{"id":171933,"date":"2025-11-15T09:40:04","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T09:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-pam-bondi-announces-investigation-into-trumps-adversaries-ties-to-jeffrey-epstein-the-guardian\/"},"modified":"2025-11-15T09:40:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T09:40:04","slug":"trump-news-at-a-glance-pam-bondi-announces-investigation-into-trumps-adversaries-ties-to-jeffrey-epstein-the-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-pam-bondi-announces-investigation-into-trumps-adversaries-ties-to-jeffrey-epstein-the-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump news at a glance: Pam Bondi announces investigation into Trump\u2019s adversaries\u2019 ties to Jeffrey Epstein – The Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"

US attorney general names Jay Clayton as lead investigator, hours after direction from US president \u2013 key US politics stories from 14 November 2025
Pam Bondi announced<\/a> on Friday afternoon that she had assigned Jay Clayton, the interim US attorney for the southern district of New York, to lead the investigation into Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s political adversaries and their ties to Jeffrey Epstein<\/a>, hours after the president directed her to do so.
\u201cJay Clayton is one of the most capable and trusted prosecutors in the country, and I\u2019ve asked him to take the lead,\u201d the US attorney general said of the lawyer, who also served as chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) during Trump\u2019s first administration. \u201cAs with all matters, the department will pursue this with urgency and integrity to deliver answers to the American people.\u201d
The move represents an apparent departure from a July memo<\/a> issued by the justice department and the FBI that stated officials had found nothing in the Epstein files that warranted the opening of further inquiries. Investigators \u201cdid not uncover evidence that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties\u201d, the memo said.
The move comes as Trump has cranked up his intense pressure campaign on congressional Republicans to oppose the full release of the justice department\u2019s files related to Epstein, before a crucial and long-awaited House vote on the matter next week<\/a> that many Republicans are expected to support.
The bombshell release of scores of Epstein\u2019s emails has shone a spotlight on the president\u2019s long history of involvement with the notorious sex trafficker, including revelations that he knew more about Epstein\u2019s conduct than he has previously let on.
On Friday morning, Trump declared that he would ask the Department of Justice to investigate Epstein\u2019s ties with Democrats, not Republicans<\/a>, singling out Bill Clinton, Larry Summers and Reid Hoffman. Trump also paradoxically referred to the \u201cEpstein hoax\u201d and called it a \u201cscam\u201d.
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On Friday evening, the US president told reporters aboard Air Force One \u201cwe\u2019ll sue them for anywhere between a billion and $5bn, probably sometime next week. We have to do it.\u201d
The BBC sent a personal apology to Trump on Thursday<\/a>, but said there was no legal basis for him to sue the public broadcaster over a documentary his lawyers called defamatory.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
The convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein<\/a> apparently served as a behind-the-scenes adviser to the former Trump official and Maga influencer Steve Bannon<\/a> during an August 2018 media campaign to defend Trump and his agenda, and to promote Bannon\u2019s media ventures.
Text messages released by the House oversight committee on Wednesday detail a six-day exchange between the men from 17 to 23 August, and show Epstein coaching Bannon on television appearances and political messaging.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
The US is planning for the long-term division of Gaza into a \u201cgreen zone\u201d under Israeli and international military control, where reconstruction would start, and a \u201cred zone\u201d to be left in ruins.
Foreign forces will initially deploy alongside Israeli soldiers in the east of Gaza<\/a>, leaving the devastated strip divided by the current Israeli-controlled \u201cyellow line\u201d, according to US military planning documents seen by the Guardian and sources briefed on American plans.
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The only remaining criminal case against Donald Trump<\/a> has been revived after the head of Georgia<\/a>\u2019s prosecutor\u2019s council appointed himself to replace Fani Willis, the Fulton county district attorney, who was removed from the election interference case in September.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
Donald Trump<\/a> moved to lower tariffs on food imports, including beef, tomatoes, coffee and bananas, in an executive order on Friday as the White House fights off growing concerns about rising costs.
The new exemptions take effect retroactively at midnight on Thursday and mark a sharp reversal for Trump, who has long insisted that his import duties are not fueling inflation. They come after a string of victories for Democrats in state and local elections in Virginia, New Jersey and New York City, where affordability was a key topic.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
Donald Trump<\/a> agreed to cut US tariffs<\/a> on Switzerland<\/a> from 39% to 15% as part of a new trade pact, lowering duties that strained economic ties and hit Swiss exporters.
The two countries have signed a \u201cnon-binding memorandum of understanding\u201d, the Swiss government announced, following bilateral talks in Washington and intense lobbying by Swiss firms.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
Americans should \u201craise hell\u201d to protect US national parks<\/a><\/strong> through the \u201cnightmare\u201d of Donald Trump\u2019s presidency, according to a former National Park Service director.
The head of an antisemitism watchdog has come out against the Anti-Defamation League<\/a><\/strong> for its \u201cdivisive, hyperbolic and aggressive response\u201d to Zohran Mamdani\u2019s election victory.
A federal bankruptcy court judge on Friday said he would approve OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma\u2019s latest deal to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids<\/a><\/strong> that includes some money for thousands of victims of the epidemic.
Catching up? Here\u2019s what happened on 13 November 2025<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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