The words "Epstein files" have been haunting the Trump administration for weeks as it grapples with a growing crisis stemming from the sex crimes of late convicted paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Pressure has been growing from President Donald Trump's own supporters and from voices within his own Republican Party for more transparency on what the investigations into Epstein uncovered.
Reports have emerged that Trump himself was told in May by his attorney general that his name appeared in files related to the investigations.
He was friends with Epstein in the 1990s and early 2000s, and being named is not evidence of any criminal activity, nor has Trump ever been accused of wrongdoing in connection with the Epstein matter.
The president said while campaigning for the 2024 election that he would be open to making public more information.
