The rumor spread amid backlash over the Trump administration's announcement that its review of the Epstein files found no "incriminating client list."

The FBI allegedly instructed agents to “flag” any mention of President Donald Trump while reviewing files related to Jeffrey Epstein.

Senate Democrats pressed Pam Bondi and FBI leaders Friday for information about references to Trump in the Epstein files.

One of President Donald Trump’s most persistent legal foes is going after the Epstein files. Norm Eisen—the former White House ethics chief under former President Barack Obama and a longtime critic of Trump—has filed a sweeping Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request demanding the Justice Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation hand over any files related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein that may reference the former

In letters to DOJ and FBI officials, Durbin referenced Bondi's review of the Epstein files in February and March ahead of their promised release to the public.

Despite Trump’s promise to reveal the convicted sex offender’s client list if he won re-election, the FBI and Department of Justice released a statement earlier this month saying the Epstein files actually do not exist.

Trump's remarks were his latest effort to distance himself from the political furor over his administration's handling of files related to Epstein's case and renewed questions over his past relationship with the disgraced financier,