationship with the late financier, and marks the latest in a series of demands by Trump for federal law enforcement to pursue his perceived political enemies. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Jay Clayton, the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, will take the lead on the investigation.
The Epstein scandal has been a political thorn in Trumps side for months, partly because he amplified conspiracy theories about Epstein to his own supporters. Many Trump voters believe Bondi and other Trump officials have covered up Epsteins ties to powerful figures and obscured details surrounding his death by suicide in a Manhattan jail in 2019.
Along with Clinton, who socialized with Epstein in the early 2000s, Trump said he had asked the Justice Department to investigate former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, and Reid Hoffman, the LinkedIn founder who is also a prominent Democratic donor. All three men were mentioned in the 20,000 Epstein-related documents released by the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-he-will-ask-justice-department-probe-epstein-ties-with-bill-clinton-2025-11-14/
Dumbass, if they had ANY of that, it would have been the FIRST thing released. COUNT ON IT. When Bondi declared that the files "were on her desk" and dozens or more were assigned to comb through what they had, so they would have released the worst of the worst incriminating "evidence" agasint Democrats.
THAT was the whole core of the QAnon CT and the MAGats who sucked it up.
There is NO "there" there.
Fixed.
sunflowerseed
(481 posts)Ponietz
(4,181 posts)Trump supporters are utterly fucking stupid.
CaliforniaPeggy
(155,762 posts)And we know why!
HE'S A FUCKING LIAR.
rurallib
(64,416 posts)he is now a cornered, desperate animal and will lash out at anything.
Look out Venezuela
MuirHero
(67 posts)wolfie001
(6,555 posts)She called him, "A perfect gentleman." I read that over a year ago when she was granting interviews. No one can EVER say that about the fat orange imbecile predator.
bornsunny
(41 posts)padah513
(2,702 posts)The island Trump said he was never at. Welcome to DU
bornsunny
(41 posts)Giuffre denies that she ever saw Trump and Epstein together on the island or anywhere else in sworn testimony:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/abcnews.go.com/amp/US/virginia-giuffre-trump-jeffrey-epstein/story%3fid=127468657
MuirHero
(67 posts)So assuming Epstein's email is factually truthful, why would Virgina Giuffre lie in sworn testimony that she never saw Epstein and Trump together? Did she lie out of fear because she was threatened?
bornsunny
(41 posts)Epstein's email about Trump is not factual. Epstein had every reason to lie about Trump since Trump was the only ex-associate to help prosecutors against Epstein.
DrFunkenstein
(8,871 posts)As much as I'd love to finally nail slimeball Trump to the wall for his depravity, I'm not going to twist what's been said because it doesn't suit that. I pray something else will.
Callie1979
(1,036 posts)oregonjen
(3,627 posts)This pretzel twisting is ridiculous. Does his cult not see this?
CaliforniaPeggy
(155,762 posts)RazorbackExpat
(768 posts)Bengus81
(9,590 posts)Trump is scared out of his skull.........
Buddyzbuddy
(1,926 posts)I see either some travelling throughout the world in the Felon's near future or lockdown at the Whitehouse and no press.
Also, wild news events for the coming weeks, but that doesn't take Nostradamus to predict. An attack on a Country, an outrageous bill introduced in Congress, an attempt to take out an ear?
twodogsbarking
(16,817 posts)cstanleytech
(28,054 posts)maxsolomon
(37,853 posts)That's not how this is supposed to work. Can you imagine ANY Dem President doing something similar? The calamity that would ensue...
Now that just glides by without notice.
MFer has broken the nation.
uncle ray
(3,286 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(172,822 posts)The president wants the public to see the Epstein scandal as a hoax except the parts related to people he doesnt like.
Trump eyes federal Epstein investigation that targets his foes, but not himself
— Jess (@jessflight12.bsky.social) 2025-11-14T17:53:16Z
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-eyes-federal-epstein-investigation-targets-foes-not-rcna243939
In the immediate aftermath of the reports, the usually talkative president had very little to say about the reporting (which includes allegations that have not been substantiated by MSNBC). The Republican published a handful of missives to his social media platform on the matter, but most focused on his appeals to GOP lawmakers to follow his lead on the scandal......
Theres no point in trying to summarize in a single blog post every error of fact and judgment in the presidents 116-word rant the Russia scandal, for example, still isnt a scam but the bottom line comprises three key elements.
The first is that Trump wants federal law enforcement to initiate an investigation into a variety of prominent figures mentioned in the Epstein materials but not himself. Thats a tough position to take seriously.
The second is that the president wants the public to see the underlying controversy as a hoax, except for the parts related to people he doesnt like. How does Trump reconcile the obvious contraction? By ignoring it.
Finally, its worth emphasizing that the president continues to act as if he has decision-making authority at the Justice Department and the FBI. There is no modern precedent for a White House publicly declaring which of the presidents political foes deserve to be targeted with federal investigations, but in 2025 it has become an alarmingly common occurrence.
In late September, Trump used his platform to direct Attorney General Pam Bondi to go after three of his perceived political enemies. In October, he did it again, adding additional names to his enemies list. On Friday morning, he barked related orders.
I cut trump's tweet/truth social post from this post. If you want to read trump's tweet/truth social post go to the article. I try not to repost trump's disgusting social media posts when I can.
wiggs
(8,570 posts)Justice matters.
(9,128 posts)Yeah, why would Dems make up hundreds of thousands of pages of doctored files to incriminate Democrats?
That's how lil kingpin pedo the felon owns the cons?
paleotn
(21,186 posts)keroro gunsou
(2,299 posts)deflect, deny, project.
paleotn
(21,186 posts)Ignore it. Keep the proverbial knife firmly in and give it a twist. You're not getting away, Donnie. We've just begun to "crucify" you.
His enemies in both parties are trickling out Epstein info. The best is yet to come.
ificandream
(11,553 posts)Of course, Repunks won't ever say that.
padah513
(2,702 posts)Epstein himself said it in one of his emails
videohead5
(2,810 posts)With topless young girls sitting on his lap and no telling what else. That is what he is trying to hide. It's probably something even worse.
Callie1979
(1,036 posts)videohead5
(2,810 posts)Michael Wolff said that he seen them and there are other people that claim that they exist.
fujiyamasan
(988 posts)Someone sounds a little worried, eh?
This is a desperate attempt to his MAGAts in line. Pathetic pedo-fuck.
Blue Owl
(57,941 posts)Layzeebeaver
(2,138 posts)If your gonna burn all his shit down, He's burning all your shit down as well...
This should get REALLY interesting!!!
Mr. Sparkle
(3,555 posts)Another embarrassing low for the Gop
GreenWave
(12,020 posts)DrFunkenstein
(8,871 posts)Think about this: Trump's inner circle had a massive, well-publicized brainstorm session on how to deal with the Epstein investigation - and this is what they came up with!
BumRushDaShow
(163,470 posts)A "blast from the (distant) past"!
Issa will NEVER live that down.
Martin68
(26,641 posts)loyal supporters really believe he is intreated in anything other than distracting the public and covering up his involvement.
DrFunkenstein
(8,871 posts)I know he cheated on his nursing wife with a porn star when he wasn't busy fighting dozens of rape allegations, but where does he draw the line between "interesting" and "boring" - because apparently it is different than where the American people draw it.
AllaN01Bear
(28,054 posts)hold my pepsi whilst i laugh.
marble falls
(69,431 posts)Callie1979
(1,036 posts)See how it works?
MW67
(74 posts)Trump is Trump , also looks like he's doing a tremendous job at it , all his own making, been waiting a while for this to happen , making extra popcorn now.