Trump admin requests release of grand jury records but not Justice Department files in Epstein case

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Trump admin requests release of grand jury records but not Justice Department files in Epstein case  The Trump administration's decision to seek the release of grand jury transcripts but not Justice Department files comes after a recent article by the WSJ reported on an alleged birthday greeting by the president for convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in 2003.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/19/trump-administration-seeks-the-release-of-grand-jury-transcripts-in-jeffrey-epstein-case  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00The U.S. Justice Department has requested a federal court to unseal grand jury transcripts

00:06related to the case of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

00:10The Justice Department will, however, not be releasing the thousands of pages on the case

00:14currently in its possession which it can make public without requiring approval or a formal process.

00:20It comes after the Trump administration face mounting pressure to release evidence on the Epstein case

00:25and fulfill one of the U.S. president's campaign promises.

00:28An article detailing the U.S. president's relationship with the disgraced financier

00:33has raised suspicion that Trump may be personally implicated and thus choosing to withhold evidence.

00:38Trump has slammed a Wall Street Journal article claiming it's false, malicious and defamatory.

00:43He's also announced on social media that he's suing the outlet and media mogul Rupert Murdoch

00:48for $10 billion citing overwhelming financial and reputational harm.

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