El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, fue informado en mayo pasado por funcionarios del Departamento de Justicia que su nombre aparece en “múltiples ocasiones” en los archivos del polémico caso contra el pederasta Jeffrey Epstein. Lo reportó este miércoles The Wall Street Journal.

En tanto, una subcomisión de la Cámara de Representantes votó a favor de requerir a ese mismo Departamento de Justicia los archivos de la investigación a Epstein por tráfico sexual, después de que los demócratas convencieran a legisladores republicanos de desafiar a Trump y al liderazgo republicano para apoyar la medida.

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El diario, en base a funcionarios de la Administración del magnate republicano, afirmó que la fiscal general, Pam Bondi, y su número dos, Todd Blanche, comunicaron al mandatario que su nombre figuraba en los documentos junto a otras figuras conocidas.

Caso Epstein: hay cientos de nombres

El presidente negó la semana pasada que Bondi le hubiera informado si su nombre figuraba en los archivos.

En una “sesión informativa de rutina”, Bondi y su equipo habrían informado a Trump que los archivos contenían lo que consideraron como “rumores no verificados sobre muchas personas, incluido Trump, que habían tenido contacto con Epstein en el pasado”.

Según The Wall Street Journal, una de las fuentes con conocimiento de los documentos afirmó que estos “incluyen cientos de nombres más”.

Los directivos del Departamento de Justicia también habrían informado a Trump que no planeaban publicar más detalles sobre el caso, después de que confirmaran a inicios de julio que no había evidencias sobre la existencia de una “lista de clientes” a los que el magnate chantajeaba por su rol en fiestas sexuales que involucraban a menores de edad.

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El pederasta se suicidó en una prisión federal en 2019.

Trump está en guerra contra el periódico norteamericano. El viernes presentó una demanda por 10 millones de dólares contra Dow Jones, empresa matriz del diario, y su propietario, el multimillonario Rupert Murdoch.

El mandatario estadounidense afirma que el periódico lo calumnió cuando publicó un artículo que alega que una felicitación de cumpleaños con el nombre de Trump y un dibujo obsceno fue enviada a Epstein en 2003, antes de que el financista fuera acusado de delitos sexuales. Trump dijo que la versión es “falsa”.

El Capitolio pide informes sobre el caso Epstein

Mientras tanto, una subcomisión de la Cámara de Representantes votó este miércoles a favor de requerir al Departamento de Justicia los archivos de la investigación a Epstein por tráfico sexual, después de que los demócratas convencieran a legisladores republicanos de desafiar a Trump y al liderazgo republicano para apoyar la medida.

Los demócratas de una subcomisión de la poderosa Comisión de Supervisión de la cámara alta presentaron una moción en ese sentido, pocas horas antes de que la Cámara de Representantes finalice su periodo de sesiones de julio y tome un receso de un mes. Tres republicanos del panel votaron con los demócratas a favor del requerimiento. La medida fue aprobada por 8 votos a favor y 2 en contra.

El presidente de la subcomisión, el representante republicano Clay Higgins, dijo que se estaba comenzando a redactar la citación, pero que tomaría algún tiempo para que ambas partes acordaran la redacción final.

“Si el Partido Republicano, si nuestros colegas de esta comisión no se unen a nosotros en esta votación, entonces lo que están haciendo esencialmente es unirse al presidente Donald Trump en complicidad”, dijo a los periodistas la representante demócrata Summer Lee, que presentó la moción.

Los líderes demócratas esperan hacer del tema algo mucho más que solo Epstein, quien murió en su celda de Nueva York hace seis años mientras esperaba juicio por cargos de tráfico sexual.

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”¿Por qué los republicanos no han liberado los archivos de Epstein al pueblo estadounidense? Es razonable concluir que continúan protegiendo los estilos de vida de los ricos y desvergonzados, aun si eso incluye a pedófilos”, dijo el líder demócrata de la Cámara de Representantes, Hakeem Jeffries, en una conferencia de prensa.

El Departamento de Justicia de Trump pidió la liberación de testimonios de procedimientos secretos del jurado investigador en el caso Epstein, aunque es poco probable que esto produzca nuevas revelaciones.

La Comisión de Supervisión de la Cámara de Representantes, con el apoyo de los republicanos, también impulsó el martes una citación para la exnovia de Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, con el objetivo de que rinda testimonio.

(Con información de EFE y AP)

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said President Donald Trump could proceed with the firing of three Democratic members of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) who were fired and then reinstated to their roles on the board — the latest high-stakes court clash centered on Trump’s authority as authority to remove or otherwise control the fate of independent agency.

The majority sided with the Trump administration in a 6-3 vote on the emergency order, the last of the Supreme Court’s current term. Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented.

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court in early July to stay the decision of a lower court judge in Maryland who sided with the three ousted board members, Mary Boyle, Alexander Hoehn-Saric and Richard Trumka Jr. U.S. District Judge Matthew Maddox, a Biden appointee, ruled that their firings were unlawful and ordered they be reinstated to their roles.

The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals declined to grant the Trump administration’s request to stay the order, clearing the way for the administration to appeal the matter to the Supreme Court.

APPEALS COURT BLOCKS TRUMP FROM FIRING FEDERAL BOARD MEMBERS, TEES UP SUPREME COURT FIGHT

In its emergency filing to the Supreme Court, U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer pointed to the court’s decision in another, factually similar emergency case reviewed by the high court earlier this year, in which justices agreed to temporarily block the reinstatements of board members for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB).

Sauer pointed to the factual similarities underpinning both cases, and argued that the high court’s emergency decision there «squarely controls this case.»

The CPSC board members disputed that notion in their own Supreme Court filing — arguing that their removals from the CPSC would «disrupt the status quo» from an agency dedicated to consumer protection and safety.

They also pointed to the timing of their removals, noting that the Trump administration made no attempt to oust them for four months — a delay they argue shows no urgency and undercuts any claim of «irreparable harm,» a key standard for emergency court action.

BIDEN-APPOINTED JUDGE THWARTS TRUMP’S ATTEMPT TO CLEAN HOUSE AT CONSUMER SAFETY AGENCY

CPSC board members Mary Boyle, Alexander Hoehn-Saric, and Richard Trumka Jr. are seen in this three-way split image. Photos via AP News/Getty Images (AP/Getty)

After the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit rejected the government’s request to temporarily freeze Maddox’s order, the government appealed it to the Supreme Court.

In his ruling, Maddox said that the tenured design and protection of the five-member, staggered-term CPSC board does «not interfere with» Trump’s executive branch powers under Article II of the U.S. Constitution.

The case is the latest in a string of challenges centered on Trump’s ability to remove members of independent boards. Like the NLRB and MSPB rulings, it centers on the 90-year-old Supreme Court decision known as Humphrey’s Executor, in which the court unanimously ruled that presidents cannot fire independent board members without cause.

The Supreme Court ruled Trump can fire CPSC board members on July 23, 2025.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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Maddox invoked the uncertainty created by the preliminary posture of the NLRB and MSPB cases, which saw both plaintiffs removed and reinstated to their positions multiple times — which he said was the basis for ordering more permanent injunctive relief.

«Disruption might have resulted in the instant case if Plaintiffs had been reinstated while this case was in its preliminary posture, only to have the Court later deny relief in its final judgment and subject Plaintiffs to removal again,» said Maddox. «The risk of such disruption is no longer a factor now that the Court is granting permanent injunctive relief as a final judgment.» 

In his ruling, Maddox said that the tenured design and protection of the five-member, staggered-term CPSC board does «not interfere with» Trump’s executive branch powers under Article II of the U.S. Constitution.

The Agence France-Presse news agency said its freelance journalists in Gaza are suffering constant health issues while a union is warning they will die «without immediate intervention.» 

The news agency works with one freelance reporter, three photographers and six freelance video journalists in the Gaza Strip since its own staff fled the war-torn territory in 2024, according to The Society of Journalists at AFP union. 

«They’re spending so much time and energy trying to source food and also just they just feel so weak,» Phil Chetwynd, AFP’s global news director, told NPR. «They talk about constant headaches, constant dizziness. So just the ability physically to, you know, get to a story is diminished.» 

«Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die,» the union said in its own statement. «With a few others, they are now the only ones reporting what is happening in Gaza. The international press has been banned from entering this territory for nearly two years.» 

AMERICAN VETERANS ATTACKED, INJURED WHILE DISTRIBUTING AID IN GAZA WITH US-BACKED GROUP 

«Since AFP was founded in August 1944, we have lost journalists in conflicts, we have had wounded and prisoners in our ranks, but none of us can recall seeing a colleague die of hunger. We refuse to see them die,» it added in a post on X. 

The union said its lead photographer in Gaza, which it identified as Bashar, wrote on Facebook Saturday that «I no longer have the strength to work for the media. My body is thin and I can no longer work.» 

«Bashar, 30, works and lives under the same conditions as all Gazans, moving from one refugee camp to another amid Israeli bombings. For over a year, he has lived in absolute poverty and takes enormous risks to do his job. Hygiene is a major issue for him, with recurring bouts of severe intestinal illness,» The Society of Journalists at AFP said. 

«Since February, Bashar has been living in the ruins of his house in Gaza City with his mother, four brothers and sisters, and the family of one of his brothers. Their house is completely without amenities or comfort, shared with a few cousins. On Sunday morning, he reported that one of his brothers had ‘fallen, due to hunger,’» it added. 

DOZENS OF PALESTINIANS KILLED, NEARLY 200 WOUNDED WHILE ON THEIR WAY TO COLLECT AID IN GAZA 

Palestinians shove to receive a hot meal at a charity kitchen in the Mawasi area of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on July 22, 2025. (AFP via Getty Images)

The union said each of its freelance journalists in Gaza are receiving a monthly salary from the AFP, however, «there’s almost nothing to buy — or what is available is prohibitively expensive.» 

Representatives for the AP and Reuters also expressed concern for their teams there, but would not say how many people are working for them. 

«We are deeply concerned about our staff in Gaza and are doing everything in our power to support them,» said Lauren Easton, a spokeswoman for The Associated Press. «We are very proud of the work our team continues to do under dire circumstances to keep the world informed about what is happening on the ground.» 

Reuters said that it is in daily contact with its freelance journalists, and that «the extreme difficulty sourcing food is leading to their and all Gaza residents experiencing greater levels of hunger and illness.» 

A demonstrator holds a sign reading in Arabic «a hungry journalist writes a report about the hungry» during a protest by journalists against hunger in the Rimal district of Gaza City on July 19, 2025.  (Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP via Getty Images)

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The agency said it is providing extra money to help them. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report.