Donald Trump, Jeffrey Epstein
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The records are at the center of President Trump’s effort to manage fallout from the Epstein case. But unsealing them is complex and requires a judge to sign off.
President Trump late Thursday ordered the Justice Department to seek the release of grand jury testimony related to Jeffrey Epstein.
President Donald Trump has struggled to meet demands he helped stoked for information about Jeffrey Epstein's criminal case.
Attorney General Pam Bondi said she would seek the release of the Epstein grand jury transcripts today, at Donald Trump's request. What will they show?
"I have asked the Justice Department to release all grand jury testimony with respect to Epstein," Trump said.
Palm Beach County State Attorney Barry Krischer had tanked his own case, The Post sued. Now Bondi's petition is citing the case.
Trump’s decision to seek the release of grand jury transcripts but not Justice Department files comes after a recent article by the WSJ reporting on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein led many to believe the 47th US president may personally be implicated in evidence against the disgraced financier.
The request comes as President Donald Trump weathers a storm of criticism for not making good on his promise to release investigative records on the deceased financier.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department asked a federal court on Friday to unseal grand jury transcripts in Jeffrey Epstein’s case amid a firestorm over the Trump administration’s handling of records related to the wealthy financier.
Attorney General Pam Bondi has filed a formal request to release grand jury testimony related to Jeffrey Epstein. But the president continues to distance himself from the late, disgraced financier.