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President Donald Trump's daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, told right-wing podcaster Benny Johnson on Monday that she believes the Trump administration will release more information related to the Jeffrey Epstein case.
Newsweek reached out to the White House for comment via email on Monday.
Why It Matters
The Trump administration ignited a firestorm of criticism from the president's MAGA base when it said last week that Epstein died by suicide in 2019 in his Manhattan jail cell, confirming the findings of federal and local investigators.
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The memo infuriated high-profile members of Trump's base, which has spent years peddling conspiracy theories claiming Epstein was murdered and that the government covered up an extensive list of wealthy politicians and businesspeople who were involved with Epstein.
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What To Know
Lara Trump is married to the president's son, Eric, and is one of the White House's most high-profile surrogates while also being in touch with Trump's MAGA base.
Trump "hears all the noise" around the Epstein case and will "set things right," the president's daughter-in-law told Johnson in an exclusive interview.
"There needs to be more transparency" related to the government's investigation into Epstein's 2019 death, Trump added. "I think that will happen. I know this is important to the president. He is frustrated."
"He is going to want to set things right. I believe there will be more coming and anything they are able to release they will try to get out. They hear it and understand it," she told Johnson.
Trump added: "To anyone worked up out there, there is no plot to keep this information away. I'm sure we will know down the line."
Why Is MAGA Upset About The Epstein Files?
Last week's memo from the DOJ undercut years of public statements from top Trump allies and administration officials.
The White House in February invited a group of far-right influencers for a visit and gave them binders marked, "The Epstein Files: Phase 1" and "Declassified." The binders contained information that had already largely been in the public domain.
In May, Attorney General Pam Bondi said there were "tens of thousands of videos of Epstein with children or child porn," which fueled a belief among some MAGA influencers that the government had intentionally suppressed details about powerful figures being linked to Epstein.
"It's a new administration and everything is going to come out to the public," Bondi also said.
The Justice Department's July 7 memo said it did not possess a so-called Epstein "client list" and that no further files about the Epstein investigation would be released.
In addition to upsetting Trump's base, the DOJ's handling of the memo also led to deep fissures within its highest ranks. Deputy FBI director Dan Bongino, one of Trump's top allies who suggested Epstein's death was part of a government cover-up, is considering quitting in protest of the handling of the Epstein memo, according to sources cited by both CNN and NBC News.
"Any attempt to sow division within this team is baseless and distracts from the real progress being made in restoring public safety and pursuing justice for all," White House spokesperson Harrison Fields told NewsNation last week.
Reporters pressed Trump administration officials last week about the Justice Department's memo and how it contradicted Attorney General Bondi's previous statement that an Epstein "client list" was "sitting on my desk" and waiting to be reviewed.
"Are you still talking about Jeffrey Epstein?" Trump said when a reporter asked about the memo at a televised Cabinet meeting last Tuesday. During the meeting administration officials also discussed the devastating floods that struck Texas over the July Fourth weekend.
"This guy's been talked about for years. You're asking—we have Texas. We have this. We have all of the things," Trump said. "And are people still talking about this guy, this creep?"
What People Are Saying
Infowars host Alex Jones, who has espoused Epstein-related conspiracy theories for years, said on his show last week: "This is over-the-top sickening. Next they'll say Jeffrey Epstein never even existed. This is the swamp winning. No one is buying this."
Far-right influencer Laura Loomer said during a livestream: "Pam Bondi is a coward. She didn't even sign her name to the memo. This isn't transparency—it's a cover-up."
The Associated Press contributed reporting to this story.
Update 7/14/25 4:59 p.m. ET: This article has been updated with additional information.
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