Judge wants to hear from Ghislaine Maxwell before unsealing of grand jury docs - Epstein files scandal shows no sign of abating despite Trump’s protest and Speaker shutting down House for summer recess,

The Trump administration is facing more pressure over its handling of documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein case, with calls for greater transparency continuing despite the Justice Department seeking the release of grand jury testimony.

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Calls intensify for the release of Jeffrey Epstein's files. House members wrestles with the issue as they gear up for their final week before an August recess .

A former Fox News host stated that President Donald Trump is avoiding releasing the Epstein files as it would impact those named within the files and ruin their lives.

Thus, by affirming the notion that incriminating “Epstein Files” exist, Democrats risk perpetuating the idea that both parties are toxically corrupt — a form of cynicism that Trump has long exploited to excuse his shameless graft and malfeasance.

Multiple questions remained the day after the bombshell report, and Trump has filed a $10B lawsuit. Here’s how it all played out.

Americans are turning on President Donald Trump over the Jeffrey Epstein controversy, a new poll shows. The national survey from Quinnipiac University shows that a whopping 63% of those polled disapprove of how the Trump administration handled its probe into the accused sex trafficker, per The Hill.

President Donald J. Trump invents new outrages to chew up news cycles and turn the media away from Jeffrey Epstein. The latest: Sports team names.

Donald Trump "has repeatedly embarrassed the panicans who predicted doom and gloom," a White House spokesman said of the president's first six months in office.