Trump Slams 'Troublemakers' After Grand Jury Order To Unseal Epstein Files
President Donald Trump speaks to the media, Friday, June 27, 2025, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington, as Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, look on.
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President Donald Trump has requested testimony to be unsealed in relation to the Jeffrey Epstein case, he said in a post on Truth Social Saturday.
The statement comes a day after the DOJ requested the unsealing of grand jury transcripts related to Epstein.
"I have asked the Justice Department to release all Grand Jury testimony with respect to Jeffrey Epstein, subject only to Court Approval," Trump said.
"With that being said, and even if the Court gave its full and unwavering approval, nothing will be good enough for the troublemakers and radical left lunatics making the request," he concluded, adding, "It will always be more, more, more. MAGA!"
Newsweek reached out to the Department of Justice via their online contact form for comment on Saturday.
Attorney General Pam Bondi's top deputy, Todd Blanche, submitted the motion to unseal the Epstein transcripts, as well as those in the case against convicted British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, just one day after President Donald Trump publicly directed the department to take that step, Newsweek previously reported.
Criticism of the Trump administration's handling of records in the Epstein case has seen many of his former supporters reversing course.
The scrutiny intensified following a report from the Wall Street Journal citing a letter from to Epstein on his birthday from Trump.
Trump has since sued the publication, seeking at least $10 billion in damages and accusing them of "malicious" effort to "malign" the president with a story based on a "nonexistent" letter, Newsweek previously reported.
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