Trump called the letter a "FAKE" in a social media post and said the story is "false, malicious, and defamatory."

President Donald Trump is lashing out at his own supporters as he tries to clamp down on criticism over his administration's handling of much-hyped records in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking inve...

"The president would not recommend a special prosecutor in the Epstein case. That's how he feels," Leavitt told reporters.

Calls for transparency on Epstein came from several Republicans on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. And Trump's own former vice president, Mike Pence, called for the administration to "release all of the files" regarding the Epstein investigation.

Trump denies writing the letter.