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July 17, 2025

Trump DOJ petition to unseal Epstein grand jury records denied by three federal judges

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Trump pushes Bondi to reveal Epstein jury testimony

Jul. 7, 2025: DOJ-FBI memo concludes Epstein had no client list, no blackmail evidence, and died by suicide - contradicting Bondi's Feb. 2025 claim that the list was on her desk

Jul. 17, 2025: Wall Street Journal reports Trump sent Epstein a 2003 birthday letter with a hand-drawn naked woman and 'may every day be another wonderful secret'

Jul. 17, 2025: Trump directs AG Bondi via Truth Social to petition courts to unseal Epstein grand jury testimony, calls WSJ story fake

Jul. 18, 2025: Trump files $10 billion defamation lawsuit against WSJ, Rupert Murdoch, and News Corp; DOJ files unsealing motion signed only by Bondi and Deputy AG Blanche

Jul. 23-Aug. 20, 2025: Three federal judges (Rosenberg, Engelmayer, Berman) reject DOJ unsealing motions in Florida, Maxwell, and SDNY Epstein cases

Sep. 8, 2025: House Oversight Democrats release Epstein birthday book from his estate, including letter matching WSJ description

Nov. 18, 2025: House passes Epstein Files Transparency Act 427-1; Senate approves by unanimous consent; Trump signs Nov. 19

Dec. 19, 2025: DOJ misses 30-day deadline, having released less than 1% of Epstein files; over 2 million documents remain unreleased as of Jan. 2026

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What you can do

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Search justice.gov/epstein to read the 100,000+ pages DOJ has released and monitor for new document drops

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Track H.R. 4405 enforcement at Congress.gov - Massie and Khanna have threatened contempt proceedings against Bondi

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Call your representative at 202-224-3121 and ask whether they support holding DOJ officials in contempt for missing the disclosure deadline

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Use PACER.gov to monitor Trump's $10B defamation case against WSJ (Southern District of Florida) for motion updates

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Follow House Oversight Committee at oversight.house.gov for additional Epstein estate document releases

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File FOIA requests to DOJ for specific Epstein-related communications not covered by grand jury secrecy