I personally believe that if Dan Bongino, who is, you know, he's an aggressive guy and he talked about this a lot. And if he, now as deputy director of the FBI says there's nothing there, I think it's reasonable to conclude there's nothing there.

Trump has since defended Bondi and chided a reporter for asking about the documents.

Democrats want to put Attorney General Pam Bondi and other top Trump officials in the hot seat for the administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Bondi faced calls to resign or be fired from some MAGA loyalists after she desperately backtracked on the administration releasing more information on the late convicted sex offender.

A vote would “put every Congress member on record” about making the files public, he continued.