The Justice Department said unsealing grand jury transcripts related to Epstein's case is necessary given "longstanding and legitimate" public interest in the case.

In letters to DOJ and FBI officials, Durbin referenced Bondi's review of the Epstein files in February and March ahead of their promised release to the public.

Trump, who this week called the alleged Epstein client list a boring "hoax," had campaigned in 2024 on the promise of releasing the list

Donald Trump has grown weary of defending Pam Bondi's handling of the Jeffery Epstein files and wants her to take responsibility for cleaning up the mess, according to four people familiar with White House deliberations.

The Justice Department this week fired Maurene Comey, a federal prosecutor in New York who was involved in cases against Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

The Trump administration is struggling to contain the fallout of a decision not to release any more records related to the wealthy financier’s sex trafficking investigation.

US Department of Justice claims there is ‘extensive public interest’ in the cases targeting the late disgraced financier

Trump had threatened to force Murdoch to "testify in my lawsuit against him and his 'pile of garbage' newspaper".