The Justice Department said unsealing grand jury transcripts related to Epstein's case is necessary given "longstanding and legitimate" public interest in the case.

President Trump won't recommend a special prosecutor in the Jeffrey Epstein case, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday. Why it matters: The administration's conclusion that there's no evidence to suggest the disgraced financier was murdered or kept a "client list" sparked anger in the MAGA circles.

There was no specific reason given for her firing from the U.S. attorney's office in the Southern District of New York, according to one of the people.

This comes after Trump’s hesitation to release the Epstein files was omitted from a 2024 Fox News interview. The controversy was further inflamed when House Speaker Mike Johnson was accused of “blocking the Epstein files” by Rep. Eric Swalwell.

Charlie Kirk, on his show Wednesday, told President Trump that the MAGA base is interested in the Epstein story for proof of corruption, not to go after him. CHARLIE KIRK, 'CHARLIE KIRK SHOW' HOST: I don't want to move past all this intrigue over the Epstein files,

President Donald Trump is facing one of his biggest political tests of the past decade, after spending years hinting at Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy theories.

He is suing the Wall Street Journal over a claim he wrote a "bawdy" note to Epstein