There appears to be an unauthorized leaker in the White House who tipped off a major media outlet about a purportedly secret dinner this week involving senior Trump administration officials to discuss how best to handle developments in the case of deceased convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

The apparent leaker informed CNN that the dinner, allegedly originally planned to be held at Vice President JD Vance's Washington D.C. residence, was quietly moved to the White House instead, according to the Daily Mail.

Based on the details shared with CNN, including the senior officials involved in the meeting, the alleged leaker likely works either at the White House, in the vice president's office, or at the Department of Justice.

Anonymous sources reveal secret VP dinner plan

CNN first reported on Tuesday, in an article that included bylines from five reporters, that VP Vance was scheduled to host an "Epstein strategy" dinner on Wednesday at his D.C. residence that would include Attorney General Pam Bondi, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, FBI Director Kash Patel, and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles.

The purpose of that dinner, according to three anonymous sources cited by the network, was to ensure everybody was on the same page about how the administration would handle new developments in the Epstein case, as well as to decide whether or not to publicly release the audio recordings or transcript of Blanche's recent interview with Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned ex-lover and associate of Epstein.

According to Newsweek, Vance and President Donald Trump denied the details of that report the next day during a press conference at the White House on Wednesday.

"It's completely fake news, we're not meeting to talk about the Epstein situation," Vance told reporters of CNN's claim. "I think the reporter who reported it needs to get better sources."

Trump chimed in, "The whole thing is a hoax, it's put out by the Democrats."

At least one leaker still informing CNN

However, in a follow-up report on Thursday, CNN cited an unnamed "source familiar with the logistics" as claiming that the dinner originally planned for VP Vance's residence was instead quietly held at the White House on Wednesday evening.

That source further claimed, contrary to Vance's denial one day earlier, that the "Epstein case and potential next steps" was included among a "number of topics" that were discussed amongst the collection of high-ranking administration officials.

The Daily Mail, among other media outlets and pundits, pointed to that second CNN article as evidence of an apparent leaker, and seemed to independently confirm that the meeting had taken place, as both AG Bondi and Director Patel were spotted leaving the White House later that night.

"It remains unknown who is leaking details of Vance's meetings with Bondi and Patel," the outlet noted, as well as that Vance's office did not respond to a request for comment.

Leaks give the enemy ammunition

President Trump is certainly no fan of unauthorized leaks from his administration, especially when they can be exploited by his harshest critics in the media for mockery or to further perpetuate false narratives, as was the case with MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell, who reveled in the situation, according to the Daily Mail.

O'Donnell quipped, "Even when they kept it indoors at the White House with no one able to watch who was coming and going, someone -- at least one person -- is leaking about the meetings, their scheduling, and the fact that they’re even happening."