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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.