Trump has been engulfed in the saga surrounding Epstein after the Department of Justice and FBI announced in July that there is no evidence of a so-called “client list” featuring high-profile names linked to the late pedophile, and pulled back on the president’s own vow to release all the so-called “Epstein files.”

Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee sent a letter Thursday to the DOJ’s acting inspector general asking for their “assistance in ensuring public trust and transparency” in the files, by conducting an audit into the forms documenting how the files were handled by DOJ officials.

Lauren Hersh speaks during a rally in support of the victims of Jeffrey Epstein outside the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 03, 2025 Lauren Hersh speaks during a rally in support of the victims of Jeffrey Epstein outside the U.