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

"She probably wants a pardon from Donald Trump, and so her meeting with Trump's Department of Justice cannot be trusted, and anything she says must be corroborated with documents and records from the actual Epstein files,

Despite the uproar from the right, however, President Donald Trump is standing by his top FBI officials. In a Truth Social post, Trump didn’t directly address the Epstein controversy but offered a broad show of support for both Patel and Bongino.

Ghislaine Maxwell's family have questioned why the Trump administration have decided not to release the Epstein files to the public, despite claiming they would do so

President Trump expressed frustration over the Jeffrey Epstein files controversy on social media as more details emerge about the Department of Justice's apparent attempt to reach Ghislaine Maxwell's legal team.

A Florida federal judge rejected the Justice Department's bid to unseal grand jury testimony tied to investigations of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

President Donald Trump has issued a seven-word comment over whether or not he plans to hire a special counsel to look into the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case.

President Trump comes to a trade agreement with the Philippines, but the Epstein files remain top of mind as lawmakers try to force a vote to release the files.

We're not even six months into Trump's second term, and we're already seeing some major cracks in his MAGA base on issues like foreign wars and possible amnesty. The biggest example yet: FBI deputy director Dan Bongino is considering leaving his post after a heated confrontation with Pam Bondi over the so-called "Epstein files.