Donald Trump's radio blunder: President appears to admit his name is in Epstein files

Donald Trump appears to have acknowledged his presence in the Epstein Files, as the furore over their handling continues to rage.

During a phone-in with "Just the News" on Real America's Voice, the US President alleged that Democrats had concocted information and slipped his name into papers linked to the disgraced Jeffrey Epstein whilst they were in office, reports ABC.

Trump's comments came after being quizzed about whether he wanted prosecutors to probe claims of political witch-hunts. This comes after the Wall Street Journal reported on what was described as a "creepy" birthday card allegedly sent from Trump to Epstein.

He declared: "Well, I think it's in the case of Epstein, they've already looked at it, and they are looking at it, and I think all they have to do is put out anything credible."

Trump went on to voice his doubts: "But you know, that was run by the Biden administration for four years. I can imagine what they put into files, just like they did with the others. I mean, the Steele dossier was a total fake, right? It took two years to figure that out for the people, and all of the things that you mentioned were fake.", reports the Mirror US, reports the Express.

He continued: "So I would imagine if they were run by Chris Wray and they were run by Comey, and because it was actually even before that administration, they've been running these files, and so much of the things that we found were fake with me."

Trump appears to acknowledge his name was in the Epstein files, but he maintained Democrats fabricated it. Despite his claims that they "put" things in the files, numerous documents referencing Trump have long been publicly available.

Bowing to pressure from certain wings within his Republican Party, his team on Friday petitioned a federal court to unveil sealed records concerning Jeffrey Epstein's case, hoping to calm a political firestorm.

Nevertheless, even with the potential disclosure of these records, it remains questionable whether this will appease those furious over apparent lack of openness regarding the evidence against the wealthy financier.

The administration continues to face criticism for not releasing additional records it possesses.

House Republicans are set to vote next week on a resolution crafted to address GOP demands for greater transparency on the Epstein affair. The resolution calls upon the Justice Department to make records public, though it carries no legal force.

"The House Republicans are for transparency, and they're looking for a way to say that they agree with the White House," announced House Speaker Mike Johnson on Thursday. "We agree with the president. Everything he said about that, all the credible evidence should come out."

The Democrats, supported by nine Republicans, have advanced their own bill that would compel the Justice Department to reveal more details about the case.