This article was originally published by The Epoch Times: Trump Orders DOJ to Release Grand Jury Transcripts From Epstein Case
‘I have asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to produce any and all pertinent Grand Jury testimony, subject to Court approval,’ the president said.
President Donald Trump said on July 17 that he had asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release “any and all pertinent Grand Jury testimony” from the case involving financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
“Based on the ridiculous amount of publicity given to Jeffrey Epstein, I have asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to produce any and all pertinent Grand Jury testimony, subject to Court approval,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “This SCAM, perpetuated by the Democrats, should end, right now!”
Just minutes after Trump’s announcement, Bondi said on X that “we are ready to move the court tomorrow to unseal the grand jury transcripts.”
Epstein has generated intense online scrutiny for years, especially after dying in federal custody in 2019 while awaiting prosecution on charges of overseeing a multi-year conspiracy to sex traffic minors.
He had first pleaded guilty in Florida in 2008 to charges of soliciting prostitution and procuring a minor for prostitution. Epstein served a 13-month prison sentence from his 2008 guilty plea.
The DOJ concluded on July 7 that Epstein committed suicide while in federal custody in 2019, and did not keep a “client list.”
Trump earlier this week said Bondi handled the case “very well,” and has called on his supporters not to waste time and energy on Epstein.
“What’s going on with my ‘boys’ and, in some cases, ‘gals?’” Trump said in a July 12 post on Truth Social. “They’re all going after Attorney General Pam Bondi, who is doing a FANTASTIC JOB! We’re on one Team, MAGA, and I don’t like what’s happening.
On Tuesday, House Democrats unsuccessfully introduced a resolution to force a vote on releasing files related to Epstein.
The vote, 211–210, split along party lines.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told podcaster Benny Johnson in a video interview that he’s in favor of releasing the files but was against the Democrats’ procedural motion.
“I’m for transparency,” Johnson said. “It’s a very delicate subject but we should put everything out there and let the people decide it.”
Epstein’s former girlfriend and associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, was convicted on sex trafficking charges in 2021. She was given a 20-year prison sentence in 2022.
Ryan Morgan, Jackson Richman, and Jack Phillips contributed to this report.
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