According to reporting cited by Raw Story, the Trump administration has reportedly begun an extensive effort to identify the source of a leak concerning internal White House discussions about the handling of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein.

The leak was described in an excerpt from the book 'Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump,' written by journalists Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan and published by The New York Times.The book recounts a Situation Room meeting that reportedly took place without President Donald Trump's knowledge or attendance.

Participants allegedly included Vice President JD Vance, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Attorney General Pam Bondi, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, and FBI Director Kash Patel.

The purpose of the meeting was reportedly to discuss how the administration should manage political fallout connected to the release of Epstein-related files.According to the excerpt, JD Vance expressed significant concern that the issue could create divisions among Trump's political supporters.The account characterizes some attendees as worried about the potential impact of the controversy on the administration and its base.CNN reported that the White House is now attempting to determine who disclosed details of the private meeting to the authors.

A source cited by CNN allegedly confirmed that efforts are underway to identify the individual responsible for providing information about the discussions.

The article focuses primarily on the reported internal response to the leak and the political sensitivity surrounding the Epstein files rather than on any new revelations contained within the files themselves.