JD Vance knows this is an urgent issue. He’s ready to fight on behalf of the American people.
And Vice President Vance held an emergency meeting with Trump officials for this crucial reason.
On Wednesday evening, Vice President JD Vance welcomed top Trump administration officials to his Washington, D.C. residence for a pivotal strategy dinner focused on navigating the Jeffrey Epstein controversy, Fox News has confirmed. The gathering aimed to chart a unified course forward as public clamor for transparency in the Epstein investigation intensifies.
Set at Vance’s 12-acre vice-presidential estate in Northwest Washington, the dinner will include U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, according to sources.
First reported by CNN, the meeting comes as the administration grapples with weeks of unrelenting pressure to disclose more details about the Epstein case. Trump supporters have been some of the most outspoken in demanding further information.
Struggles with Coordinated Messaging
The Justice Department and White House have struggled to align their messaging, particularly after a July 7 unsigned memo declared no additional investigative details would be released. A recent point of contention involves an audio file and transcript from Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche’s late-last-month interview with one of Epstein’s associates, Ghislaine Maxwell
Fox News Digital reported on Monday that the Justice Department holds both the audio and transcript from the two-day interview, conducted at the U.S. Attorney’s office near the Federal Correctional Institution in Tallahassee, Florida. That institution is where Maxwell was serving a two decade long sentence for s*x trafficking.
Her unexplained transfer last week to a minimum-security women’s federal prison camp in Texas has only fueled scrutiny.
Balancing Transparency and Victim Protection
Any potential release of Epstein materials would likely feature heavy redactions to shield victims’ identities, a principle Bondi has consistently emphasized in public remarks. The issue’s sensitivity was highlighted on Wednesday by family members of Virginia Roberts Giuffre, an Epstein victim who died by su*cide earlier this year.
In a statement to Fox News Digital, Giuffre’s sibling said, “We understand that Vice President JD Vance will hold a strategy session this evening at his residence with administration officials.”
“Missing from this group is, of course, any survivor of the vicious crimes of convicted perjurer and s*x trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein. Their voices must be heard, above all.”
They added, “We reiterate that Ghislaine Maxwell should have remained in a maximum security prison and does not deserve the luxuries currently afforded her.”
Dispelling Myths About a “Client List”
The Epstein case’s persistence has been a challenge for the administration. In February, Bondi told Fox News, when asked about releasing “the list of Jeffrey Epstein’s clients,” that “It’s sitting on my desk right now to review.”
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt later clarified Bondi meant all Epstein-related files, not a specific list, which the Justice Department and FBI insist does not exist, despite online rumors and earlier remarks by some Trump officials.
Despite the meeting held by Vance, the administration faces the delicate task of addressing public demands while protecting victims, with the Epstein case showing no signs of fading from the spotlight.
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