Justice Department asks court to unseal Jeffrey Epstein grand jury records
Deputy attorney general Todd Blanche filed a motion urging the court to release the transcripts a day after President Donald Trump directed the Justice Department to do so.
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The Trump administration has been embroiled in controversy since the Justice Department last week announced that it would not be releasing any more evidence in its possession from Epstein's investigation.
President Donald Trump (Alex Brandon/AP)
Mr Trump's demand to release the grand jury transcripts came after The Wall Street Journal reported on a sexually suggestive letter that the newspaper says bore Mr Trump's name and was included in a 2003 album for Epstein's 50th birthday.
Mr Trump denied writing the letter, calling it 'false, malicious, and defamatory'.
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