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
(480 posts)Ponietz
(4,164 posts)Trump supporters are utterly fucking stupid.
CaliforniaPeggy
(155,721 posts)And we know why!
HE'S A FUCKING LIAR.
rurallib
(64,407 posts)he is now a cornered, desperate animal and will lash out at anything.
Look out Venezuela
wolfie001
(6,508 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
(38 posts)padah513
(2,702 posts)The island Trump said he was never at. Welcome to DU
oregonjen
(3,622 posts)This pretzel twisting is ridiculous. Does his cult not see this?
CaliforniaPeggy
(155,721 posts)Bengus81
(9,581 posts)Trump is scared out of his skull.........
Buddyzbuddy
(1,901 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
(16,704 posts)cstanleytech
(28,044 posts)maxsolomon
(37,820 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
(172,613 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
(8,563 posts)Justice matters.
(9,096 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
(21,158 posts)keroro gunsou
(2,299 posts)deflect, deny, project.
paleotn
(21,158 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
(11,548 posts)Of course, Repunks won't ever say that.
padah513
(2,702 posts)Epstein himself said it in one of his emails
videohead5
(2,802 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.