President Donald Trump continues to wrestle with the Jeffrey Epstein controversy. He once promised to release the files. Now, it has become a tug of war even within his supporters, as Democrats are not letting up either.

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Ghislaine Maxwell’s interview with DOJ prosecutors has sparked questions about whether the Trump administration could leverage a pardon to get her to exonerate Trump.

FBI Director Kash Patel and deputy director Dan Bongino have defended Trump amid the ongoing Epstein saga. In July, the two supported the release of the agency’s findings that concluded the deceased financier kept no “client list” and announced the Trump administration would not unveil additional files tied to convicted sex offender’s dealings.

The FBI and DOJ said they do not plan to make future public disclosures related to their review of Epstein's case, stoking outrage among Trump's most vocal supporters.

The U.S. Department of Justice is set to meet again with Epstein's associate, Ghisaline Maxwell, as the controversy continues.

House Speaker Mike Johnson is weighing in on calls for the release of the files on Jeffrey Epstein's case. Johnson spoke to Major Garrett on "The Takeout" as legislative efforts to obtain the files from the Department of Justice progress.

House Republican leaders who have tried to contain the furor over the Jeffrey Epstein files lost their grip on the matter this week — and surrendered control of the wider operations of the lower