Trump Directs DOJ to Unseal Epstein Grand Jury Records

President Trump posted on Truth Social on July 18, 2025, directing Attorney General Pam Bondi to petition federal courts to unseal Jeffrey Epstein grand jury testimony. The directive came hours after the Wall Street Journal reported on a 2003 birthday letter Trump allegedly sent Epstein; Trump denied writing the letter and filed a $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the Journal, Rupert Murdoch, and News Corp the same day. DOJ filed unsealing motions in federal courts in Florida and the Southern District of New York, signed only by Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche.