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.

Earlier, the White House dismissed as “fake news” a Wall Street Journal report that U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi had told Trump in May that his name appeared in Justice Department files related to Epstein.

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(Reporting by Jeff Mason; Editing by Leslie Adler)