Bret Baier kicked off Special Report under the chyron “Trump’s ‘Epstein Files Saga,’” even as Fox News’ own coverage of the scandal is facing close scrutiny.

“President Trump says his attorney general should release whatever documents she thinks are credible concerning the late businessman and convicted sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein,” Baier reported at the top of his show on Tuesday.

“It’s his latest comment in the ongoing controversy that has split many of the president’s supporters,” he went on, noting further that there is a base of Trump supporters who are still not satisfied to let this story simply go away.

Baier then brought in correspondent David Spunt, adding, “This story does not go away here.”

The Justice Department, meanwhile, has notified a federal court that it is conducting an ongoing review of documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as part of a Freedom of Information Act case filed by Judicial Watch.

WATCH:

On Monday, the Department of Justice and Judicial Watch submitted a joint status report regarding the watchdog group’s lawsuit from April about a FOIA request made in February for records related to Epstein, Just the News reported.

Part of Judicial Watch’s request was for records “depicting the identities of clients or associates of Epstein.”

The watchdog group filed the lawsuit against both the DOJ and FBI after “they failed to adequately respond to three separate FOIA request.”

In the joint status report that the legal group released Thursday, it says that, regarding any and all Epstein records, “the FBI has run its initial searches and is in the process of reviewing those search results.”

The report also said that for records of communications of FBI Director Kash Patel regarding the Epstein client list, “the FBI’s search efforts are ongoing.”

The government has yet to release any documents or provide details on when they might be made public or how many will ultimately be disclosed, Just the News reported further.

The report was filed a day after a joint Justice Department-FBI memo obtained by Axios was published, in which it said a “systematic review revealed no incriminating ‘client list.’ There was also no credible evidence found that Epstein blackmailed prominent individuals as part of his actions. We did not uncover evidence that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties.”

“The Justice Department and FBI are sending out contradictory messages: telling the American people that no more Epstein material will be released, while telling the federal court in our case that the Epstein FOIA review is proceeding,” Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton