Palm Beach County State Attorney Barry Krischer had tanked his own case, The Post sued. Now Bondi's petition is citing the case.

US President Donald Trump administration's decision to seek the release of grand jury transcripts but not Justice Department files comes after a recent article by the Wall Street Journal reported on an alleged bawdy birthday greeting by the president for convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in 2003,

The Justice Department has asked a federal court to unseal grand jury transcripts in Jeffrey Epstein’s case amid a firestorm over the Trump administration’s handling of records related to the wealthy financier.

Over the weekend, President Donald Trump urged supporters to “drop” Epstein conspiracy theories and defended Attorney General Pam Bondi’s handling of the case in a lengthy Truth Social post. The missive was met with an online torrent of critical replies — an unusual “ratio” for the platform’s most followed user — and even prompted reports of internal friction that saw FBI deputy director Dan Bongino threaten resignation,

President Trump's loyal base and Democrats alike are now calling for the entire Department of Justice file of Epstein material to be released, an appeal so far rejected by Trump and his aides.

Maurene Comey is the daughter of former FBI director James Comey, who was terminated by President Trump in 2017.

A handful of congressional Republicans have raised questions about the Trump administration's handling of the Epstein case.