President Donald Trump on Thursday directed Attorney General Pam Bondi to release «any and all» grand jury testimony related to the disgraced, deceased financier.
July 17 Amid a deepening furor from his far-right, conspiracy-believing base over his administration’s reluctance to make public the so-called Jeffrey Epstein files, President Donald Trump on Thursday directed Attorney General Pam Bondi to release «any and all» grand jury testimony related to the disgraced, deceased financier.
«Based on the ridiculous amount of publicity given Jeffrey Epstein, I have asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to produce any and all pertinent Grand Jury testimony, subject to Court approval», he said on his Truth Social media platform Thursday night.
Bondi, on X, responded: «We are ready to move the court tomorrow to unseal the grand jury transcripts.»
Epstein died by suicide in 2019 in his Manhattan jail cell as he was awaiting trial on federal sex-trafficking charges in connection with allegations of running a child sex-trafficking ring. His death, as well as his association with celebrities, including Trump, has led to rampant conspiracy theories. The files, some contend, contain evidence that some of Epstein’s high-profile associates also participated in his alleged sex crimes.
Trump has come under mounting pressure — and criticism — from his Make America Great Again base to release the documents since his Justice Department said earlier this month in a memo that much of the information is under legal seal but that there is «no incriminate ‘client list'» in the files and that «there was also no credible evidence found that Epstein blackmailed prominent individuals as part of his actions.
