Trump defends Bondi amid uproar over Jeffrey Epstein files

Pam Bondi was defended by the US President. Picture: AP

Donald Trump has defended US attorney general Pam Bondi in the face of mounting criticism from far-right influencers and conservative internet personalities over the American justice department’s abrupt refusal to release additional documents from the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation.

When a reporter attempted to ask Ms Bondi about disgraced financier Epstein at a White House cabinet meeting, US President Mr Trump headed off the questions and said to the journalist: “Are you still talking about Jeffrey Epstein? This guy’s been talked about for years.