Republican Sen. Thom Tillis continued to buck against Republican House leadership and President Donald Trump Wednesday over the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. The North Carolina Republican made a defiant call to "release the damn files" while appearing at an Axios event.

Jeffrey Epstein is one of the rare issues where Trump appears to be out of step with his base by questioning why public interest remains in the case.

Bondi told president at the meeting that Justice also decided to not release more Jeffrey Epstein documents because of the presence of child pornography and the need to protect victims.