The president’s directive follows weeks of uproar surrounding the handling of the so-called Epstein files and after Trump announced his plans to sue the Wall Street Journal after the paper published a bombshell report detailing a bawdy birthday card Trump allegedly gave to Jeffrey Epstein.

President Trump offered another comment on the Jeffrey Epstein scandal on Tuesday. Attorney General Pam Bondi has "handled it very well," Trump said. "It's going to be up to her. What she thinks is credible,