David Schoen, the attorney who briefly represented Jeffrey Epstein before his death in 2019, has firmly stated that Donald Trump was not among Epstein’s clients. Schoen said he asked Epstein directly whether he had any damaging information on Trump and was told there was none.
“I can say authoritatively, unequivocally, and definitively that he had no information to hurt President Trump,” Schoen wrote Monday on X. “I specifically asked him!”
His comments resurfaced amid renewed controversy surrounding the Department of Justice’s handling of Epstein-related files. A recently leaked DOJ memo, obtained by Axios, stated that no “client list” existed and reaffirmed that Epstein’s death was ruled a suicide. The leak has sparked fresh outrage among Trump supporters, especially after Trump defended Attorney General Pam Bondi, whose DOJ maintains that no list was ever compiled.
Retired Lt. Gen. Mike Flynn responded to the leak on X, warning, “The Epstein affair is not going away,” and demanding accountability for alleged child abuse by powerful individuals. Similar sentiments were voiced by attendees at a recent conservative gathering in Florida.
Meanwhile, Fox News reported mounting internal tensions within the DOJ. Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino has reportedly clashed with Bondi over what he views as a lack of transparency. Despite Trump’s public endorsement of Bondi on Truth Social, many in the MAGA movement remain skeptical.
Trump has openly questioned why the Epstein files haven’t been released—arguing that if they contained damaging information about him, political opponents would have already used it. Instead, he suggested the continued secrecy supports claims of a broader cover-up to shield influential figures.