Trump "would not recommend" appointing a special prosecutor in Epstein case, Leavitt says
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President Trump "would not recommend" that Attorney General Pam Bondi appoint a special prosecutor to handle the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday.
Leavitt's remarks came after the president on Wednesday said the controversy over his administration's handling of information from investigations into the late convicted sex offender Epstein is a "hoax" and "bulls***," and lambasted Republicans calling for more transparency as "weaklings." Many of the president's supporters, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, have called for the Justice Department to release all of its records related to Epstein, who died in 2019 while awaiting trial for child sex trafficking.
On Thursday, a reporter asked Leavitt if the president has asked Bondi to appoint a special prosecutor in the Epstein case. Some of the president's allies have called for such a move.
