Justice Department Launches Investigation into Epstein, Clinton, and Trump’s Involvement

Sat Nov 15 2025 19:38:29 GMT+0200 (Eastern European Standard Time)

The U.S. Justice Department is set to investigate Jeffrey Epstein's connections to major financial institutions and high-profile Democrats, including Bill Clinton, following a request by former President Trump.

The U.S. Justice Department, under Attorney General Pam Bondi, will investigate Jeffrey Epstein's alleged connections to major banks and prominent Democrats at the request of former President Trump. Epstein, a financier with a history of criminal activity, has been linked through newly released emails to many influential figures, prompting Democrats to accuse Trump of deflecting attention from his own ties to Epstein. The investigation will explore Epstein’s interactions with banks like JP Morgan and other notable Democrats. Clinton has denied any involvement in Epstein's crimes.

The US justice department has confirmed it will investigate paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein's alleged links to major banks and several prominent Democrats, including former President Bill Clinton.

US President Donald Trump said he would ask Attorney General Pam Bondi and the FBI to look into Epstein's involvement and relationship with Clinton and others.

Bondi said the department will pursue this with urgency and integrity.

Trump's request came days after thousands of Epstein's emails were released by the US Congress - which include mentions of the US president. Democrats have accused Trump of trying to deflect from questions about his relationship with Epstein.

The emails, released by the US House Oversight Committee, include many high-profile figures. A review by the Wall Street Journal found that Trump was mentioned in more than 1,600 of the 2,324 email threads.

Robert Garcia, the leading Democrat on the committee, said Trump was attempting to deflect from serious new questions we have about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

In addition to Clinton, Trump said he asked the Department of Justice (DoJ) to investigate banks JP Morgan and Chase, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers and LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman, who is also a prominent Democratic donor.

Epstein was a Democrat, and he is the Democrat's problem, not the Republican's problem! he wrote on social media.

Clinton has strongly denied he had any knowledge of Epstein's crimes.

A spokesperson for JPMorgan Chase said the firm regrets any association they had with Epstein and added that the firm did not help him commit his heinous acts.

It is unclear whether Trump made a formal request or issued a directive to the justice department, or if Bondi was responding to his post on his Truth Social platform.

Bondi said she appointed US Attorney Jay Clayton to lead an investigation into the ties with Epstein.

Trump's request comes ahead of the House of Representatives' vote next week on whether the justice department should release all its files related to the investigation into Epstein, who died in prison in 2019.

Democrat Adelita Grijalva's swearing in to the chamber on Wednesday triggered the move, after she immediately signed a discharge petition calling for the release of the files.

Interest in Epstein's relationships was renewed this week after US lawmakers released more than 20,000 pages of documents from his estate, including many mentioning Trump.

Documents released by the House Oversight Committee appeared to show correspondence between Epstein and former US Treasury Secretary, Larry Summers from October 2017.

In one email, Summers gives Epstein his opinion of Trump early in his presidency, writing: DJT is world’s luckiest guy in terms of opposition, economy etc. still think his world will collapse.

A representative for Summers told the Wall Street Journal that the former treasury official deeply regrets being in contact with Epstein after his conviction.

The documents also included email exchanges between Epstein and his long-time associate Ghislaine Maxwell, who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking.

Traditionally, presidents do not direct the justice department to investigate individuals and companies and have often brought in special counsels - independent attorneys from outside the administration - to carry out investigations.

In a letter addressed to Congress, Epstein survivors and the family of Virginia Giuffre - a prominent accuser - called for US lawmakers to vote in favour of releasing the files.

On Friday, Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene said it would be a huge miscalculation for Trump to oppose the release of material related to Epstein. Trump's quick decision to distance himself from Greene highlights the complexities and tensions surrounding this politically charged investigation.