During Mr. Trump's first term, his labor secretary, Alexander Acosta, resigned following criticism of his handling of Epstein's 2008 plea deal when he was a federal prosecutor in Florida. Epstein served 13 months in a jail work-release program after he was originally accused of sexually abusing dozens of girls and young women.

White House aides have made it clear that no one in the administration is allowed to talk about Epstein without high-level vetting as Trump attempts to change the subject.

Any time I say anything about Epstein, they’re like, ‘Why didn’t Joe Biden’s — why didn’t Joe Biden release the files?’ And this is what I say: Have you met Merrick Garland?” Tanden

The case of Jeffrey Epstein, sex offender and former friend of the president, has blown up into a major headache for the White House.

The White House is speaking out following the jaw-dropping South Park Season 27 premiere, which took direct aim at President Trump with scenes that included a deepfake PSA and an astonishing moment where the commander-in-chief begs Satan for sex and even gets rejected because his name is allegedly on the Epstein list.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on July 23, said that Donald Trump is pushing for the Epstein files to be declassified, while also wanting accountability for those who tried to keep the files under wraps.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will brief reporters Wednesday afternoon as the Trump administration wades through controversy around its handling of the probe into disgraced