A key House committee is looking into the investigation of the late Jeffrey Epstein for sex trafficking crimes.

President Donald Trump floated a new excuse for the pubic-hair-signature-decorated birthday note to Jeffrey Epstein — and it was a doozy. The post Trump Floats New Excuse For Pubic Hair Letter To Jeffrey Epstein On White House Lawn — And It’s A Doozy first appeared on Mediaite.

Any time I say anything about Epstein, they’re like, ‘Why didn’t Joe Biden’s — why didn’t Joe Biden release the files?’ And this is what I say: Have you met Merrick Garland?” Tanden

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt briefed reporters Wednesday afternoon as the Trump administration wades through controversy around its handling of the probe into disgraced financier

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Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein partied together for more than a decade. One became president, the other died in jail.

Tulsi Gabard says she has evidence that Democrats manufactured a connection between Trump and Russia to steal the 2016 election as Trump tries to beat back more stories tying him to Jeffrey Epstein. CNN’s Kaitlan Collins reports on the week at the White House.

The episode premiered less than two days after Paramount reached a $1.5 billion streaming deal with “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone.