
The Trump administration faces mounting pressure from far-right supporters to appoint a special counsel to handle Jeffrey Epstein’s case files, despite significant legal and constitutional barriers.
According to Politico, top Department of Justice officials, including Attorney General Pam Bondi, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, incoming Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward, and senior DOJ official Emil Bove, have consistently opposed independent special counsels, arguing they violate constitutional principles.