Republicans Fixated On Epstein Are Getting 'duped' By Democrats, Trump Insists

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Republicans fixated connected Jeffrey Epstein are getting "duped" by Democrats, further defending Attorney General Pam Bondi's handling of nan case. 

During an Oval Office gathering pinch nan crown prince and premier curate of Bahrain, Trump said his predecessor, erstwhile President Joe Biden, reversed his first-term power policies, starring to higher inflation. 

"What Biden did is he ended our policies," Trump told reporters. "He doesn't person a policy. Some lunatic astir nan table had a policy. Whoever operated nan autopen had a argumentation which is, by nan way, I deliberation nan biggest scandals – that's nan ungraded they should beryllium talking about, not Jeffrey Epstein, nan ungraded you should beryllium talking astir is nan autopen because I deliberation it's nan biggest scandal, 1 of them, successful American history." 

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President Donald Trump listens during a gathering pinch Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa successful nan Oval Office, Wednesday, July 16, 2025.  (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

In early June, Trump directed Bondi and nan White House counsel to analyse whether Biden's aides used an autopen to motion charismatic documents – specified arsenic pardons, executive orders, and judicial appointments – without his individual awareness. Biden has denied nan claim. The House Oversight Committee is besides investigating nan conspiracy and has issued letters and subpoenas for grounds from respective erstwhile White House aides, arsenic good arsenic Biden's erstwhile White House physician, Dr. Kevin O'Connor. 

Trump said Wednesday that Bondi could merchandise "whatever's credible" related to nan Epstein lawsuit earlier addressing Republican infighting astir what immoderate categorize arsenic an about-face connected transparency by nan administration. 

"He's dead. He's gone," Trump said of Epstein. "And, each it is, is nan Republicans, definite Republicans sewage duped by nan Democrats, and they're pursuing a Democrat playbook and nary different than Russia, Russia, Russia and each nan different hoaxes."

Trump said he couldn't speak to FBI Director Kash Patel's comments connected nan lawsuit but further defended Bondi.

"I really deliberation that she's done very good. She says, ‘I gave you each nan reliable information,’ and if she finds immoderate much reliable information, she'll springiness that too. What much tin she do than that?" Trump said. "I mean, honestly, what much tin she do?"

President Donald Trump and Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa speak successful nan Oval Office of nan White House, Wednesday, July 16, 2025.  (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

His comments travel aft FBI lawman head Dan Bongino reportedly had a heated argument pinch Bondi complete nan Epstein lawsuit past week and took a time disconnected from nan occupation to cool down, sources antecedently told Fox News. 

BONDI SHOULD RELEASE 'CREDIBLE' EPSTEIN FILES, TRUMP SAYS

A increasing database of Republicans person demanded greater transparency from nan Justice Department connected nan case. Trump earlier Wednesday said connected societal media that Democrats had travel up pinch different "hoax," this clip connected Epstein, aft antecedently being responsible for nan wide discredited "Steele dossier" during nan Trump-Russia probe, arsenic good arsenic nan cover-up of Hunter Biden's laptop communicative up of nan 2020 statesmanlike election. 

"Their caller SCAM is what we will everlastingly telephone nan Jeffrey Epstein Hoax, and my PAST supporters person bought into this ‘bull----’ hook, line, and sinker," Trump wrote connected TRUTH Social. "They haven’t learned their lesson, and astir apt ne'er will, moreover aft being conned by nan Lunatic Left for 8 agelong years." 

In nan Oval Office, Trump said nan Justice Department, and management much broadly, are dealing pinch "bigger problems." 

"We person problems pinch millions of forbidden group that came successful here, and they're killers and murderers. We person 11,888 murderers that were allowed into our state by Biden. Sleepy Joe Biden, stupid Joe Biden, he allowed them into our country. And you cognize what we sewage to do thing about? She's sewage a batch of things she's moving on," Trump said. "It's very sad that personification tin beryllium waylaid, conscionable get waylaid… I deliberation she's doing a awesome job." 

Trump said he has "lost faith" successful definite group successful his ain statement regarding nan Epstein case. 

President Donald Trump has defended Attorney General Pam Bondi's handling of nan Jeffrey Epstein case, saying Wednesday she's "doing a awesome job."  (Getty Images)

"I mislaid that because they sewage duped by nan Democrats. The Democrats are bully for nothing. They've done a unspeakable job. They almost destroyed our country," Trump said, championing really nan transition of his "big, beautiful bill" ensures "the biggest taxation trim successful history" and nan "biggest regularisation cuts successful history." 

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"These are nan things that they should beryllium talking about," Trump said. "The ‘big beautiful bill’ is 1 of nan top pieces of authorities ever successful this country, and nan Democrats person thing to combat it."