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A federal judge in Florida has denied the Justice Department’s request to unseal grand jury materials related to investigations into Jeffrey Epstein dating back to 2005 and 2007. In a ruling issued Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Robin Rosenberg said she was bound by existing legal precedent that limits the disclosure …

House Speaker Mike Johnson is under fire from members of his own party for refusing to act on growing demands to force the release of documents related to the investigation into convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Despite mounting pressure from Republican lawmakers, activists, and online influencers, Johnson shut down legislative …

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche intends to meet with convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell in the coming days, Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed Tuesday morning, in what marks the first known outreach from a Department of Justice official to the former Jeffrey Epstein associate since her 2021 conviction. “We are …

President Donald Trump filed a $10 billion defamation lawsuit Friday against The Wall Street Journal and its parent company, Dow Jones, claiming the paper knowingly published “false and malicious” information about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. The lawsuit marks a sharp escalation in a week dominated by renewed scrutiny of …

The Trump administration moved Friday to unseal grand jury testimony in the long-running Jeffrey Epstein case, a surprise legal maneuver that highlights the White House’s struggle to control growing backlash over its handling of documents tied to the disgraced financier. In a court filing, the Department of Justice asked a …

President Donald Trump on Thursday vehemently denied writing a letter to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that allegedly included a nude sketch and bore Trump’s signature—calling the report “fake” and threatening legal action against the Wall Street Journal, which broke the story. The Journal reported that Trump was one of …

Maurene Comey, a senior federal prosecutor who helped lead the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case, was fired this week without public explanation, amid mounting pressure on the Justice Department from President Donald Trump’s base to release additional files tied to Epstein’s associates. The move adds to growing tensions within the …

In a stunning rebuke to a segment of his MAGA base, President Donald Trump on Wednesday disavowed supporters who have pushed for the release of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, calling them “weaklings” who “bought into this bulls—.” The blistering post on Trump’s Truth Social platform marked his sharpest break …

A Democratic-led push to force the release of all Jeffrey Epstein-related documents was narrowly blocked by House Republicans on Monday, as the House Rules Committee voted 6–5 to prevent the proposal from reaching the House floor — exposing growing fissures inside MAGA-aligned GOP ranks. The amendment, introduced by Rep. Ro …

Facing mounting criticism from corners of his own base, President Donald Trump issued a full-throated defense of Attorney General Pam Bondi over the weekend, amid backlash surrounding a controversial memo on Jeffrey Epstein that dismissed claims of foul play and concluded no further charges were warranted. In a Truth Social …

Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino is reportedly considering resigning after a heated internal confrontation with Attorney General Pam Bondi and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles over the Justice Department’s refusal to release additional documents tied to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. Multiple sources familiar with the matter, including one …

The U.S. Department of Justice stated Monday that no “client list” exists in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation, and no additional documents related to the case will be made public, dealing a blow to conservative figures and conspiracy theorists who had promoted the idea of a government-held dossier naming …

Originally published by The 19th The sex trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend and alleged accomplice of wealthy investor and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, begins in New York on Monday. Maxwell, 59, faces six charges related to her involvement helping Epstein “recruit, groom, and ultimately abuse victims” for …