Trump’s name being in the scores of documents obtained by the FBI on Epstein should not come as a surprise. The week before, Democratic senator Dick Durbin claimed that he was sent evidence that FBI agents reviewing the documents were advised to flag any mentions of the president.

The White House is not denying that President Donald Trump's name appears in the files associated with financier Jeffrey Epstein, an administration official told Reuters on Wednesday. The official said the fact of Trump's name appearing in the files had been acknowledged in briefing binders that were shared with influencers.