Overview

• Two anonymous Epstein victims filed letters condemning the Justice Department’s unsealing request as political warfare and urging strict redactions to protect their identities.
• A federal judge has asked the Justice Department to answer additional questions by Tuesday on why grand jury transcripts from the New York and Florida investigations should be released.
• House Oversight Chair James Comer subpoenaed the Justice Department for all investigative files by August 19 and demanded depositions from Bill and Hillary Clinton and eight former senior DOJ and FBI officials.
• Three administration officials confirmed that an audio recording of Ghislaine Maxwell’s interviews with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is being transcribed and will be reviewed and edited by President Trump’s staff.
• A July Justice Department memo concluded there was no secret client list and signaled no further disclosures, fueling bipartisan pressure to unseal the so-called Epstein Files.