“… FBI Director Kash Patel has privately told other government officials that Trump’s name appeared in the files, according to people close to the administration.
… Trump has told administration officials in recent weeks that he wanted the growing public attention on Epstein to go away. On Tuesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson
cut short the legislative session as some lawmakers demanded votes on more releases related to the Epstein files.
…On July 15, an ABC News journalist asked Trump, as he took questions from reporters at the White House, what Bondi told him about the Epstein files: “Specifically, did she tell you at all that your name appeared in the files?”
“
No, no, she’s—she’s given us just a very quick briefing,” Trump responded. He also said Bondi had “really done a very good job” on the Epstein review….”