During his remarks, Trump asked Bondi if she felt like answering the reporter's question. "I don't mind answering," the attorney general replied. When the president finished speaking, Bondi addressed the reporter and cited an interview she did with Fox News in February, which she said had "been getting a lot of attention."

The Justice Department acknowledged Monday that Jeffrey Epstein did not maintain a “client list,” and no more files related to the wealthy financier’s sex trafficking investigation would be made public.

Earlier, when President Donald Trump snapped at a reporter, “Are you still talking about Jeffrey Epstein?”, it was a reminder that conspiracy theories may comfort the masses, but they discomfort those in power.