In July of 2025 the White House top officials held a secret meeting in the situation room, which is normally reserved for matters of national security, to discuss how to handle the upcoming release of the Epstein files. JD Vance led the meeting attend by White House Chief of Staff, Susie Wiles; Attorney General, Pam Bondi; FBI director, Kash Patel; press secretary, Karoline Leavitt; and other Trump loyalists.
New York Times article details the White House panic over release of the Epstein Files
