Trump calls on Justice Department to investigate Jeffrey Epstein’s relationship with political and other figures

President Donald Trump said Friday that he will direct U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate Jeffrey Epstein’s involvement with former President Bill Clinton and other prominent Democrats and financial institutions.

“Now that the Democrats are using the Epstein Hoax, involving Democrats, not Republicans, to try and deflect from their disastrous SHUTDOWN, and all of their other failures, I will be asking A.G. Pam Bondi, and the Department of Justice, together with our great patriots at the FBI, to investigate Jeffrey Epstein’s involvement and relationship with Bill Clinton, Larry Summers, Reid Hoffman, J.P. Morgan, Chase, and many other people and institutions, to determine what was going on with them, and him,” Trump said in a lengthy post on his social media platform Truth Social.

“This is another Russia, Russia, Russia Scam, with all arrows pointing to the Democrats. Records show that these men, and many others, spent large portions of their life with Epstein, and on his ‘Island.’ Stay tuned!!!”

NBC News has reached out to representatives for Clinton, Hoffman, Summers and JPMorgan Chase for comment.