The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday it will carry out U.S. President Donald Trump's request to investigate Jeffrey Epstein's alleged ties with former Democratic U.S. president Bill Clinton and the bank JPMorgan, as Trump seeks to shift the focus from his own relationship with the late financier and convicted sex offender.

The move comes two days after a congressional committee released thousands of documents that raised new questions about Trump's relationship with Epstein, and marks the latest in a series of demands by Trump for federal law enforcement to pursue his perceived political enemies.

Attorney General Pam Bondi said Jay Clayton, the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, will take the lead on the investigation.

The Epstein scandal has been a political thorn in Trump's si

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