Welcome to the NewsHour. Nearly six years after he died, disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein is still at the center of controversy.

Parts of President Trump's political base are angry over the Justice Department's handling of the files from the investigation into Epstein's death in a New York City jail cell and charges of sex trafficking.

Some say Mr. Trump himself has become part of the cover-up that they accused the Biden administration of perpetrating.

I still love the president, but this Epstein stuff, not going away. As President Trump's

MAGA base demands more transparency, last night he made a concession, posting that he wants Attorney General

Pam Bondi to ask a court to make some Epstein investigation documents public. It came as the Wall

Street Journal said Mr. Trump had set Epstein a 50th birthday greeting in 2003 that included the

outline of a naked woman and closed with,

May every day be another wonderful secret.

The president called the story fake and filed a lawsuit.

House Democrats have seized on the division among Trump supporters to press a bipartisan resolution sponsored by Republican Representative Tom Massey of Kentucky

and California Democrat Roe Kana.

It calls on the Justice Department to release material from its sex trafficking investigation into Epstein.

We should put everything out there and let the people decide it.

On a podcast earlier this week, Speaker Mike Johnson, who rarely breaks with the president, agreed with critics who say the

Attorney General must be more transparent. She needs to come forward and explain that to everybody.

So far, Mr. Trump has backed Bondi, who once claimed to have Epstein's client list on her desk,

but now says no such list exists. On a podcast last fall before the election, Mr. Trump also referred to a list.

It's just very strange for a lot of people that the list of clients that went to the island

has not been made public.

Yeah. It's very interesting, isn't it? Probably will be, by the way. So if you were able to, you'll be...

Yeah, I'd certainly take a look at it.

...