President Donald Trump on Friday implied there is no "smoking gun" in the Jeffrey Epstein files as he seeks to downplay a case that's long animated his MAGA supporters.

The Justice Department said unsealing grand jury transcripts related to Epstein's case is necessary given "longstanding and legitimate" public interest in the case.

The Trump DOJ filed a motion on July 18, 2025, to unseal Jeffrey Epstein’s grand jury testimony in New York, citing public interest. A judge will decide amid privacy concerns. Stay updated on this escalating Epstein case development.

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,

The Trump Administration’s handling of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s case is opening divides in the GOP.

At the president's request, Attorney General Pam Bondi moved to unseal grand jury transcripts from the investigations into Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. And Trump has leveled a multi-billion dollar libel lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal,

President Trump filed a $10 billion lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch and the Wall Street Journal over claims he sent Epstein a lewd birthday letter.

If Donald Trump's defamation suit doesn't settle, the discovery process could raise more questions about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.