Then a new report by the FBI and Department of Justice was released last week saying officials found no such "client list" or proof that Epstein, who died while awaiting trial, didn't commit suicide.

For years, President Donald Trump and his Republican allies benefited from conspiracy theories that fueled the conservative MAGA movement and targeted his political enemies.

The FBI and DOJ said they do not plan to make future public disclosures related to their review of Epstein's case, stoking outrage among Trump's most vocal supporters.

President Trump publicly backed FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino amid reports he may resign over Epstein files dispute with the DOJ.

The fallout from a Justice Department memo on the Jeffrey Epstein case reached a fevered pitch July 11 with reports a top FBI official may resign.

Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino's future is uncertain amid the growing fallout over the Justice Department's decision not to disclose any more records from its investigations into deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, multiple sources familiar with the matter confirmed to ABC News.

FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi got into an argument at the White House over the Epstein files, sources told Fox News Digital.

There are growing cracks in the MAGA base over the Trump administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. President Trump says he "doesn't understand" the interest in the case. NBC News' Julie Tsirkin and Jonathan Allen report the latest details.