The leader of the House of Representatives said Trump was ‘horrified’ by the controversy

Trump’s remarks came as Epstein’s victims were speaking out alongside members of Congress outside the Capitol

"He was an FBI informant to try to take this stuff down," Speaker Mike Johnson said while discussing Donald Trump and the Epstein case.

House Speaker Mike Johnson has revealed that President Donald Trump was once an ' FBI informant' in relation to Jeffrey Epstein 's illegal activities.

Mike Johnson makes claim as US president faces new scrutiny for his connection to the convicted sex offender

The leader of the House of Representatives said Trump was ‘horrified’ by the controversy