President Donald Trump took questions about the Epstein probe as he landed in Scotland for his four-day trip.
When asked directly whether he was ever briefed about his name appearing in the Epstein files, Trump said, “No,” adding that he was “never briefed.”
President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on his arrival at Glasgow Prestwick Airport, in Prestwick, Scotland, Britain, July 25, 2025.
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According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Attorney General Pam Bondi and her deputy Todd Blanche informed Trump in May that his name appeared multiple times in the Epstein files that the Department of Justice and the FBI reviewed.
Trump was also informed that the names of many other high-profile individuals appeared in the documents, which the Journal reported was not evidence of wrongdoing.
The president, according to the Journal, said he would defer to the Justice Department’s decision not to release additional files.
Last week, Trump told ABC News that Bondi gave his team “just a very quick briefing.”
-ABC News’ Lalee Ibssa, Michelle Stoddart and Katherine Faulders
