Ex-federal prosecutors say a Justice Department request to unseal grand jury transcripts in the prosecution of chronic sexual abuser Jeffrey Epstein and his former girlfriend is unlikely to produce much,

Public interest in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal isn't going away. President Donald Trump has ordered the Department of Justice to ask a federal judge to unseal grand jury transcripts that led to the alleged child sex trafficker's arrest.

The Second Circuit in 1997 laid out a nine-factor test for judges to consider whether public interest outweighed rules of grand jury secrecy. In this case, observers opine it could come down to opposition from the surviving parties.

Washington — House Speaker Mike Johnson said there will not be a vote before Congress' August recess on a resolution that calls on the Trump administration to release more files related to child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

President Donald Trump has directed Attorney General Pam Bondi to “produce any and all pertinent Grand Jury testimony” in the Jeffrey Epstein case — but it’s unclear what’s in that material, or whethe