President Donald Trump has directed the DOJ to unseal the grand jury testimonies against late billionaire Jeffrey Epstein concerning allegations of sex trafficking.
At Trump's direction, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanch filed a motion in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York, “to release grand jury transcripts associated with” the indictment referring to Epstein.
Blanch also filed a separate motion to unseal grand jury transcripts relating to an indictment regarding Epstein’s accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, who is currently serving time in prison for her role as Epstein's right-hand woman.
This decision from Trump is an attempt to clear the air after Attorney General Pam Bondi shocked Americans by announcing that there was no evidence Epstein had a client list and that there was “no credible evidence” that Epstein had blackmailed prominent people.
These claims shocked Americans, as it had been suspected that Epstein had an extensive client list used to blackmail the rich and powerful individuals that he served.
While Trump has stood behind Bondi despite the intense criticism, often from his own supporters, Trump is still committed to transparency and is working to publicize as much information about Epstein as possible.
The pressure has been on Trump since Bondi's announcement, as not only are his supporters angry, but members of the Trump administration are also angry.
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino was reportedly furious with Bondi and threatening to resign over her handling of the Epstein case. FBI Director Kash Patel was also reportedly considering resigning in protest over Bondi's announcement.
However, it appears that internal talks have soothed over tensions as neither Bongino or Patel are walking, and Bondi has also survived pressure for her resignation from Trump supporters.
But Trump is determined to placate his supporters, and that is why we are seeing a push from the Justice Department to unseal every scrap of information possible related to Epstein and Maxwell.
Whether that will be enough after years of hope that Epstein's powerful clients would be outed remains to be seen. At this point, there seems to be no hope that the powerful people whom Epstein trafficked children to will ever face justice.
While Trump works to unseal the Epstein court files, he is also preparing a massive defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal for a hit piece falsely suggesting that Trump was close friends with Epstein after revelations of him being a trafficker surfaced.
The Wall Street Journal's article essentially used Trump's prior relationship with Epstein, before the pair had a falling out, to imply that Trump was buddies with a sex trafficker at the height of the frustration with Bondi's Epstein client list announcement.
Trump has already scored major legal wins since beginning his 2nd term in the White House, and it is likely that the Wall Street Journal will end up settling to avoid a brutal and costly legal battle for their foolish decision to post a defamatory article.
