The impact in the United States of the Epstein case does not stop growing with new revelations that They put high profile public figures in check. Among them, former President Donald Trump has returned to place under scrutiny After knowing that The Department of Justice communicated its repeated mention months ago in confidential documents related to the controversial businessman arrested for sexual crimes.
This official notice, Until now unknownhe adds A new dimension to the controversy that surrounds Trumpwho after some rumors that placed him in the documents assured that his name would not be on the list.
The official notice that Trump received from justice in full controversy
According to The Wall Street Journalthe Attorney General Pam Bondi and his attachment They met with Donald Trump in May 2025 to communicate quand his name was “on multiple occasions” between the thousands of Documents known as the “Epstein papers”related to the investigation of the well -known sexual offender who committed suicide in 2019 under police custody.
The article states that in that meeting He also announced the decision of the Department of Justice not to make those documents public “because They contain child pornography and sensitive information from victims“, a decision that Contrast with the promises that both Trump and his allies have made in the past to reveal the whole truth.
Trump’s relationship with Epstein and the unfulfilled promise of declassifying files
Trump and Epstein They maintained A friendship for approximately 15 yearsquE According to the former president ended in 2004prior to investigations against Epstein. During his election campaign and subsequent presidency, Trump repeatedly pledged to decouple and reveal all related files With the Epstein case, presenting before his followers as An opponent of corrupt elites.
Nevertheless, To date there has been no significant declassification and The current government has chosen to maintain most of those sealed documents. The official decision not to release the archives has been a source of frustration and distrust even within the pro-trump ranks, especially because The filtration of this data could involve to figures indicateds, including former president.
The tense relationship between Trump and The Wall Street Journal
The revealing article of the Wall Street Journal has deepened the tension between Trump and The influential mediumwho now accuses of defamation. He former president has undertaken legal actions against him newspaperits News Corp matrix editor and its owner Rupert Murdochafter the publication of An alleged letter signed by Trump addressed to Epstein with sexual content.
From sU first choice in 2016sE has speculated that the relationship between Trump and the WSJ has been deterioratingespecially After leaks and critical reports that have complicated the communication strategy of the former president. Although Trump maintains great media monitoring, its confrontation with a medium as powerful as The Wall Street Journal EVIdence fragmentation even within the conservative circle that has traditionally supported both.
Trump, meanwhile, Keep denying any personal involvement alreadycusa to your opponents of using the case to harm it politically.
“Yeah There was a ‘smoking gun’ about EpsteinWhy did the Democrats not use it? Because they had nothing !!! “exclaimed Trump In his social social network social, underlining his rejection of accusations.
The debate on the transparency of Epstein filespolitical immunity and personal responsibilities remains open, with This last chapter that puts the president in the center of a judicial controversy and media that seems far from concluding.
