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One of President Donald Trump's staunchest supporters pushed back against the president over his claims that the Epstein controversy was a "hoax."

Michael Flynn wrote a lengthy post on X imploring the president to be more transparent and reveal more details.

"All we want at this stage is for a modicum of trust to be reestablished between our federal government and the people it is designed to serve," Flynn wrote.

"With my strongest recommendation, please gather your team and figure out a way to move past this. The roll out of this was terrible, no way around that. Americans want America to be successful, therefore, WE NEED YOU TO BE SUCCESSFUL," he added.

-ABC News' Will Steakin

When asked by reporters whether he still has confidence in Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel, President Donald Trump responded that he has "total" confidence in them.

But when asked about the possibility of appointing a special counsel to investigate the Epstein case, Trump said that he has "nothing to do with it."

ABC News' Kelsey Walsh

President Donald Trump signed the HALT Fentanyl Act, which aims to combat the fentanyl crisis into law, during an event in the East Room of the White House. Trump was accompanied by various lawmakers and family members who have lost loved ones to the epidemic.

"Today, we strike a righteous road to the drug dealers, narcotic traffickers and criminal cartels that we've all been hearing so much about for so many years. And very little has been done," Trump opened.

"We take a historic step toward justice for every family touched by the fentanyl scourge, as we signed the Halt Fentanyl Act into law," he continued. "With this bill, we are officially and permanently classifying all fentanyl related substances as Schedule One narcotics, which is actually a very big deal."

ABC News' Kelsey Walsh

President Donald Trump came to Attorney General Pam Bondi's defense on the Jeffrey Epstein files on Wednesday.

Trump was asked if he's asked Bondi to release more documents to put the controversy to bed. Trump again said she should release what's "credible" on Epstein.

"What more can she do than that? Honestly, what more can she do?" Trump said.

He then tried to shift focus, saying Epstein "is dead, he's gone" and argued there are more important things to focus on.