In a satirical announcement, President Donald Trump claimed that the missing Jeffrey Epstein files were located in the East Wing of the White House and have now been destroyed. This statement surprised House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, who expressed disbelief at the unexpected location of the files, which reportedly included a client list.

President Trump was informed by Attorney General Pam Bondi that his name appeared multiple times in Department of Justice documents regarding Jeffrey Epstein. This meeting occurred shortly before the DOJ announced it would not release the Epstein files to the public, despite previous assurances, leading Trump to request the unsealing of grand jury transcripts related to the case.