The White House reportedly began managing the Department of Justice’s X account after a fresh release of Jeffrey Epstein documents mentioned President Trump. Axios said the account adopted a sharper, rapid-response tone under White House oversight. The DOJ posted a swift rebuttal calling some claims "untrue and sensationalist," and later said a disputed handwritten letter referencing the president was fake. Trump denies any involvement with Epstein and says their association ended in the mid-2000s.
White House Takes Control of DOJ’s X Account After Epstein File Misstep
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The White House has reportedly assumed control of the Department of Justice’s X account (formerly Twitter), Axios said, after a new batch of Jeffrey Epstein documents included references to President Donald Trump.
Axios wrote in its Christmas Eve morning newsletter that "the White House has begun managing the DOJ’s account on X," and noted the account appeared to adopt "a sharper tone with a more rapid-response campaign edge." It remains unclear exactly when White House staff began overseeing the account.
The change coincided with a Department of Justice post on X announcing the latest release of Epstein-related materials. That post moved quickly to rebut allegations appearing in some documents about the president.
"Some of these documents contain untrue and sensationalist claims made against President Trump that were submitted to the FBI right before the 2020 election," the DOJ post read. "To be clear: the claims are unfounded and false, and if they had a shred of credibility, they certainly would have been weaponized against President Trump already."
Among the newly released papers was a handwritten letter reportedly attributed to Jeffrey Epstein and addressed to convicted doctor Larry Nassar. The note, said to be written days before Epstein’s death, included an explosive line referencing "our president" and "young, nubile girls."
By late Tuesday the DOJ announced it had concluded the handwritten letter was fake. The episode raised questions about the release process for the documents and about outside influence over official department communications.
President Trump has long denied involvement in Epstein’s crimes and has said any association ended in the mid-2000s. The story was first reported by Axios and subsequently summarized on other outlets.
