For a president known for punching back at critics, his move to release more Epstein records is a notable instance of bowing to their demands.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi told President Donald Trump in May that his name appeared in investigative files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

The Wall Street Journal published a report on Wednesday saying that Trump was told by the US Attorney General in May that his name appeared in files related to the Epstein sex trafficking case. The report adds to the mounting political pressure Trump has faced over the Epstein case in recent days.

Plus: Trump sued the Wall Street Journal Friday over the newspaper's report that his name was on a 2003 birthday greeting for Epstein.

US President Donald Trump has said that he had directed Attorney General Pam Bondi to release all relevant grand jury testimony in the case of sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, The Hill reported.

A Wall Street Journal report reveals that Trump was informed his name appears in DOJ files related to Jeffrey Epstein. Though the White House denies wrongdoing, political pressure mounts. A resurfaced note and delayed congressional vote on Epstein file disclosures have intensified scrutiny and divided Republicans on transparency efforts.

Maria Farmer, one of the first women to speak out about the abuses of Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, and her attorney, Jennifer Freeman, talk with Jen Psaki about why she told investigators about Donald Trump,

President Trump is urging his to move past the Jeffrey Epstein case, but pressure is mounting for his administration to release more.