The U.S. Justice Department and White House have scrambled this week to explain a significant walkback from promises of potentially explosive information involving accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and his alleged clientele.

The world's richest man has expressed fury over Attorney General Pam Bondi's claims that a full and thorough investigation had not produced an Epstein 'client list.'

American author, journalist and endowed professor at the University of Austin, Michael Shellenberger, has poked holes in the Trump White House’s claim there are no Epstein files, crediting the United States President's base for "demanding answers" after a joint investigation concluded the notorious sex predator was not murdered and did not blackmail anyone.

White House challenged over 'no Epstein list' declaration after AG said it was 'sitting on her desk'Source Reuters

On Monday the Justice Department said no more files related to the wealthy financier’s sex trafficking investigation would be made public

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The White House has been challenged over its declaration that there was no Jeffrey Epstein “client list” despite the Attorney General previously saying she had it “sitting on my desk”. During a press conference on Monday (7 July),

In a shocking update to the Jeffrey Epstein saga, Attorney General Pam Bondi disclosed that contrary to prior assertions, the Department of Justice will not be releasing any files related to the case,