Trump Labels Epstein Scandal a “Hoax” After DOJ Finds No Client List

President Donald Trump took to social media to brand the ongoing Jeffrey Epstein controversy a “hoax” orchestrated by Democrats to damage his reputation.

In an all-caps post, Trump accused the “Radical Left” of recycling scandals—like the Steele Dossier and the Russia probe—and urged his past supporters to reject what he called “bullshit” attacks.

The outburst follows a Department of Justice report released earlier this month, summarizing over 300 gigabytes of seized material and affirming that investigators found no client list, no evidence of Epstein blackmail, and no grounds to pursue additional inquiries into unnamed third parties. The DOJ’s findings, intended to finally lay to rest conspiracy theories, also re-confirmed Epstein’s 2019 death by suicide in his New York jail cell.

Attorney General Pamela Bondi, who previously promised fuller disclosure, has come under fire from Trump loyalists for suggesting a client list was under review—even though her spokesperson later clarified she referred broadly to case files. Trump defended Bondi on Tuesday, telling reporters, “Whatever she thinks is credible, she should release,” while lamenting public fascination with the scandal as “sordid but boring.”

Bipartisan calls for transparency continue to mount. House Speaker Mike Johnson said on July 15 that “the American people deserve to know the truth,” and even Lara Trump publicly urged more disclosure. Yet social-media polls, such as on Polymarket, place only a 44% chance Trump will release further documents—and an 8% chance that any proof of his own ties to Epstein’s island will emerge.

As the 2025 political debate heats up, Trump’s swift dismissal of the Epstein files as a Democratic plot may deepen divides over accountability and the limits of executive disclosure. With much material still sealed to protect victim privacy, questions about what remains hidden—and why—are likely to outlast the president’s denouncement.