FBI Director Kash Patel and deputy director Dan Bongino have defended Trump amid the ongoing Epstein saga. In July, the two supported the release of the agency’s findings that concluded the deceased financier kept no “client list” and announced the Trump administration would not unveil additional files tied to convicted sex offender’s dealings.

Trump went on to point reporters toward an alleged conspiracy involving former President Barack Obama. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has spent the last week leveling allegations that Obama was involved in Russian interference in the 2016 election.