FACT CHECK #0VOQITI0

WHAT WE FOUND

Multiple reports from high-credibility news organizations and government documents confirm that Attorney General Pam Bondi briefed President Donald Trump in May 2025 about his name appearing in Jeffrey Epstein’s files 128. This briefing followed a review of millions of documents and images conducted by FBI agents and federal prosecutors 67. According to reports from the Wall Street Journal and ABC News, Bondi and her deputy, Todd Blanche, informed the president that his name appeared multiple times within the records 19. While Trump announced the firing of Bondi on April 2, 2026 3, the specific briefing occurred nearly a year prior during her active tenure as Attorney General 45. The Justice Department reportedly chose not to release the documents publicly to protect the identities of child victims 1.

SOURCES

1. 1 · wsj.comACADEMIC
   Justice Department Told Trump in May That His Name Is Among ...

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2. 2 · congress.govACADEMIC
   [PDF] Justice Department Told Trump in May That His Name Is Among ...

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3. 3 · pbs.orgFACT-CHECKER
   Fact-checking key moments in Bondi's tenure as Trump's attorney ...

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4. 4 · snopes.comFACT-CHECKER
   Unpacking claims the FBI has a spreadsheet of every Trump ...

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5. 5 · bbc.comNEWS
   White House pushes back after reports Trump is named in Epstein files

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6. 6 · nytimes.comNEWS
   Attorney General Alerted Trump His Name Appeared in Epstein Files

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7. 7 · en.wikipedia.orgWEB
   Epstein files - Wikipedia

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8. 8 · cnn.comWEB
   Bondi briefed Trump that his name was in Epstein files | CNN Politics

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9. 9 · abcnews.comWEB
   Trump was told by Bondi his name appeared multiple times in ...

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