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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 .
Law enforcement agencies have not accused Donald Trump of any wrongdoing related to Jeffrey Epstein, and he has never been identified as a target of any associated investigation.
One of Jeffrey Epstein's former attorneys on Sunday called on the U.S. Justice Department to release additional investigative records from its sex-trafficking investigation, and urged the government to grant Epstein's former girlfriend immunity so that she can testify about his crimes.
Speaking with "This Week" co-anchor Martha Raddatz, Burchett said he wanted the Epstein files to be released, but cautioned against releasing material that might expose the identities of victims and others in the files who may be innocent.
President Trump late Thursday ordered the Justice Department to seek the release of grand jury testimony related to Jeffrey Epstein.
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Tables turn as House GOP blasts Dems for suddenly demanding Epstein transparency from Trump admin
Political battle erupts over Jeffrey Epstein documents as Democrats seize on Republican divisions after Trump administration's DOJ memo stated the convicted sex offender died by suicide and there is no "client list.
Democratic senators are now all over Epstein. Van Hollen and Sen. Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat, sent a letter to Bondi on Thursday calling for the files’ release. A cadre of others made a series of floor speeches and statements demanding the administration be more transparent about what’s in the files and if Trump has ties to them.
"I have asked the Justice Department to release all grand jury testimony with respect to Epstein," Trump said.
Trump’s decision to seek the release of grand jury transcripts but not Justice Department files comes after a recent article by the WSJ reporting on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein led many to believe the 47th US president may personally be implicated in evidence against the disgraced financier.
NPR talks with Sarah Isgur, senior editor with "The Dispatch," about the Trump administration's request to unseal grand jury testimony related to disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Kevin Spacey calls for release of all Jeffrey Epstein files. The actor previously explained his appearance in document and denied any relationship with Epstein or his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.
President Donald Trump has directed Attorney General Pam Bondi to "produce any and all pertinent Grand Jury testimony" in the Jeffrey Epstein case — but it's unclear what's in that material, or whethe