President Donald Trump forcefully shut down a reporter during a Cabinet meeting Tuesday after being asked about Jeffrey Epstein, calling the deceased financier “this creep” and criticizing the media’s continued focus on the case despite more pressing national matters.
“Are you still talking about Jeffrey Epstein?” Trump asked sharply, interrupting as the question was directed toward Attorney General Pam Bondi. “This guy’s been talked about for years… We have Texas, we have all of the things. And are people still talking about this guy, this creep? That is unbelievable.”
The exchange came as Bondi and other Cabinet members met to discuss a range of pressing issues, including disaster response in Texas and ongoing national security matters. But the conversation took a sharp turn when the reporter asked whether Epstein had worked for an American or foreign intelligence agency — and why one minute of surveillance footage was missing from the night Epstein died in federal custody.
BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna demands the appointment of a Special Counsel to expose the DOJ’s role in hiding Epstein files:
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Trump dismissed the question outright: “Do you want to waste the time?” he asked Bondi, who responded, “I don’t mind answering,” before Trump reiterated his frustration. “At a time like this… it just seems like a desecration,” he added.
Bondi addressed the inquiry head-on, referencing her earlier remarks during a Fox News appearance in February, where she noted that materials regarding Epstein were “sitting on her desk” — alongside files related to JFK and MLK — awaiting review.
She clarified that what some had referred to as a “client list” turned out to be tens of thousands of files, many of which involved child pornography. “No such videos will ever be released or see the light of day,” she stated firmly.
As for the surveillance footage from Epstein’s jail cell, Bondi explained that the missing minute had a technical explanation. “Every night, the video system reboots — it’s been doing that since 1999. That minute is missing every night, from every recording,” she said. DOJ officials are reportedly working to retrieve a similar video to confirm the consistency of the recording gaps.
Bondi also said there was no verified evidence that Epstein had worked for any U.S. or foreign intelligence agency, but promised to verify the matter as part of her office’s ongoing review.
The Department of Justice and FBI, in a memo released Sunday, confirmed their conclusion that no Epstein “client list” exists, and that Epstein died by suicide in his New York jail cell in 2019. That determination effectively ends years of speculation surrounding the case, despite persistent public theories suggesting foul play or intelligence ties.
As the exchange concluded, Bondi firmly closed the topic: “And that’s it on Epstein.”
