As President Donald Trump struggles to contain the fallout over his ties to the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, lawmakers on Capitol Hill and officials within his own administration are turning to Ghislaine Maxwell, the financier’s longtime co-conspirator and sometime girlfriend.

Questions persist about how Jeffrey Epstein, who once moved among the world's elite, was able to avoid federal prosecution for so long. A timeline suggests some answers.

During Mr. Trump's first term, his labor secretary, Alexander Acosta, resigned following criticism of his handling of Epstein's 2008 plea deal when he was a federal prosecutor in Florida. Epstein served 13 months in a jail work-release program after he was originally accused of sexually abusing dozens of girls and young women.

Longtime Democratic strategist James Carville on Thursday reminded Fox News viewers of a name that’s rarely heard on the right-wing network: Jeffrey Epstein, the late sex offender who was once close with President Donald Trump.

The Wall Street Journal on Thursday reported that former President Bill Clinton was among the many well-wishers who wrote a birthday letter to sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday in 2003.

Donald Trump invited the now-notorious pedophile to a 1993 event stacked with New York City’s wealthy, famous, and powerful.

Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein partied together for more than a decade. One became president, the other died in jail.

The Trump administration has been embroiled in a firestorm of backlash related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation this month.