Overview

• Under pressure from Tucker Carlson, Steve Bannon and Speaker Mike Johnson, Trump ordered the release of grand jury testimonies related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation
• The White House published portions of the previously sealed files after a July 7 FBI and Justice Department memorandum confirmed Epstein’s 2019 suicide and found no client list
• A Reuters/Ipsos poll finds that 69 percent of Americans believe the government is withholding information about Epstein’s network and related records
• Prominent MAGA influencers broke with the president over his initial hesitation, highlighting an uncommon split within his Republican base over transparency
• Career Justice Department staff have voiced alarm that political considerations are influencing prosecutorial decisions in the Epstein probe