Fact Check: Was 14-year-old Pam Bondi photographed with Trump at an Epstein party?

WASHINGTON, DC: Following the release of a massive tranche of files related to the convicted offender Jeffrey Epstein, an image has been circulating on social media platforms claiming to show a 14-year-old Attorney General Pam Bondi with President Donald Trump.

The image has sparked speculation. Let us analyze its authenticity and fact-check it.

Claim: Photograph shows 14-year-old Pam Bondi with Trump

The supposed image of Pam Bondi at age 14 with an adult Donald Trump began circulating this month, with the claim that it was taken during a party related to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein.

The image included a text overlay stating, “Pam Bondi at 14, She is now Trump's head of the DoJ. She is an Epstein party baby! Just sickening...how deep does this go!” 

The image spread across various social media platforms, including Facebook, Threads, and X, and has garnered millions of views. The claim has sparked speculation among netizens, with many questioning its authenticity.

Fact Check: The image is AI-generated

The image showed clear indications of being AI-generated, including the unnatural hair and skin tone of the teenage girl, particularly the smoothness of the skin on her arm.

Also, in the image, Trump has brown eyes, whereas in reality he has blue eyes. A comparison of the fake image with a verified high school photo of Bondi, published by the Tampa Bay Times, shows clear differences in facial features. 

The girl in the fake image has a different nose width and jawline shape from Bondi’s actual features at that age. The same image circulated on social media in 2025 with claims that it showed an anonymous 13-year-old girl with Trump on Epstein's island, but it did not mention that the girl was Pam Bondi.

The timeline also does not match. In a 2002 interview with New York magazine, Trump said he had known Epstein for 15 years, suggesting their relationship began around 1987. Bondi was born in 1965, which means she turned 14 in 1979, several years before Trump claimed he first became friends with Epstein.

Justice Department releases millions of files linked to Epstein

The image surfaced following the release of millions of documents related to the disgraced financier on January 30 by the Department of Justice. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the release also included more than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images.

The release came after weeks of criticism that the department was not following a federal law passed in November, which required all Epstein-related files to be made public by December 19.