Overview

• Trump denies authorship of a reported 2003 birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein, calls the Wall Street Journal’s account fake news and vows lawsuits against the newspaper and Rupert Murdoch.
• He asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to release all “relevant” grand jury testimony, representing a partial move toward fulfilling his campaign promise for transparency.
• Bondi confirmed she will file a court request Friday to unseal the grand jury protocols, though the scope and timing of any disclosure remain unspecified.
• Recent FBI findings reported no evidence implicating additional prominent individuals in Epstein’s crimes and confirmed his 2019 death was a suicide, dispelling theories of a hidden client list.
• Trump’s mixed strategy highlights the clash between legal hurdles, internal political pressure for openness and his broader effort to challenge media credibility.