House Speaker Mike Johnson has claimed Donald Trump acted as an FBI informant in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, saying the former president has been “misrepresented” in the controversy.
Explosive Claim About Trump and Epstein
A senior Republican leader has made a bold claim that Donald Trump once acted as an FBI informant in the case of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
House Speaker Mike Johnson told CNN that Trump had been “misrepresented” in the ongoing controversy surrounding Epstein-related files, insisting that Trump distanced himself from Epstein and worked with authorities.
“When he first heard the rumour, he kicked him out of Mar-a-Lago,” Johnson said. “He was an FBI informant to try to take this stuff down.”
The Epstein Files Controversy
The debate over Epstein’s files has grown since Attorney General Pam Bondi said months ago that records were awaiting release. Soon after, the Department of Justice announced it would not release further documents and reiterated that no so-called “client list” exists.
However, under mounting political pressure, the Trump administration later pledged to release all FBI files, including grand jury testimony.
Trump himself dismissed the controversy as politically motivated:
“It’s a hoax built way beyond proportion. If there was anything in those files, my enemies would have used it in the election.”
Survivors Push for Transparency
Bipartisan lawmakers are now pushing for full disclosure. GOP Rep. Thomas Massie and Democrat Ro Khanna recently held a press conference alongside Epstein survivors, some of whom spoke publicly for the first time.
The House Oversight Committee has since released 33,295 pages of heavily redacted material — including flight logs, court filings, emails, and jail surveillance video.
But critics argue the new documents add little clarity and still fail to reveal the much-discussed “client list,” which the FBI continues to insist does not exist.
What’s Next?
The controversy surrounding Epstein’s connections, and the government’s handling of related files, shows no sign of fading. With political leaders divided over how much should be made public, survivors and their advocates continue to demand transparency.
Neither the White House nor the FBI has issued additional comments regarding Johnson’s claim that Trump acted as an informant.
