US Justice Department Launches Investigation into Epstein's Connections Amid Trump Allegations

Sat Nov 15 2025 19:13:32 GMT+0200 (Eastern European Standard Time)

The US Justice Department is conducting an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's affiliations with financial institutions and political figures, following a request from former President Donald Trump to examine ties to Bill Clinton and other Democrats.

The US Justice Department has confirmed it will investigate Jeffrey Epstein's alleged connections to prominent banks and political figures, including former President Bill Clinton. This inquiry follows a request from Donald Trump amid renewed scrutiny of Epstein's emails that mention various high-profile individuals, including the former president himself. Key figures such as JP Morgan have expressed regret over their association with Epstein, while Trump claims Epstein's connections are a Democratic issue. As investigations unfold, Democrats accuse Trump of seeking to divert attention from his own links to Epstein.

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.

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 to Congress, Epstein survivors and Virginia Giuffre's family called for lawmakers to vote in favor of releasing the files. They urged representatives to consider the victims as they deliberate their decisions.