Overview

• The Justice Department filed a motion on July 18 to unseal Epstein’s grand jury transcripts, arguing that public interest outweighs standard secrecy.
• President Trump sued the Wall Street Journal, Rupert Murdoch, Dow Jones and reporters for $10 billion on defamation claims over a “bawdy” letter he allegedly sent to Epstein in 2003.
• On Truth Social, Trump derided those demanding more disclosures as “troublemakers and radical left lunatics” and warned that no court order would satisfy them.
• House Speaker Mike Johnson and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene have pressed for full release of Epstein files, reflecting MAGA and bipartisan calls for greater transparency.
• A July 6 memo from the DOJ and FBI reiterated that Epstein died by suicide, had no incriminating client list and did not blackmail prominent figures.