US President Donald Trump has launched a 'massive leak hunt' inside the White House after an upcoming book alleged that several senior administration officials held a secret meeting about the Jeffrey Epstein files without Trump's knowledge.
The book claims Vice President JD Vance, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, chief of staff Susie Wiles, communications director Steven Cheung, then-attorney general Pam Bondi, then-deputy attorney general Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel were among those present.
The group met to discuss how to reassure Trump's MAGA base following backlash over the administration's handling of the Epstein files.
Trump has consistently denied wrongdoing in relation to Epstein and has not been accused of any crimes by law enforcement authorities.
The White House leak hunt intensifies following publication of the excerpt, with Trump aggressively searching for the source behind the leak.
