U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he was asking the Department of Justice to investigate Jeffrey Epstein's alleged ties with JPMorgan and several prominent Democratic figures, including former President Bill Clinton.

Trump faces the prospect of a Republican rebellion when the US House votes on releasing the Epstein files next week. Follow live.

The emails prompted a wave of GOP lawmakers to pledge support for a House measure that would call on the Justice Department to release its Epstein files.

Pres. Trump did not answer why he won’t let the FBI release the Jeffrey Epstein files as just revealed emails from Epstein raise new questions about whether Trump was aware of his crimes.

President Trump is telling his Republican allies not to fall for what he calls the "Epstein hoax" as Speaker Mike Johnson says the House will vote next week on releasing all of the files related to the government's investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein's emails mentioned Trump repeatedly, according to records House Democrats released.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he was asking the Department of Justice to investigate Jeffrey Epstein's alleged ties with Bill Clinton, Larry Summers, Reid Hoffman, J.P. Morgan Chase and others.

The emails released this week have raised questions on the president's account of his friendship with the late sex offender.