Ankush Khardori is a senior writer for POLITICO Magazine and a former federal prosecutor at the Department of Justice. His column, Rules of Law, offers an unvarnished look at national legal affairs and the political dimensions of the law at a moment when the two are inextricably linked.

US President Donald Trump has dismissed the controversy over his administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files as a "con job" and a politically motivated hoax.

Alan Dershowitz urged the government to grant Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend immunity so that she can testify about his crimes.

For the second week in a row, the "Epstein Files" have dominated the news cycle – and late-night hosts are having a field day. When news broke early this week that Attorney General Pam Bondi had reportedly told President Donald Trump his name appears several times throughout the "files,