As a podcaster, Bongino called the Epstein story “one of the biggest political scandals of our time” and portrayed it as a wide-ranging conspiracy involving global elites.

President Donald Trump called an obsession with the Jeffrey Epstein files a "hoax" and a "scam" by political opponents to distract from his successes.

President Donald Trump was unable to answer a basic question about whether he’d appoint a special counsel to investigate the so-called Epstein files. Instead, the frustrated president simply declared: “I have nothing to do with it,” before walking out of the room.