The Justice Department formally requested Friday the unsealing of grand jury records tied to federal investigations into Jeffrey Epstein, according to a court filing.President Donald Trump announced the previous day that he ordered Attorney General Pam Bondi to seek the release of additional Epstein material following pushback from conservatives and others for more transparency in the case.

The Trump administration asked federal judges on Friday to unseal grand jury transcripts from the prosecutions of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, citing public demand for transparency and renewed scrutiny of how the Justice Department handled the high-profile sex-trafficking cases.

The records are at the center of President Trump’s effort to manage fallout from the Epstein case. But unsealing them is complex and requires a judge to sign off.

The Justice Department on Friday formally asked a federal judge to unseal transcripts from grand jury proceedings involving convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

T he Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday asked a federal judge to release the transcripts of grand jury testimony made against Jeffrey Epstein years ago, as the Trump Administration faces a wave of criticism from lawmakers and the public over its handling of the late sex offender’s case.

The Justice Department asked a federal court on Friday to unseal grand jury transcripts in Jeffrey Epstein's case amid heightened public interest in the disgraced financier's connection to President Donald Trump and other leaders,

President Donald Trump’s call to make public a subset of grand jury records stemming from the prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein falls far short of the total release of documents his supporters have demanded.

Rekindled public interest in Jeffrey Epstein, and President Donald Trump’s frustration with the topic, followed the July 7 release of a DOJ memo announcing that the agency found “no incriminating ‘client list’” even after the administration had alluded to its existence.

“The Genius Act, they named it after me,” Trump, 79, joked at the White House East Room ceremony attended by Republican congressmen, administration leaders like crypto czar David Sacks and industry figures — including the billionaire Winklevoss twins.

US President Donald Trump sued media magnate Rupert Murdoch and The Wall Street Journal on Friday for at least $10 billion over the publication of a bombshell report on his friendship with the infamous alleged sex trafficker of underage girls,