The Wall Street Journal reports that the Justice Department informed President Trump that his name appears in Justice Department documents pertaining to Jeffrey Epstein, who died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges.

Jeffrey Epstein, the abuser at the center of a conspiracy theory creating political headwinds for President Donald Trump, was facing federal charges of sex trafficking underage girls when he was found dead in his New York prison cell.

NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join William Brangham to discuss the latest political news, including the political fallout of the Trump administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case,

Chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett joins "CBS Mornings" to break down the DOJ claims that Jeffrey Epstein didn't have a client list and the potential political divisions over handling of the Epstein documents.

President Donald Trump and the White House are downplaying any potential political fallout from failing to release the Epstein Files, but pollsters and strategists tell the Daily Caller that they foresee the issue damaging the president’s brand heading into the 2026 midterm elections.

The fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein files flap is cascading, further roiling a Justice Department and FBI that have struggled for months to appease the demands of far-right conservative personalities

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The political divide over documents related to the late Jeffrey Epstein grew in the Senate this week, where Democrats pushed for transparency while Republicans argue Congress has limited power to release the files.