Trump Rejects Calls for Special Prosecutor in Epstein Probe

President Donald Trump will not urge the Justice Department to appoint a special prosecutor to re-examine the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Thursday. “The president would not recommend a special prosecutor in the Epstein case. That’s how he feels,” she said at a briefing. Leavitt said Trump has already instructed Attorney General Pam Bondi to conduct an exhaustive review of existing files and dismissed renewed calls for an outside counsel as politically motivated. The decision comes amid criticism from some of Trump’s supporters after the administration last week declined to release additional records it had previously suggested would shed new light on Epstein’s dealings. Epstein, a well-connected financier, died by suicide in a Manhattan jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex-trafficking charges. His death and the government’s handling of related documents have fueled persistent conspiracy theories and demands for further investigation, pressure the White House is now seeking to defuse with its rejection of a special prosecutor.