Karoline Leavitt Says President Trump “Would Not Recommend a Special Prosecutor in the Epstein Case”

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday denied reports that President Trump was considering appointing a special prosecutor in the Epstein case. 

This follows a report by John Solomon that President Trump was “on board” with a Special Prosecutor for the Epstein Case after Pam Bondi’s back-and-forth, claiming that she has the files to release, and then not releasing them.

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President Trump, however, has defended Bondi repeatedly, even calling Republicans "stupid" and "foolish" for wanting the Epstein files so badly.

“I was surprised, but they got duped,” he said of Republicans who aren’t satisfied with Bondi’s nothingburger of a release and claims that Epstein killed himself.

Meanwhile, Republicans in Congress are introducing legislation to release all of the files.

Karoline Leavitt was further asked about President Trump's reaction to House Speaker Mike Johnson calling for additional Epstein files to be released, but she declined to comment.

"I won't discuss the President's private conversations with the Speaker of the House," Leavitt said.

"the President has said, if the attorney general and the Department of Justice and the FBI have any more credible evidence in regards to Jeffrey Epstein's crimes, they should put that forward."

WATCH:

Reporter: The President said that he floated the idea of a special prosecutor in the Epstein case. Can you confirm that? And has he asked the Attorney General to do this, to appoint a special prosecutor, to look it over?

Leavitt: Well, the idea was floated from someone in the media to the President. The President would not recommend a special prosecutor in the Epstein case. That's how he feels. And as for his discussions with the Attorney General, I'm not sure.

Reporter: Do you know what the President's reaction was to Mike Johnson saying that he wants additional files released, the Epstein files. Was there a conversation with Mike Johnson about that following his comments?

Leavitt: I won't discuss the President's private conversations with the Speaker of the House, but as I answered to Jackie's question earlier, the President has said, if the attorney general and the Department of Justice and the FBI have any more credible evidence in regards to Jeffrey Epstein's crimes, they should put that forward. He has called on them to do that.