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July 12 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump defended Attorney General Pam Bondi on Saturday amid backlash against her from some of Trump's supporters over how the Justice Department handled the investigation into the death of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and his alleged clientele.

The Justice Department acknowledged Monday that Jeffrey Epstein did not maintain a “client list,” and no more files related to the wealthy financier’s sex trafficking investigation would be made public.

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President Donald Trump is again blaming past White House administrations for the furor over records related to Jeffrey Epstein, and is casting doubt on the overall credibility of the documents.

James Doubtful. Charlie Kirk quickly fell in line after the president called him, following comments he made at a Turning Point event about Bondi. And, to Megan’s point, any job in Trumpworld is contingent. Alex Acosta lost his job as labor secretary in 2019 amid furor over Epstein.

President Donald Trump came to Attorney General Pam Bondi's defense on Saturday, a message to his supporters calling for her to resign amid backlash over his administration's handling of an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.

President Donald Trump says it is “highly unlikely” he will fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell “unless he has to leave for fraud.”

— Trump and Epstein were seen at various social events together and photographed at Mar-a-Lago in 1992, 1997, and 2000. They were also pictured together at a Victoria’s Secret party in 1997.

Jeffrey Epstein (left) and real estate developer Donald Trump as they pose together at the Mar-a-Lago estate, Palm Beach, Florida, 1997. Author Michael Wolf discussed Trump's and Epstein's ...

President Trump lashes out at fellow Republicans who continue to demand the release of the so-called "Jeffrey Epstein Files".