President Donald Trump will not push for Attorney General Pam Bondi to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate his administration’s management of the Jeffrey Epstein files, as the controversy consumes Congress and his MAGA base.

In the past week, the Epstein controversy caused turmoil among some of the MAGA base. Has it affected Trump's approval rating?

Former Vice President Mike Pence joined the chorus of Republicans calling on the Trump administration to release files about the case of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, telling CBS News in an interview that he believes the administration should release all of the files about Epstein -- breaking with the president he once served under.

President Donald Trump outraged many of his supporters after the Justice Department published an unsigned memo saying it would not release any more documents related to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

"It's perpetrated by the Democrats. And some stupid Republicans and foolish Republicans fall into the net..." President Donald Trump calls the controversy surrounding his administration's handling of the files related to Jeffrey Epstein a "big hoax" and blamed Democrats for fueling the fire of the backlash during a bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister of Bahrain in the Oval Office.

The FBI and DOJ said they do not plan to make future public disclosures related to their review of Epstein's case, stoking outrage among Trump's most vocal supporters.

Former Vice President Mike Pence says he thinks President Trump's administration should release all the files related to Jeffrey Epstein's investigation and prosecution. Pence joined Major Garrett on "The Takeout" and said the files should be available to the American people.

President Donald Trump is facing more pressure over the Jeffrey Epstein files. The latest: House Speaker Mike Johnson made a rare break with Trump over his handling of files related to the dead sex offender.